New ‘Scooby-Doo’ Series Will Reinvent the Franchise

Two years ago, Warner Bros. announced its upcoming Scooby-Doo anime called Go Go Mystery Machine. This series is set to bring back the wacky adventures of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo as they venture to a new place with new friends and face new foes. While the project has been in development, there have been few updates on its progress until now.

Go Go Mystery Machine has yet to announce its cast and release date, but it’s said to follow Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, as they travel to Japan on an “ultimate foodie adventure.” But during their trip, they “unwittingly unleash hundreds of mischievous mythical monsters that are now causing trouble all over the country.” To stop these monsters, the duo is joined by Scooby’s uncle, Daisuke-Doo, Etsuko, and Toshiro, as they help “solve the mystery and catch the monsters.”

According to ComicBook.com, Warner Bros. gave an update on Go Go Mystery Machine during the “Creators x Hollywood” panel, where Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register offered a promising update on the upcoming show. He said:

“We’ve been doing that with Scooby-Doo. We had Mystery Incorporated, where we had a love triangle between Shaggy and Velma, and Scooby. We’ve done some stranger stuff. I’m currently producing and developing an anime right now. We’re doing stuff in that direction. Every now and then, we get a character that we can stretch and do something new with.”



















































Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz
Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.

💊The Matrix

🔥Mad Max

🌧️Blade Runner

🏜️Dune

🚀Star Wars

01

You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.





02

In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.





03

What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





04

How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





05

Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.





06

Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.





07

Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.





08

What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.





Your Fate Has Been Calculated
You’d Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.


The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

  • You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
  • You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
  • You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.


The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
  • You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
  • In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.


Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
  • In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
  • You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
  • In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.


Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.


A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
  • You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
  • In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.

What Is ‘Scooby-Doo!’ About?

Scooby-Doo! is a long-running media franchise that began in 1969 and has since produced numerous TV shows, films, video games, and other media. The Scooby-Doo! franchise follows a similar formula: a crime-solving group called Mystery Incorporated, consisting of Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy, and their dog named Scooby-Doo, travel to different places to solve supernatural mysteries in their van, the Mystery Machine. They learn that a monster or supernatural force is causing the problem, and they begin their investigation. After hijinks, antics, and chase scenes ensue, a trap is set, and they catch the monster, only to unmask the human behind the chaos.

The most recent Scooby-Doo project to come out is Velma, a spin-off that was heavily criticized by fans and critics alike and ran for only two seasons. Additionally, Go Go Mystery Machine isn’t the only Japanese-inspired spin-off in the works. Back in January 2026, Warner Bros. also announced a new series called Scooby-Doo! Gokko, which is said to be similar to Tom & Jerry Gokko, giving the classic cartoon a chibi art style, is scheduled to come out in 2027. Recently, it was announced that Netflix plans to release its live-action adaptation of the iconic cartoon, starring Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley, and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones

Go Go Mystery Machine has yet to announce a release date. Follow Collider to stay up to date with the latest updates.

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