Netflix's Live-Action 'Scooby-Doo: Origins' Completes Main Cast Ahead of 2027 Premiere
Netflix has announced the complete cast for its live-action 'Scooby-Doo: Origins' series, adding 15 supporting actors to the previously revealed main cast. The show, currently filming in Atlanta, is a modern reimagining set during a final summer at camp where the Mystery Inc. gang investigates a supernatural murder. The series represents the first time Scooby-Doo will be portrayed by a real dog rather than animation or CGI.
Netflix has finalized the cast for 'Scooby-Doo: Origins,' a live-action reimagining of the classic cartoon franchise. The main cast includes Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, and Mckenna Grace as Daphne, with Paul Walter Hauser in an undisclosed role (likely voicing Scooby-Doo). Fifteen additional actors have been cast in supporting roles, including Sara Gilbert, Bruce McGill, Sherilyn Fenn, and others. The series, currently in production in Atlanta, is scheduled to premiere globally on Netflix in 2027. According to the official logline, the story follows the group as they investigate a haunting mystery involving a Great Dane puppy that may have witnessed a supernatural murder during their final summer at camp. Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as showrunners and writers, with Greg Berlanti and others executive producing.
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‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Rounds Out Main Cast
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Sara Gilbert, Bruce McGill, Sherilyn Fenn and a Dozen Others Join Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Show
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