Max Cancels ‘Velma’ After Two Seasons

The newest Scooby-Doo TV present gained’t do(o) a 3rd season.

Max introduced they’ve canceled Velma, the newest animated collection primarily based on the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon franchise. The present was technically a prequel to different Scooby-Doo media, and didn’t truly function its title character. As a substitute Velma adopted Velma Dinkley (voiced by Mindy Kaling) and different members of the Thriller Integrated staff earlier than they formally grew to become a gaggle.

Max had this to say in regards to the cancelation

Over the previous two seasons, Mindy [Kaling] and [Mindy producer] Charlie [Grandy] have created an extremely enjoyable and contemporary world throughout the iconic whodunit franchise. Whereas we gained’t be shifting ahead with one other season of the collection, we thank them for his or her compelling coming-of-age storytelling, unmatched clues, and hilarious hijinks.

 

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The Velma Halloween Particular, which simply debuted on Max, now serves because the collection finale.

Along with Kaling, the collection forged included Glenn Howerton as Fred, Constance Wu as Daphne, and Sam Richardson as Norville (the present’s model of Shaggy).

By my depend, there have been at the least 13 completely different Scooby-Doo collection via the years, though an actual quantity will be exhausting to discern as a result of Hanna-Barbera would repackage the segments in several permutations and with different TV collection as effectively. (Bear in mind The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour?) There have additionally been quite a few Scooby-Doo motion pictures as effectively.

Actually, the final big-screen film, 2020’s Scoob! was alleged to get a Christmas-themed sequel, Scoob! Vacation Hang-out, however Max canceled that movie earlier than it ever premiered. It was completely shelved like a number of different latest Max and Warner Bros. tasks like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme.