SCOOBY-DOO Adult Animated Prequel Starring Mindy Kaling As VELMA In The Works For HBO Max

SCOOBY-DOO Adult Animated Prequel Starring Mindy Kaling As VELMA In The Works For HBO Max

HBO Max has announced plans for a new, adult-leaning Scooby-Doo animated prequel series that'll focus on the origins of the brains of the operation, Velma. Mindy Kaling is set to voice the character...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 10, 2021 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Scooby-Doo

Zoinks! HBO Max has given series orders to three new animated shows, and one of 'em will be an adult-focused Scooby-Doo prequel which puts the spotlight on everyone's favorite brainiac, Velma.

Mindy Kaling is set to executive produce and provide the voice of the popular character, who will finally get her due as the "unsung and underappreciated brains" of the iconic mystery-solving squad. Velma is described as "an original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America's most beloved mystery solvers."

Kaling's frequent collaborator Charlie Grandy (The Mindy Project, The Office, Four Weddings), 3 Arts' Howard Klein and Sam Register will join her as exec producers.

The streamer is also developing a "modern refresh" of the 2002-2003 series Clone High with original creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence on board, and "an existential workplace comedy set five minutes in the future" called Fired On Mars starring SNL and The Suicide Squad's Pete Davidson.

"It is a tremendous privilege to build on the 100-year plus legacy of 'cartoons' at this company," HBO Max exec vp comedy and adult animation Suzanna Makkos said in a statement announcing the slate . "We can draw a straight line from our hundreds of childhood hours spent watching Bugs outwit Elmer to the current slate of adult animated projects we are building here at HBO Max and we think fans will agree. We are proud to introduce this distinctive group of series from a wide range of diverse creators that will form a first stop destination for animation lovers everywhere."

Find out what other animated projects HBO Max is working on HERE.

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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 2/10/2021, 9:20 AM
Pretty good casting. I wonder if they'll race-bend the character.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 2/10/2021, 9:20 AM
I need to clean my mind. I thought something else when I read "adult".
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/10/2021, 9:21 AM
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 2/10/2021, 9:22 AM
@BlackBeltJones - yeeeaah... shake that mystery maker.
KWilly
KWilly - 2/10/2021, 9:21 AM
I think Scooby Doo will outlive time itself at this point.
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 2/10/2021, 9:22 AM
Zoikes!! Velma is a hot piece of ass. I'd tap that. HAIL HYDRA!!
Goldboink
Goldboink - 2/10/2021, 1:41 PM
@HydraB0b -
Except that Velma is, how do I put this, gay?
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 2/10/2021, 1:44 PM
@Goldboink - that's cool man. She likes to eat vag, so do I. We have alot in common were perfect for each other.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 2/10/2021, 1:51 PM
@HydraB0b -
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 2/10/2021, 9:24 AM
Why the need to mention it as an Adult prequel? Is it going to be like Harley Quinn and have gore and cursing? I am confusion....
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/10/2021, 9:24 AM
SCOOBY-DOO Adult Animated Prequel

Well gang, it's time to unmask this monster.
GoldGuy
GoldGuy - 2/10/2021, 9:25 AM
Could be good, or super try-hard. Hoping for the former.
Origame
Origame - 2/10/2021, 9:25 AM
Why do we need an adult oriented Scooby-Doo? Why can't you just make another Scooby-Doo that's written with the idea that there are fans who are adults now instead of alienating the demographic that made it popular?
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 2/10/2021, 9:32 AM
Not a bad casting choice.
LittleSween
LittleSween - 2/10/2021, 9:35 AM
"I would've gotten away with it too! If it wasn't for that meddling 41 year old"
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 2/10/2021, 9:37 AM
Is James Gunn writing this tho?
SpiderParker14
SpiderParker14 - 2/10/2021, 9:37 AM
No thanks.
batman001
batman001 - 2/10/2021, 9:41 AM
No the prequel Velma and Daphne movie "Daphne & Velma" tried this idea and it failed this show will also fail.
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 2/10/2021, 9:41 AM
There can be only one.
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 2/10/2021, 10:58 AM
@Waddles - I know. She's super-underrated. Now I feel weird watching Freaks and Geeks, even though she was in her twenties then.

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