According to TODAY.com, a live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins series is officially in the works, and the first-look images are already generating serious buzz. This is not a reboot of the campy early-2000s films — this is a full reimagining, taking the beloved Mystery Inc. crew back to their roots.
Why This Is the Fancast Conversation of the Year
Few properties carry the cultural weight of Scooby-Doo. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the Great Dane himself have existed in the pop culture consciousness for over five decades, which means everyone has a strong opinion about who should embody these roles on screen. A live-action Origins framing raises the stakes even higher — we're presumably looking at younger actors who can convey the earliest days of Mystery Inc., before the gang became the monster-hunting legends we know. That means fresh faces, unproven chemistry, and a whole lot of room for debate.
The casting choices here will define how a new generation connects with these characters. Get it right, and you've got a franchise cornerstone. Get it wrong, and the internet will let you know immediately.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been dreaming up Mystery Inc. lineups well before this announcement, and the picks across multiple fan stories reveal some genuinely compelling patterns worth digging into.
Over on the Scooby-Doo story — the most expansive, with 69 roles mapped out — fans have staked out some bold choices. Dacre Montgomery, best known as Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things, is the top pick for Fred Jones, which makes a lot of sense: Montgomery has that square-jawed, effortlessly confident energy that Fred has always projected, but he's also proven he can carry darkness underneath the surface — useful for an Origins tone that might skew more dramatic. For Daphne, fans are rallying behind Sadie Sink, another Stranger Things alum, which would give the production a built-in dynamic between two actors who already have screen chemistry to draw from. Auliʻi Cravalho is the fan pick for Velma Dinkley, a choice that feels exciting — Cravalho is sharp, charismatic, and brings genuine warmth to everything she does. Rounding out the core gang, lands the top spot for Shaggy, and honestly? The lanky, anxious, deeply likable quality Jupe brings to his roles is a pretty natural fit for Norville Rogers.