“We’re really excited”: Scooby-Doo live-action series gets exciting update

July 10, 2024

Mystery Inc. brings its case-solving skills to a new Scooby-Doo Live-action series. Although there is no release date for the project yet, Greg Berlanti, who is teaming up with the streamer to create the show, says work is currently underway on creating the pilot episode.

Berlanti shared the news with Deadline, explaining his personal connection to the Scooby-Doo Franchise. “With Scooby-Doo, We listened to the pitches for a year and a half and we finally found one that we felt captured it really well,” he said of the upcoming live-action series. “I just worked on the pitch for the first episode this morning, so we’re really excited.”

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Berlanti explained that Scooby-Doo is particularly close to his heart, because his first temporary job in the industry was at the Hanna-Barbera animation studio. “I sat with Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna while they were signing animation pictures,” Berlanti recalled. “I would go in the morning and get a stack of these animation pictures with my boss. First I went to Bill Hanna’s office. He was a very stoic guy. And then my favorite part of the day came when I went to see Joe Barbera. He was such a life force. He would sign the pictures, but he would stop and regale me with the most amazing stories.”

Berlanti has always loved Scooby-Doo

“He told stories about how Scooby was created and what they thought, and how it was in the late 60s and kids felt attacked by adults, they felt overwhelmed and they needed empowermentBerlanti continued. “When they suggested it to Bill Paley, he said, you need a dog or something. And that was the birth of Scooby-Doo. I always loved them as a kid. And with any work, whether it’s Hanna-Barbera or DC or anything at Warners, you’re lucky to be the historian who helps bring it into a new generation.”

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While the plot details for the new Scooby-Doo The series is still unknown, but is described as a “live-action update of the classic animated film.” Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will write the script and executive produce the project through Midnight Radio. Additional producers include André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman. Jonathan Gabay (Berlanti Productions) and Adrienne Erickson (Midnight Radio) are co-producers. Warner Bros. TV is the producing studio.

The eagerly awaited Scooby-Doo There is currently no release date for the live-action series.

Source: Deadline