A basic Warner Bros. IP is headed to Netflix with a reimagening from one of many studio’s high TV producers. In a aggressive state of affairs with a number of bidders, the streamer has landed Scooby-Doo! The Dwell-Motion Collection, from Greg Berlanti‘s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Tv the place the corporate is predicated, sources inform Deadline.
Written by Josh Appelbaum & Scott Rosenberg (Cowboy Bebop) based mostly on characters created by Hanna-Barbera, Scooby-Doo! is a live-action replace of the favored cartoon.
In a troublesome market, the drama mission garnered curiosity from high consumers, ending up at Netflix with a premium, script-to-series dedication, sources mentioned. Reps for Netflix and WBTV declined remark.
Scooby-Doo! The Dwell-Motion Collection is government produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman for Berlanti Productions in addition to Appelbaum and Rosenberg alongside André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner underneath their Midnight Radio banner. Berlanti prods.’ Jonathan Gabay and Midnight Radio’s Adrienne Erickson co-executive produce.
The deal comes on the heels of Netflix releasing Berlanti Prods./WBTV’s newest collection, Useless Boy Detectives, final week. The comedian e-book adaptation landed within the streamer’s day by day High 10 U.S. collection record inside 24 hours and stayed within the high 3 all weekend.
At Netflix, Berlanti Prods. and WBTV are additionally behind You, headed into its fifth and last season, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the Scooby-Doo franchise was launched in 1969 with the duo’s first animated collection Scooby Doo, The place Are You? for then-Hanna Barbera (later absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation). The collection initially aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976, when it moved to ABC the place numerous variations of the present aired till 1986. Spinoff A Pup Named Scooby-Doo aired from 1988-1991. Two Scooby-Doo reboots premiered as a part of Youngsters’ WB on The WB and its successor The CW from 2002 till 2008. Additional reboots have been produced for Cartoon Community starting in 2010 and persevering with via 2018. Boomerang premiered authentic animated collection Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? on its streaming service in 2019 and in a while Max.
The latest spinoff, Max authentic Velma from Mindy Kaling, just lately wrapped its second season on the WBD streamer which is also residence of the Scooby-Doo library.
A live-action movie was launched in 2002 starring Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and Linda Cardellini as Velma. It spawned a 2004 sequel. An animated function, Scoob!, was launched in the course of the pandemic.
This marks Appelbaum, Rosenberg and their Midnight Radio companions’ return to Netflix the place they government produced the Cowboy Bebop live-action collection adaptation. Their latest credit additionally embody Prime Video’s Citadel and MGM+’s From.
