Velma (TV series)

Velma
Genre	Adult animation Animated sitcom Comedy horror Mystery
Based on	Characters by Hanna-Barbera Productions
Developed by	Charlie Grandy
Voices of	Mindy Kaling Glenn Howerton Sam Richardson Constance Wu
Music by	Craig DeLeon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21
Production
Executive producers	Charlie Grandy Mindy Kaling Howard Klein Sam Register Elijah Aron
Producers	Kandace Reuter Rick Williams Greg Gallant
Editors	Brian Swanson Erin Hassidim
Running time	22–28 minutes
Production companies	Charlie Grandy Productions Kaling International 3 Arts Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network	Max
Release	January 12, 2023 (2023-01-12) – October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)
Related
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019–21)
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Velma is an American adult animated comedy mystery television series based on the character Velma Dinkley from the Scooby-Doo franchise. Developed and created^[1] by Charlie Grandy for HBO Max, it stars executive producer Mindy Kaling as the voice of the titular character, with Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, and Glenn Howerton in supporting roles. Grandy also serves as the showrunner of the series. It revolves around Velma Dinkley and the other human members of Mystery Inc. before their official formation, making it the first television series in the franchise to not feature the character Scooby-Doo.

The series premiered on January 12, 2023. A second season was released on April 25, 2024, with a Halloween special premiering on October 3 of the same year. In October 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons.^[2][3]

Velma received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the voice acting and animation, but were divided towards the humor and criticized its meta storytelling, characterization, writing, and departures from the traditional Scooby-Doo format. Audience reception was overwhelmingly negative.