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This article is about the TV series. For other uses, including the character of the same name, see Velma Dinkley (disambiguation).

Velma is the fourteenth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, originally produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series is adult-oriented and serves as an origin story for Velma Dinkley, "the unsung and underappreciated brains" of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and premiered on HBO Max on January 12, 2023.[1][2] In February 2023, it was reported that Season 2 was in development.[3] In June 2023, it was confirmed that Season 2 was currently in production for broadcast in 2024.[4] In March 2024, it was confirmed that Season 2 would soon premiere on Max, which it did on April 25, 2024.[5][6]

Overview[]

Velma attends high school while a serial killer targets all the popular students in town.

Cast[]

The cast of the show was announced in October 2022.[7]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Crew[]

List of episodes[]

Main article(s): List of Velma (TV series) episodes

Production[]

The series was first announced on February 10, 2021.[8] Then on July 11, 2022, the trademark for the series was listed as abandoned, only for HBO Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys to confirm the series to still be in production in an August memo.[9] Studio IAM in South Korea handled the series animation.

Notes/Trivia[]

  • The first episode was previewed at the New York Comic Con on October 6, 2022.[10]
  • The series was announced as being available to stream on demand on Foxtel in Australia from January 12, 2023, and on its Fox 8 channel three days later. While the Fox8 screening was as announced, the episode was not actually available to stream until January 13, 2023.
  • This incarnation of Velma Dinkley is portrayed as being of Indian-American descent.[11]
  • This incarnation of Shaggy Rogers is portrayed as being of African-American descent.
  • This incarnation of Daphne Blake is portrayed as being of Asian-American descent.
  • This incarnation of Fred Jones is portrayed as being rich, spoiled, and entitled.
  • This is the first cartoon in the Scooby-Doo franchise not to feature Scooby-Doo.
  • This is the second series of the Scooby-Doo franchise to not feature people disguised as monsters.
  • This is the first series of the Scooby-Doo franchise to be aimed at adults.
  • This is the second Scooby-Doo cartoon and third animated Scooby-Doo incarnation overall where Frank Welker is not the voice of Fred after A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and SCOOB!. He instead voices William Jones, his father in this incarnation.
  • Matthew Lillard, the current voice of Shaggy Rogers in most Scooby-Doo media, expressed his support for the cast of Velma as opposed to his disappointment of not being cast in SCOOB!.[12]

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  1. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/article/2022-tv-calendar-most-anticipated-television.html
  2. ↑ https://wbd.com/whats-new-on-hbo-max-this-january/
  3. ↑ https://screenrant.com/velma-season-2-still-happening-controversy/
  4. ↑ Velma Season 2 in production
  5. ↑ https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/max/whats-new-max-april
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUo0TUCgj9Y
  7. ↑ Velma Cast @ Deadline.com
  8. ↑ HBO Max Orders ‘Clone High,’ ‘Velma’ & ‘Fired on Mars,’ Re-Ups ‘Close Enough’ and Reveals More Adult Toons in Dev - Animation Magazine
  9. ↑ Casey Bloys Addresses HBO/Max Reorg, “Extremely Painful” Layoff Decisions In Memo - Deadline
  10. ↑ NYCC: WBD Spotlights ‘Velma,’ Tartakovsky’s ‘Unicorn,’ DC Animation & More - Animation Magazine
  11. ↑ https://screenrant.com/velma-show-scooby-doo-mindy-kaling-backlash-response/
  12. ↑ Matthew Lillard Oct 8, 2022 Tweet - Twitter

External links[]

Scooby-Doo series
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! • The New Scooby-Doo Movies • The Scooby-Doo Show
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (second series)
The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo • What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? • Velma
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