Scooby-Doo: Origins wraps production ahead of its 2027 Netflix release

Scooby-Doo: Origins has officially wrapped production. Netflix confirmed the news on September 13, with the live-action series now moving closer to its planned global release in 2027.

The series stars Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones. And for the first time in the franchise, Scooby-Doo himself will be played by a real Great Dane.

Scooby-Doo: Origins has finished filming

Production on Scooby-Doo: Origins took place in Atlanta, Georgia, where Netflix has also filmed series including Stranger Things, His & Hers and Sweet Magnolias Season 5.

Netflix has not announced a specific premiere date for Scooby-Doo: Origins yet, but the series is confirmed for a global release sometime in 2027.

Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as writers, showrunners and executive producers through Midnight Radio. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman executive produce through Berlanti Productions.

André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Adrienne Erickson are also executive producers, while Toby Haynes serves as an executive producer and directed the first episode. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.

Scooby-Doo: Origins Reveals First Look at Netflix’s Live-Action Mystery Series

Scooby-Doo: Origins goes back to the beginning of Mystery Inc.

The new series is a modern reimagining of Scooby-Doo and follows the future members of Mystery Inc. before they became the mystery-solving group we know.

The story begins during Shaggy and Daphne’s final summer at camp. The old friends become caught up in a mystery involving a lost Great Dane puppy who may have witnessed a supernatural murder.

Their investigation brings them together with Velma, described as a pragmatic and scientific local, and Freddy, a strange new arrival. As the four try to solve the case, the mystery threatens to expose secrets of their own.

The premise also explains how Scooby enters their lives, with the Great Dane puppy at the center of the case that first brings the group together.

Netflix Reveals Cast for Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series Origin Story

Who is in the Scooby-Doo: Origins cast?

Alongside its four young leads, Scooby-Doo: Origins has assembled a large supporting cast.

Paul Walter Hauser, Rusty Schwimmer, Peter Macon, Jona Xiao, Dani Deetté, Elysée Sanvillé, Alex Isles, Avery Kristen Pohl, Pamela Mitchell, Ross Kimball, Sara Gilbert, Wynn Everett, Sauriyan Sapkota, Bruce McGill, André Benjamin and Cathy Moriarty have all been announced for the series.

Netflix has not provided character details for the supporting cast in its latest production update.

With filming now complete, Scooby-Doo: Origins remains set to premiere globally on Netflix in 2027. A specific release date has not yet been announced.

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Emma Armbrüster is Senior Editorial Critic at The Viewer’s Perspective. Based in Veneto, Italy, she specializes in deep-dive narrative analysis and episode-by-episode recaps of premier television, providing an independent vantage point on the modern streaming landscape.

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