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Mckenna Grace Cast as Daphne in Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Scooby-Doo’ Origin Series

The eight-episode reimagining explores Mystery Inc.’s beginnings with Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg as showrunners.

Overview

  • Grace is the first confirmed cast member, and she acknowledged the role on Instagram.
  • Netflix ordered the live-action series for eight episodes in March 2025 as a modern origin story for the franchise.
  • The official logline centers on Shaggy and Daphne at summer camp drawn into a mystery involving a lost Great Dane puppy and a purported supernatural murder.
  • Berlanti Productions and Midnight Radio executive produce with Warner Bros. Television, with Appelbaum and Rosenberg writing and running the series.
  • Casting for Shaggy, Velma, Fred, and Scooby-Doo has not been announced, and reported April filming plans in Atlanta have not been confirmed.