HBO Max subscribers who sadly bid farewell to many of their animated favorites this year received a small olive branch from the streamer today, when the platform revealed a launch date for its grown-up Scooby-Doo spin-off, Velma. The show is a rare animated gem amid the month’s premiere highlights.
Launching January 12, Velma is ‘an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley (Mindy Kaling), the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. This original and humorous spin unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers.’
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the 10-episode show also stars Glenn Howerton as Fred, Sam Richardson as Norville (Shaggy) and Constance Wu as Daphne. Other cast members include Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ken Leung, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji, Sarayu Blue, Nicole Byer, Ming-Na Wen, Shay Mitchell, Debby Ryan, Kulap Vilaysak and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Charlie Grandy (The Office, The Mindy Project) is the showrunner/executive producer alongside Kaling, Howard Klein and Sam Register.
HBO Max offered a seasonally scary teaser back in October, watch it here.
Other animated additions to HBO Max next month include:
- Jan. 1 – Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons, Jorge R. Gutierrez’s The Book of Life, Planet 51
- Jan. 8 – We Baby Bears S1F
- Jan. 17 – Sesame Street Mecha Builders S1E
- Jan. 23 – YOLO: Silver Destiny
Plus, adult animation fans can look forward to the premiere of Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special in February.
