'Velma' Canceled by Max
by EG
The adult animated Scooby-Doo prequel series Velma failed to overcome mixed reviews and find an audience over its first two seasons. As a result, streamer Max has announced that it won't move forward with a. third season for the series. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
The Max adult animated series “Velma” has been canceled after two seasons.
The series starred Mindy Kaling and was based on the beloved “Scooby-Doo” character. Season 2 of the show debuted back in April. The series served a prequel to “Scooby-Doo,” with Velma and the other members of Mystery Inc. as high school students solving mysteries in the town of Crystal Cove.
The voice cast included: Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Sarayu Blue, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Nicole Byer, Gary Cole, Andia Winslow, and Sara Ramirez.
“Over the past two seasons, Mindy [Kaling] and Charlie [Grandy] have created an incredibly fun and fresh world within the iconic whodunit franchise,” Max said in a statement. “While we won’t be moving forward with another season of the series, we thank them for their compelling coming-of-age storytelling, unrivaled clues, and hilarious hijinks.”
“Velma” was developed by Charlie Grandy, who also served as an executive producer. Kaling also executie produced along with Howard Klein, and Elijah Aron. Jessica Kumai Scott was a co-executive producer, while Amy Winfrey was a supervising producer. Kandace Reuter and Rick Williams produced, with Moss Perricone and Greg Gallant co-producing.
While there will not be a third season of “Velma,” a Halloween special debuted on Max on Oct. 3.
“Velma” proved polarizing from the the outset, with the first season holding just a 38% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In his review for Variety, Joshua Alston wrote “[These] characters are just really unpleasant to spend time with, and it starts at the top with Velma, whose selfish and misanthropic tendencies aren’t diluted by her moments of vulnerability.”
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