Spoiler: the great dane pup is way cuter than anyone could have expected.

Scooby-Doo: Origins reveals what mystery-solving pup looks like in Netflix prequel, marking a first for the franchise

Spoiler: the great dane pup is way cuter than anyone could have expected.

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Shaggy and Scooby-Doo on 'Scooby-Doo: Origins'. Credit:

- The first look at the great dane up starring in *Scooby-Doo: Origins *is here.

- Netflix released a teaser clip for the prequel series introducing the mystery-solving dog, marking the first time in franchise history that a real dog is being used.

- *Scooby-Doo: Origins* is slated to premiere in 2027.

The first look at the dog starring in *Scooby-Doo: Origins* is here.

Netflix released a teaser clip of the upcoming live-action prequel series on Monday, and fans got a glimpse of what the great dane pup Scooby-Doo and his best bud Shaggy Rogers look like together. Spoiler: it's way cuter than expected. The clip, which starts from Scooby's view, teases something absolutely vicious.

However, the big reveal of a Scooby being portrayed by a real dog in the show will make even the most dastardly villain's heart melt.

Fans agreed, ready to do anything for the pup. "SCOOBY REVEAL IS THE BEST START TO THE WEEK!!," one wrote on Instagram. "Puppy scoob my beloved," another said. "SCOOBY-DOO MY SHAYLA HES SO PRECIOUS," a third chimed in.

Per an official logline, *Scooby-Doo: Origins *is a "modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog."

"During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder."

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The synopsis concludes, "Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets."

Scooby-Doo has been a pop culture icon for decades, dating back to 1969 when the original animated series *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? *premiered, introducing Mystery Inc. to the world. Television series, films, and made-for-television movies have endeared the mystery-solving great dane to generations.

Scooby-Doo animated; Scooby on 'Scooby-Doo: Origins'.

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The Netflix prequel marks the first time a real-life dog will take on the role as the snack-loving pup.

Starring in the Netflix series are Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser, who is perhaps the most *Scooby-Doo *actor who has ever existed.

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Matthew Lillard, who starred as Shaggy in the 2002 live-action *Scooby-Doo *film, approves of the upcoming show. "My general thought is that I'm really happy for them. I think that the show needs to come back," he told ** in January.

"We haven't done an animated series now in years, which I think is horrible. I think that it's a great way for kids to understand storytelling. It's the first introduction to ghost stories for a lot of kids, right?"

Lillard also emphasized the message future generations can take away from *Scooby-Doo: Origins*.

"It's about friendship and sticking together as a gang and working together to solve mysteries — and that normally it's a dangerous white man behind a mask. These are the things that kids have to learn."

Production for the eight-episode series kicked off in Atlanta in April. *Scooby-Doo: Origins *is slated to premiere on Netflix in 2027.

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