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Netflix Sets 2027 Scooby-Doo: Origins With Great Dane

6/9/2026

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Great Dane Stars

Netflix announced a Great Dane will play Scooby-Doo in “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” debuting on the service in 2027.
Production runs from April 24 to September 10, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, starring Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Maxwell Jenkins and Paul Walter Hauser.
Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg write, executive-produce and oversee the series, which follows Shaggy and Daphne at Camp Ruby-Spears investigating a mystery involving a Great Dane puppy that witnessed a murder.

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Fans Criticize

Fans criticized trailer, saying dog looks like a Labrador, not Great Dane, and demanded a redesign.
Frank Welker will reprise Scooby’s voice in the 2027 series.
Toby Haynes directs pilot as producers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Adrienne Erickson oversee production.
Commentators likened backlash to “Sonic the Hedgehog” trailer controversy.
The dispute sparked a debate over preserving designs versus updating them for adaptations.

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Warner Bros. Produces

Warner Bros. Television is producing the live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins series for Netflix.
Midnight Radio oversees the production, appointing writers Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg as executive producers.
Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman are executive producers via Berlanti Productions, which has an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.
Netflix calls the show a modern, darker reimagining of the classic cartoon that keeps core elements.

History

Historical Context

After the April 2019 Sonic the Hedgehog trailer sparked global criticism, Sega and Paramount halted the November release and spent months redesigning the character, a move that set a precedent for fan-driven changes. The backlash now pressures Netflix’s 2027 Scooby-Doo: Origins and other studios to balance nostalgia with modern CGI, a concern echoed by the franchise’s $122 million third-film budget.

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Great Dane Stars

Netflix announced a Great Dane will play Scooby-Doo in “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” debuting on the service in 2027.
Production runs from April 24 to September 10, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, starring Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Maxwell Jenkins and Paul Walter Hauser.
Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg write, executive-produce and oversee the series, which follows Shaggy and Daphne at Camp Ruby-Spears investigating a mystery involving a Great Dane puppy that witnessed a murder.

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