Scooby-Doo Fans Are Divided Over First Look at Live Action Remake

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Series’ Main Cast Revealed

Netflix is in the doghouse with some Scooby-Doo fans.

The streaming platform released its first look of the upcoming live-action remake of the beloved cartoon June 8, and die-hard fans of the series are taking issue with Scooby’s casting.

The 21-second clip shared to X begins with Scooby’s POV as he attempts to sniff out a suspect in the woods. As the eerie music builds, fans catch a glimpse at a young Shaggy Rogers (Tanner Hagen) before he scoops up an adorable brown puppy who gives him a few affectionate licks.

“SCOOBY IS FINALLY REAL!!!” Netflix captioned the teaser. “Meet the goodest boy in Scooby-Doo: Origins, coming to Netflix in 2027.”

While the dog shown is no-doubt the goodest boy, fans of the show refuse to accept him as Scooby Doo, previously depicted as an animated Great Dane.

“Finally real?” one X user commented under the post. “Bro spent 50 years as a cartoon and now he’s a labrador? Netflix wildin.”

Meanwhile another chimed in: “Scooby Doo is supposed to be a Great Dane. Only idiots can mess up this badly.”

But other fans seemed to embrace Scooby’s adorable makeover.

“A REAL DOG? Netflix just won 2027,” another social media user commented. “If this doesn’t end up being the cutest thing on television, I don’t know what will.”

And another simply added, “As long as he can talk bro we good.”

Netflix’s first look at the series comes nearly three months after the cast was announced. Alongside Hagen, Mckenna Grace is set to appear as Daphne Blake, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones and Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley.

“ZOINKS! Like… is this even life?” Hagen wrote on Instagram March 18. “So incredibly grateful to be stepping into the shoes of the iconic Shaggy Rogers in the upcoming Netflix live-action series! Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here. See you soon gang!”

In what Netflix describes as a “modern reimagining” of the beloved franchise, viewers will see the origin story of the mystery gang and how the friends meet Scooby for the first time.

Photo/Netflix

“The series, which explores how the teens first teamed up, follows old friends Shaggy and Daphne during their final summer at camp,” the streamer shared in a press release. “The two get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have witnessed a supernatural murder.”

“With help from the pragmatic and scientific townie Velma and the strange but ever-so-handsome new kid Freddy,” the description continued, “they set out to solve the case that’s pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”

Until the Mystery Gang hits the small screen, keep reading for more TV shows premiering this year…

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