Live-Action Scooby-Doo Fetches Netflix Series Order — Get Plot Details, Share Your Dream Casting!

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TVLine has learned that Netflix has given a series order for a live-action Scooby-Doo series that will "uncover how everyone's favorite mystery-solving gang, and their beloved dog, first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all."

Scooby-Doo, which scored an eight-episode order after being in development since April, is described as a "modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog."

Specifically, "During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder," the official overview tells us. "Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardelini (seen in the photo above) starred in the 2002 film co-written by James Gunn (as well as one sequel); no casting for the Netflix series has been announced yet.

Cowboy Bebop's Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will serve as showrunners on the series and executive-produce alongside Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner.

"One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with [Scooby-Doo creators] Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells," Berlanti shared in a statement. "Josh and Scott and everyone at Midnight Radio have crafted a story that captures their amazing spirits and their genius creation. We are grateful to them and everyone at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in helping bring this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!"

Back in 2021, TVLine actually predicted that The Mystery Machine might get taken out for another ride.

"Always a hot property, Scooby-Doo basically gets reanimated at least once a year on screens large and small," we wrote at the time. "But we've yet to see the franchise reach its final form: a Riverdale-esque teen drama, most likely on The CW."

So, we were mostly right. (Hey, times change!)

Are you excited for a live-action Scooby-Doo? And who would you cast as a young Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred(dy)?