Netflix has revealed the actors for Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley and Shaggy Rogers in its upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series. Maxwell Jenkins, Abby Ryder Fortson and Tanner Hagen join previously announced Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake.
The casting announcement completes the core Mystery Inc. group for Netflix's modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving teens and their dog. Maxwell Jenkins, known from Lost in Space, will portray Fred Jones. Abby Ryder Fortson, from The Pitt, takes on Velma Dinkley. Tanner Hagen, also of The Pitt, plays Shaggy Rogers. Mckenna Grace, recognized from Young Sheldon, stars as Daphne Blake. The as-yet-untitled series is set during the group's final summer at camp. According to the official logline, old friends Shaggy and Daphne become involved in a haunting mystery about a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have witnessed a supernatural murder. They team up with pragmatic, scientific townie Velma and the strange but handsome new kid Freddy to solve the case, which pulls them into a creepy nightmare threatening to expose their secrets. Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg serve as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Adrienne Erickson and Toby Haynes. The news was published on March 18, 2026.