SCOOBY DOO's Velma is Getting Her Own Animated Series with Mindy Kaling

I’ve got some fun news for all of you Scooby-Doo fans out there. Warner Bros. animation is developing a spinoff series for HBO Max that will focus on the fan-favorite character Velma. In fact, the series will be titled Velma, and Mindy Kaling is the driving force behind the series.

The show is said to be a "comedic origin story" focusing on Velma and Kaling is set to executive produce the series and provide the voice of the Mystery Inc. detective as well. Suzanna Makkos, the EVP of Original Comedy and Adult Animation, at HBO Max said in a statement:

“It is a tremendous privilege to build on the 100-year plus legacy of ‘cartoons’ at this company. 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.”

The logo you see above was released for the series, and as you can see, it leans into Velma's favorite color, orange. I imagine that we’ll also see younger iterations of other members of the Mystery Inc. gang.

Charlie Grandy, Howard Klein, and Sam Register are also executive producers on the animated series. Any of you interested in a new animated series that focuses on Velma?