“Scooby-Doo” followers rejoice: A Netflix live-action sequence is within the works.
Netflix introduced that Greg Berlanti‘s Berlanti Productions (through the corporate’s Warner Bros. Tv deal) is bringing Scooby to life…actually. This would be the first live-action TV adaptation of the beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. The “Scooby-Doo” eight-episode sequence will inform the origin story for the mystery-solving gang.
The official synopsis reads: “Throughout their last summer time at camp, outdated mates Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting thriller surrounding a lonely misplaced Nice Dane pet which will have been a witness to a supernatural homicide. Along with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the unusual, however ever so good-looking new child, Freddy, they got down to remedy the case that’s pulling every of them right into a creepy nightmare that threatens to show all of their secrets and techniques.”
The sequence will likely be a “fashionable reimagining of the long-lasting mystery-solving group of teenagers and their very particular canine.” And whereas the solid has not but been introduced, we are able to solely hope for cameos from the long-lasting 2002 stars together with Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Freddie Prinze Jr., who all additionally returned for the 2004 sequel.
“Scooby-Doo” will likely be written by Midnight Radio’s Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, who additionally introduced the live-action model of “Cowboy Bebop” to Netflix. Appelbaum and Rosenberg will function showrunners on the sequence, which the duo, André Nemec, and Jeff Pinkner government produce through Midnight Radio. Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman government produce for Berlanti Productions through the corporate’s Warner Bros. Tv deal. WBTV is the studio.
The “Scooby-Doo!” franchise was launched in 1969 and was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. The primary animated sequence “Scooby-Doo, The place Are You!” was made for Hanna-Barbera, which was later absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation.
“One in every of my first and favourite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Invoice Hanna and Joe Barbera whereas they signed animation cells,” Greg Berlanti, the chief producer for “Scooby-Doo,” mentioned. “Josh and Scott and everybody at Midnight Radio have crafted a narrative that captures their superb spirits and their genius creation. We’re grateful to them and everybody at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in serving to carry this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!”
Peter Friedlander, the Vice President of Scripted Collection at Netflix, mentioned, “Thriller, Inc. is again in enterprise! We’re excited to carry Scooby-Doo to TV as a live-action sequence for the primary time. The beloved franchise has had an affect on popular culture that’s simple — it’s wealthy with common themes of friendship that generations of followers have lengthy embraced. Along with artistic powerhouses Berlanti Productions and Midnight Radio, we’re dedicated to delighting longtime followers and opening up a world of groovy adventures for a brand new period of meddling children.”
Clancy Collins White, President of Inventive Affairs at Warner Bros. Tv, added, “We’re thrilled to collaborate with our longstanding companions at Berlanti Productions and with Midnight Radio to carry the legendary ‘Scooby-Doo’ franchise to a live-action sequence for the primary time. It’s no thriller why audiences proceed to like these iconic characters after greater than a half century. We’re excited for a brand new technology to find Thriller Inc. And we’re grateful to our companions at Netflix for the chance.”
The “Scooby-Doo” franchise has been expanded upon by Warner Bros. previous to the Discovery deal. Mindy Kaling’s “Velma” sequence aired for 2 seasons; the unique animated sequence was just lately faraway from Max amid a push to scale back the quantity of youngsters content material on the streamer. In complete, the “Scooby-Doo” IP has led to 3 theatrical movies, greater than a dozen animated sequence, and almost 40 animated house leisure films.