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Zoinks! Scooby-Doo Is a Real Dog for the First Time Ever in Scooby-Doo: Origins

By John Freeman on 9 June 2026 • ( 0 )

Netflix has teased more news on its upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series, due for release in 2027, and released a new trailer.

In the new teaser, Scooby-Doo: Origins’ titular pup — the franchise’s first-ever real-dog Scooby-Doo — sniffs around the woods until he spots Shaggy Rogers (Tanner Hagen) wandering nearby. Then, at the tail-end of the clip, viewers get their first glimpse of the live-action, floppy-eared canine in his iconic teal collar as he’s cradled by his new best friend.

And yes, he’s every bit the good boy fans hoped he’d be.

“For more than 50 years, Scooby-Doo has been a pop-culture powerhouse,” say Netflix. “The franchise has spawned three theatrical films, more than a dozen animated series, and nearly 40 animated home entertainment movies. But Scooby-Doo: Origins marks the first time Scooby-Doo will appear as a real dog. Can we get a round of a-paws for the new pup?”

*The first real dog to play Scooby Doo makes his debut in 2027. Aaarooo! Photo: Steve Dietl*

Scooby-Doo: Origins premieres next year, and will follow Shaggy and his old pal Daphne Blake (Mckenna Grace) during their final summer at camp, as seen in the new teaser. The teens become 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 Dinkley (Abby Ryder Fortson) and the strange but ever-so-handsome new kid Fred Jones (Maxwell Jenkins), they set out to solve the case that’s pulling them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all their secrets.

Based on the characters from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the beloved group of teens and their very special dog will explore the terrifying case that first brought Mystery Inc. together.

Paul Walter Hauser has also been cast in an undisclosed role, alongside the crew of meddling kids.

The new live action series is being executive produced by Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, as well as Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman (via Berlanti Productions) and André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Adrienne Erickson (via Midnight Radio). Toby Haynes will also serve as an executive producer and direct the premiere episode.

Production on the live-action adventure kicked off in Atlanta in April.

• Check out the trailer and full announcement here on the Netflix Tudum Pages

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.