Netflix announced that production has begun in Atlanta for the Scooby-Doo live-action series, Scooby-Doo: Origins.
They also revealed a first look photo from set of Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space, The Bondsman) as Fred Jones, Mckenna Grace (The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Regretting You) as Daphne Blake, Abby Ryder Fortson (Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Carousel) as Velma Dinkley, and Tanner Hagen (The Pitt, Dark Light) as Shaggy Rogers.
Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird, Richard Jewell) is also joining the series in a yet-to-be announced role.
The official logline for Scooby-Doo: Origins reads, “A modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. 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.”
Showrunners/Writers/Executive Producers are Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (From, Citadel).
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