The “Scooby-Doo” live-action Netflix series has added both Andre “3000” Benjamin and Cathy Moriarty in recurring roles.
The series, which is officially titled “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” is currently filming in Atlanta and is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
As previously announced, the Mystery Inc. gang will consist of Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones, Tanner Hagen as Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley, and Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake. Paul Walter Hauser is also set to appear in the series in an undisclosed role.
Additional cast members include Sara Gilbert, Bruce McGill, Sherilyn Fenn, and more. Exact character details are being kept under wraps.
In addition to his groundbreaking music career with Outkast and as a solo artist, Benjamin has appeared in numerous films and TV series. His best known features include “Idlewild,” “Be Cool,” “Four Brothers,” and the Jimi Hendrix biopic “Jimi: All Is By My Side.” He also appeared in the shows “The Shield,” “Dispatches From Elsewhere,” and “American Crime.”
He is repped by Sloane Offer.
Moriarty is known for her Oscar-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s “Raging Bull,” in which she played Vickie LaMotta. She has also starred in films including “Kindergarten Cop,” “Neighbors,” “But I’m a Cheerleader,” and “Patti Cake$.” Her recent TV credits include “Elsbeth,” “Will Trent,” and “City on a Hill.”
Moriarty is repped by Framework Entertainment.
The official logline describes the show as modern reimagining of the beloved cartoon. “During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy (Hagen) and Daphne (Grace) get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder,” the logline reads. “Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma (Fortson), and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy (Jenkins), they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”
Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as writers and showrunners and will also executive produce along with André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Adrienne Erickson under their Midnight Radio banner. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman will executive produce via Berlanti productions. Toby Haynes will executive produce and direct the first episode. Warner Bros. Television will produce. Berlanti Productions is currently under an overall deal at WBTV.