‘Scooby-Doo’ gets 'Riverdale' style live-action series at Netflix

[Optimus Prime]

Greg Berlanti and Netflix are going for a ride in the Mystery Machine.

The streaming giant is near a deal for a live-action TV series based on the beloved Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon Scooby-Doo. The project has a script-to-series commitment at Netflix, meaning if the script is well received, it would trigger a straight-to-series order for what is considered a live-action update of the classic cartoon.

Reps for Netflix, producers Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions declined to comment, as a deal has not yet formally closed.

The Scooby-Doo drama comes as Berlanti continues to deliver for Netflix. In addition to Lifetime-turned-Netflix hit You, Berlanti recently launched Max transfer Dead Boy Detectives. The series, considered an offshoot of Sandman, landed in Netflix’s top 10 U.S. series within its first 24 hours of launch. Berlanti Productions also was behind Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Berlanti/Schechter Films also had a first-look feature deal with the streamer. Berlanti’s TV roster also includes Max’s The Girls on the Bus (which was briefly developed at Netflix), the final season of The CW’s Superman & Lois, All American, All American: Homecoming, NBC’s Found and the upcoming medical drama Dr. Wolf. Berlanti is repped by CAA and Felker Toczek.

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Let guess the character races
Probly make scooby doo a poodle or shyt

 

[chiefdogg]

Mane!!! As the resident Flabby head they better not fukk this up and make Scooby or Shaggy limp wristed, oh and the gotta introduce Phew Scrappy as well.

 

[Yaboysix]

Whatever they do PLEASE don't make nobody black so I ain't gotta here these people Mouths all damn day!

Bring in some original cool ass black characters, though.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Whatever they do PLEASE don't make nobody black so I ain't gotta here these people Mouths all damn day!

Bring in some original cool ass black characters, though.

You already know it's gonna be a black Daphne (who only dates white men on the show) and Fred will be bisexual. The blueprint is clear: generating engagement is the #1 priority and ensuring as many people hate watch it to get that S2 greenlight. Result will be a bad show that probably still fails to get picked up for S2.

It's not about diversity, it's about using diversity as a pawn.

 

[Jaguar93]

Whatever happened to that live action Powerpuff Girls show?

 

[Yaboysix]

You already know it's gonna be a black Daphne (who only dates white men on the show) and Fred will be bisexual. The blueprint is clear: generating engagement is the #1 priority and ensuring as many people hate watch it to get that S2 greenlight. Result will be a bad show that probably still fails to get picked up for S2.

It's not about diversity, it's about using diversity as a pawn.

Got damn! You right! I didn't even think about Bisexual Fred...one of the girls will also be a lesbian...man!

 

[Ironman]

Whatever happened to that live action Powerpuff Girls show?

Canceled and never heard from again

 

[OVER]

It can't be worse than Daphne but either way I have no intention on watching. Riverdale was ass

 

[The Guru]

Adams family is one thing but scooby doo dark and serious..

 

[Kaypain]

Whatever happened to that live action Powerpuff Girls show?

They watched the pilot and canceled that shyt on the spot

 

[Jaguar93]

They watched the pilot and canceled that shyt on the spot

They had bubbles out here hoeing lol

 

[Devilinurear]

And now people are going to act like Scooby-Doo is sacred now.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

incoming black gay character. Foh