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Netflix Begins Filming Live-Action Scooby-Doo, Welker Returns

4/25/2026

Summary

Netflix Begins Filming

Netflix began filming the live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins in Atlanta, Georgia on 2026-04-24.
Cast includes Maxwell Jenkins (Fred), McKenna Grace (Daphne), Tanner Hagen (Shaggy), Abby Ryder Fortson (Velma) and Paul Walter Hauser.
Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg also serve as executive producers with Greg Berlanti and others.
Frank Welker returns to voice Scooby-Doo, which will be created with visual effects.
Filming continues through September 2026 with no premiere date announced.

Summary

Netflix Revives Scooby

Netflix has enlisted Berlanti Productions to executive-produce Scooby-Doo: Origins.
Director Toby Haynes will direct the first episode and serve as executive producer.
The eight-episode series will launch worldwide on Netflix with no regional delays.
Actors Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson and Maxwell Jenkins have been cast as the young leads.
Warner Bros. Television’s partnership with Berlanti Productions illustrates streaming-studio collaborations to revive classic cartoons in live-action.

History

Historical Context

Created in 1969 by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, Scooby-Doo became a Warner Bros. franchise. Warner Bros. revived it with the live-action film released June 14 2002, which earned $275.7 million on an $84 million budget and launched numerous TV spin-offs. Following that model, Netflix’s 2026 Scooby-Doo: Origins, produced with Berlanti Productions, seeks to make streaming the primary home for high-budget live-action revivals.

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Netflix Begins Filming

Netflix began filming the live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins in Atlanta, Georgia on 2026-04-24.
Cast includes Maxwell Jenkins (Fred), McKenna Grace (Daphne), Tanner Hagen (Shaggy), Abby Ryder Fortson (Velma) and Paul Walter Hauser.
Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg also serve as executive producers with Greg Berlanti and others.
Frank Welker returns to voice Scooby-Doo, which will be created with visual effects.
Filming continues through September 2026 with no premiere date announced.

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