Scooby Doo spin-off renewed despite criticism

Everyone knows the worldwide success “Scooby Doo“. The cartoon brings a lot of nostalgia to those who were children in the 2000s. In addition to being a cartoon, “Scooby Doo” also won films. In 2023, a kind of spin off The series “Velma” was launched, which is an animation aimed at adults with the characters from the cartoon.

The first season aired in January this year (2023), with Velma as the main character, a teenager with a more adult approach to her story. For this reason, the platform's indicative rating is for people over 16 years old.

The characters Shaggy, Daphne and Fred are present, but the “icing on the cake”, the Scooby Doo, is not in the series. Furthermore, there was a sudden change in the origins of the characters. This timeVelma came from India and Sausage (in the series named after Norville) is now black. The company's idea was to bring representation to the design.

The north of the story is Velma investigating a serial killer who kills popular girls and boys at his school. Meanwhile, the plot presents the characters dealing with adolescence issues, such as sexuality, as Velma is openly lesbian.

_{Series “Velma” is renewed for a second season. (Photo: Disclosure/HBO Max/Series Guide)}

Now, the HBO Max announced that the second season has been renewed. The announcement was made during a panel held by Warner Bros. discovery, at the Annecy Animation Film Festival, which takes place in France. The person who confirmed the information was the vice-president of Max, Suzanna Makkos.

The news generated surprise on social media, as its first season was massacred by specialized critics and the public. At the Twitterthere were many questions about the reason for the renewal.

At the Rotten Tomatoes, an American film criticism website, the production had only 7% approval from the public, and specialized critics gave it no more than 40% approval. In the evaluations, the reviews talk a lot about the hypersexualization of the young characters and the radical changes in the protagonist's personality Velma, in addition to somewhat dubious approaches to harassment.

Featured Photo: Velma. Disclosure/HBO Max/Pipoca Moderna