Velma (TV series) season 1 (2024)

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Cast[]

The cast of the show was announced in October 2022.^[1]

Main[]

Mindy Kaling as Velma Dinkley
Constance Wu as Daphne Blake
Sam Richardson as Norville Rogers
Glenn Howerton as Fred Jones

Recurring[]

Russell Peters as Aman Dinkley
Sarayu Blue as Diya Dinkley
Melissa Fumero as Sophie
Jane Lynch as Donna Blake
Wanda Sykes as Linda Blake
Gary Cole as Lamont Rogers
Nicole Byer as Blythe Rogers
Frank Welker as William Jones
Cherry Jones as Victoria Jones
Stephen Root as Sheriff Cogburn
"Weird Al" Yankovic as Dandruff Tuba
Fortune Feimster as Olive
Yvonne Orji as Gigi
Shay Mitchell as Brenda
Debby Ryan as Krista
Kulap Vilaysak as Lola
Karl-Anthony Towns as Handsome Jock
Ken Leung as Darren
Ming-Na Wen as Carroll

Crew[]

Mindy Kaling - Executive Producer, Voice of Velma Dinkley
Charlie Grandy - Executive Producer
Howard Klein - Executive Prodcuer
Sam Register - Executive Producer

Episodes[]

Number	Title	Airdate	Writer
1	Velma (episode)	January 12, 2023	Charlie Grandy
Velma is suspected of being a serial killer when a schoolmate is found dead in her locker. With no evidence definitively linking her to the crime, and what appears to be a confession by Fred Jones, she is released knowing it's up to her to prove her innocence. But another body turns up in the recycling bin at her home.
2	The Candy Man	January 12, 2023	Akshara Sekar
Velma's father agrees to defend Fred against the murder charge when no one else will. Meanwhile, Velma wants the police file on her missing mother and needs her former best friend, and current nemesis, Daphne to get it for her. But what will be the cost?
3	Velma Kai	January 19, 2023	Stephanie Amante-Ritter
When Principal Rogers enrolls all the female students in a self-defense class, Velma and Daphne must work out their complicated relationship on the mat. Meanwhile, Norville vows to get answers from Fred... by any means necessary.
4	Velma Makes a List	January 19, 2023	Elijah Aron
A third murder reveals a pattern - the victims are all hot girls. Crystal Cove only has the money to allocate police protection to the five hottest girls, and Velma gets the job of making the list. Of course, the Mayor and Sheriff then realize it's cheaper to get Velma to teach the hot girls how "not-to-be-hot".
5	Marching Band Sleepover	January 26, 2023	Matt Warburton
The school's Marching Band Sleepover is held at Velma's house, because a city-wide curfew has been imposed due to Crystal Cove's serial killer. Norville finds himself caught between Velma and Gigi, and Daphne meets a couple claiming to be her real parents.
6	The Sins of the Fathers and Some of the Mothers	January 26, 2023	Elijah Aron Jenna Simmons
Norville's grandmother was involved with a bizarre 1970s military program called "SCOOBI", where soldiers' brains were transplanted into the bodies of meddling kids. Daphne discovers that her adoptive parents care for her much more than her real parents.
7	Fog Fest	February 2, 2023	Stephanie Amante-Ritter
Crystal Cove decides to go ahead with their celebration of the town's spooky fog. However, girls can not attend alone because of the threat of the serial killer. As a result, Velma ends up attending dressed as a man, and discovers how the other half lives.
8	A Velma in the Woods	February 2, 2023	Matt Warburton Stephanie M. Johnson
Velma and Daphne head into the woods to search for the serial killer, and meet Norville who is spending some time with Gigi at her family's cabin. Meanwhile, below them in the mines, Fred is trapped in the killer's lair.
9	Family (Wo)man	February 9, 2023	Charlie Grandy Elijah Aron
In the mines, Velma finally finds her mother, and along with Daphne, Fred, Norville and Gigi, manage to escape from the serial killer's clutches.
10	The Brains of the Operation	February 9, 2023	Charlie Grandy
Even though Diya has confessed to being the serial killer, Velma doesn't believe it, and continues investigating the case until the truth is finally discovered.

Full credits[]

The following credits are shown at the end of every episode. They reflect, as closely as possible, to the way they are presented on-screen.

TBA

Production[]

The series was first announced on February 10, 2021.^[2] Then on July 11, 2022, the trademark for the series was listed as abandoned, only for HBO Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys to confirm the series to still be in production in an August memo. Studio IAM in South Korea handled the series animation.^[3]

Notes/Trivia[]

The first episode was previewed at the New York Comic Con on October 6, 2022.^[4]
The series was advertised as available to stream on demand on Foxtel in Australia from January 12, 2023, and on its Fox 8 channel three days later. While the Fox8 screening was as announced, the episode was not actually available to stream until January 13, 2023.
This incarnation of Velma Dinkley is portrayed as being of Indian descent.^[5]
This incarnation of Shaggy Rogers is portrayed as being of African-American descent.
This incarnation of Daphne Blake is portrayed as being of Asian-American descent.
This incarnation of Fred Jones is portrayed as being rich, spoiled and entitled.
This is the first cartoon in the Scooby-Doo franchise not to feature Scooby-Doo.
- A skeleton, reminiscent of Scooby, is seen buried below Gigi's cabin in A Velma in the Woods.
This is the first series of the Scooby-Doo franchise to be aimed at adults.
This is the second Scooby-Doo cartoon and third animated Scooby-Doo incarnation overall where Frank Welker is not the voice of Fred after A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and SCOOB!. He instead voices William Jones, his father in this incarnation.
- This situation is similar to how in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Casey Kasem, Shaggy's former voice actor, voices Colton Rogers, Shaggy's father in that incarnation.
Matthew Lillard, the current voice of Shaggy Rogers in most Scooby-Doo media, expressed his support for the cast of Velma as opposed to his disappointment of not being cast in SCOOB!.^[6]