For a live-action origin sequence, Netflix is getting within the Thriller Machine with Scooby-Doo and Thriller Inc.
Get off your ascot, repair your self a comically massive sandwich, and put some fuel within the Thriller Machine as a result of Scooby and the gang are heading to Netflix! In a shock announcement, Netflix debuted plans for an eight-episode live-action Scooby-Doo origin sequence! The mission hails from Midnight Radio (Citadel: Honey Bunny, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Kangaroo Jack), Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Tv. We hear bidding for the live-action Scooby-Doo sequence was fierce, with Netflix finally providing sufficient Scooby Snacks to land the deal.
Midnight Radio‘s Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (Cowboy Bebop) will pen the live-action Scooby-Doo series, which will feature the beloved Mystery Inc. gang created by Hanna-Barbera. According to Deadline’s write-up, the untitled Scooby-Doo sequence is an origin story recounting how the gang bought collectively for his or her first haunting case.
“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.”
Applebaum and Rosenberg will write the sequence and showrun it, with André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner govt producing by way of Midnight Radio. In the meantime, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman govt produce for Berlanti Productions courtesy of their take care of Warner Bros.
“Mystery, Inc. is back in business! We’re excited to bring Scooby-Doo to TV as a live-action series for the first time,” stated Peter Friedlander, VP, Scripted Collection, Netflix. “The beloved franchise has had an impact on pop culture that is undeniable — it’s rich with universal themes of friendship that generations of fans have long embraced. Together with creative powerhouses Berlanti Productions and Midnight Radio, we’re committed to delighting longtime fans and opening up a world of groovy adventures for a new era of meddling kids.”
Berlanti expressed his pleasure about bringing Scooby and the gang again to their roots, saying, “One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells,” he stated. “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!”
Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the animated sequence Scooby-Doo, The place Are You! launched in 1969. The idea revolves round a speaking Nice Dane and his human companions, who make up the Thriller Inc. detective company. Once they’re not operating from ghouls, ghosts, and monsters with razor-sharp enamel, Scooby and the gang check their wits, friendships, and resistance to the contents of stranger’s fridges across the spooky city of Coolsville.
Who ought to star as Shaggy, Daphne, Freddy, and Velma in Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo origin sequence? Let’s see your ideas within the feedback part beneath.
