The Scooby gang will be taking on a new era of ghost hunting mysteries in an upcoming Scooby-Doo series at Netflix from Josh Applebaum and Scott Rosenberg (writers of the recent Jumanji films). The eight-episode series will be a Berlanti Productions reboot of the iconic Hanna-Barbera cartoon about those meddling kids getting into spooky hijinks—with the help of the goodest crime-sniffing boy, Scooby. Sure, he’s primarily snack-oriented, but we all grew up knowing that whenever there’s a case of seemingly supernatural suspicion, the gang would get to the bottom of it.
Following the live-action footsteps of James Gunn and Raja Gosnell’s early 2000s Scooby-Doo films, the upcoming Netflix show will explore a 21st century version of Mystery Inc. Netflix’s press release describes the show as “a modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog.”
It’s a project that makes sense for the streamer behind the similarly supernatural live-action series Wednesday. Netflix’s release also gave some insight into how these new versions of Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Fred will get swept up into the life of crime solving: “During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”
A Scooby-Doo live-action series is coming to Netflix!
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The Warner Bros. Television and Netflix collaboration with executive producer Berlanti makes sense; the mind behind a whole slate of CW hits continues to produce YA content, and this one is especially close to his heart. “One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells,” he said. “Josh and Scott and everyone at Midnight Radio have crafted a story that captures their amazing spirits and their genius creation. We are grateful to them and everyone at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in helping bring this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!”
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