Netflix dropped the first teaser Monday for “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” and the clip’s main event is a real Great Dane puppy wearing Scooby’s teal collar, marking the first time in the franchise’s 57-year history that the character has been played by an actual dog.
The brief clip opens from the dog’s point of view, paws hitting the ground, before cutting to the pup jumping into the arms of Shaggy Rogers, played by Tanner Hagen. Netflix is keeping the dog’s name and age under wraps for now, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Scooby-Doo: Origins” is an eight-episode series produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, currently shooting in Atlanta. Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, who executive produce through their Midnight Radio banner, wrote the series. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman also executive produce via Berlanti Productions, alongside Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Adrienne Erickson from Midnight Radio. Toby Haynes is directing the first episode.
The series is set during the final summer at Camp Ruby-Spears, where old friends Shaggy and Daphne Blake get pulled into a mystery surrounding a lonely Great Dane puppy that may have witnessed a supernatural murder. Velma Dinkley and newcomer Fred Jones round out the group as they chase a case that threatens to expose each of their secrets.
Mckenna Grace plays Daphne, Hagen plays Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson plays Velma, and Maxwell Jenkins plays Fred. Paul Walter Hauser, the Emmy-winning actor known for “Cobra Kai” and “Black Bird,” is on board as Scooby’s original owner. Frank Welker, who has voiced the character since 2002 and originally voiced Fred Jones starting in 1969, returns to provide Scooby’s voice.
The previous live-action films relied on CGI to render the Great Dane, with results that were widely criticized. Going with a real dog sidesteps that problem entirely. The 2020 animated film “Scoob!” also attempted to relaunch the franchise but landed a digital release alongside its theatrical run due to the Covid-19 pandemic, grossing only $28 million at the box office.
Peter Friedlander, vice president of scripted series for Netflix, said in a statement that the network is “excited to bring Scooby-Doo to TV as a live-action series for the first time” and that the production is committed to “opening up a world of groovy adventures for a new era of meddling kids.”
“Scooby-Doo: Origins” is set to premiere globally on Netflix in 2027.
SCOOBY IS FINALLY REAL!!! Meet the goodest boy in Scooby-Doo: Origins, coming to Netflix in 2027 pic.twitter.com/0FjfVAw4Bt
— Netflix (@netflix) June 8, 2026
