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Scrappy-Doo suddenly has company for the cutest dog in the Scooby-Doo world.
Netflix on Monday revealed its live-action dog Scooby-Doo for the upcoming series Scooby-Doo: Origins. The casting marks the first time in franchise history that a real dog will play Scooby-Doo. (A Great Dane, like a cartoon puppy.)
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Aside from knowing the race and gender, Netflix is strangely tight-lipped about the true identity of its real-life star. His name and age are being kept secret – for now.
Scooby-Doo: Origins It is currently in production in Atlanta and will premiere globally on Netflix in 2027. The previously announced (human) cast includes McKenna Grace as Daphne Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred and Paul Walter Hauser.
Netflix also won’t share Howser’s character, so it’s likely a man voicing the dog. Okay, Paul, now give me three ‘rot-roh’.
Origins It’s described as “a modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving teen group and their very special dog. During their last summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne become embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lost, lonely Great Dane puppy who may have been a witness to a supernatural murder,” the log says. “Together with the down-to-earth, sci-fi town, Velma, and the strange, but very handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that drags each of them into a frightening nightmare that threatens to expose all their secrets.”
Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg are the showrunners of the Warner Bros. TV series. They will executive produce alongside non-writers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Lee London Redman, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Adrian Erickson, and Toby Haynes, who also directed the first episode.
Scooby-Doo has spawned a wide range of films (three), more than a dozen animated series and nearly 40 animated films for home entertainment.
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