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It was announced on February 10, 2021 with a 10 episode order from HBO Max, the executive producers, and Warner Bros. Animation producing.<ref name="Variety">Otterson, Joe (February 10, 2021). [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/velma-dinkley-series-mindy-kaling-clone-high-reboot-hbo-max-1234904722/ "Velma Dinkley Series Starring Mindy Kaling, ‘Clone High’ Reboot Among HBO Max Adult Animation Orders"]. ''Variety''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref> The same day on Instagram, [[Mindy Kaling]] one of its executive producers who will also star as its lead, shed some light on the above-mentioned plot, while also making a point of Velma's budding sexuality.<ref>[[Mindy Kaling|Kaling, Mindy]] (February 10, 2021). [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHuEKArdBO/ "I’m so excited to be voicing this iconic character! Velma will struggle to navigate the pitfalls of high school, her budding sexuality, and a serial killer intent on murdering every popular kid in town. Sounds epic, @charliegrandy! Can’t wait!"]. ''Instagram''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref>
It was announced on February 10, 2021 with a 10 episode order from HBO Max, the executive producers, and Warner Bros. Animation producing.<ref name="Variety">Otterson, Joe (February 10, 2021). [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/velma-dinkley-series-mindy-kaling-clone-high-reboot-hbo-max-1234904722/ "Velma Dinkley Series Starring Mindy Kaling, ‘Clone High’ Reboot Among HBO Max Adult Animation Orders"]. ''Variety''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref> The same day on Instagram, [[Mindy Kaling]] one of its executive producers who will also star as its lead, shed some light on the above-mentioned plot, while also making a point of Velma's budding sexuality.<ref>[[Mindy Kaling|Kaling, Mindy]] (February 10, 2021). [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHuEKArdBO/ "I’m so excited to be voicing this iconic character! Velma will struggle to navigate the pitfalls of high school, her budding sexuality, and a serial killer intent on murdering every popular kid in town. Sounds epic, @charliegrandy! Can’t wait!"]. ''Instagram''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref>


On June 8, 2021, Tom Ascheim, President of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, claimed the series was in a "different world," that Velma would be of South Asian descent, and would include [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Fred Jones|Fred]], and [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], but not [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby]], or the [[The Mystery Machine|Mystery Machine]].<ref>TV Kids Summer Festival 2021 (June 8, 2021). [https://worldscreenevents.com/festivals/keynote-warnermedias-tom-ascheim/ "Keynote: WarnerMedia’s Tom Ascheim"] (22:03-22:31). ''World Screen Events''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref>
On June 8, 2021, Tom Ascheim, President of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, claimed the series was in a "different world," that Velma would be of East Asian descent, and would include [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Fred Jones|Fred]], and [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], but not [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby]], or the [[The Mystery Machine|Mystery Machine]].<ref>TV Kids Summer Festival 2021 (June 8, 2021). [https://worldscreenevents.com/festivals/keynote-warnermedias-tom-ascheim/ "Keynote: WarnerMedia’s Tom Ascheim"] (22:03-22:31). ''World Screen Events''. Retrieved June 10, 2021.</ref>


===Casting===
===Casting===

Revision as of 11:36, 11 June 2021

This article is about the TV series. For the character, see Velma Dinkley.
Velma
Velma promo card.jpg
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Created by Mindy Kaling
Network HBO Max
Production company Warner Bros. Animation
Starring Mindy Kaling
Executive producer(s) Mindy Kaling
Charlie Grandy
Howard Klein
Sam Register
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Velma is an American adult animated comedy/mystery TV series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for HBO Max. It is the fourteenth Scooby-Doo series after Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! It will have a 10-episode run.

Velma attends high school while a serial killer targets all the popular kids in town.

Production

Development

It was announced on February 10, 2021 with a 10 episode order from HBO Max, the executive producers, and Warner Bros. Animation producing.[1] The same day on Instagram, Mindy Kaling one of its executive producers who will also star as its lead, shed some light on the above-mentioned plot, while also making a point of Velma's budding sexuality.[2]

On June 8, 2021, Tom Ascheim, President of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, claimed the series was in a "different world," that Velma would be of East Asian descent, and would include Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne, but not Scooby, or the Mystery Machine.[3]

Casting

On the same day the series was announced to be in development, Mindy Kaling was confirmed to be the voice of Velma.[1]

Music

Episodes

Title Number Air date
Pilot 1x01 TBA

Cast

References