According to The Hollywood Reporter, Max has just canceled the animated series Velma after two seasons. The second season, which aired in April, along with the Halloween special that aired earlier this month, marks the series’ end.
Velma is a more adult-themed and reimagined take on the popular Scooby-Doo franchise, focusing more on Velma Dinkley. The series was created by Charlie Grandy (The Mindy Project) and follows Velma, played by Mindy Kaling (The Morning Show), as she is hunted by her mother’s disappearance, dealing with the perils of being a teenager and solving mysteries.
“Over the past two seasons, Mindy and Charlie have created an incredibly fun and fresh world within the iconic whodunit franchise,” Max said in a statement. “While we won’t be moving forward with another season of the series, we thank them for their compelling coming-of-age storytelling, unrivaled clues, and hilarious hijinks.”
The series stars Glenn Howerton (BlackBerry) as Fred, Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asian) as Daphne and Sam Richardson (Veep) as Norville, Jane Lynch (Glee) as Donna, Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws) as Linda, Russell Peters (Don’t Suck) as Aman, Melissa Fumero (Night Court) as Sophie, Stephen Root (Clone High) as Merle, Gary Cole (Bob’s Burger) as Lamont, Ken Leung (Old) as Darren, Cherry Jones (Poker Face) as Victoria, Frank Welker (Jellystone) as William, “Weird” Al Yankovic (The Simpsons) as Dandruff Tuba, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji (Tab Time) as Sammy, Sarayu Blue (Inside Out 2) as Diya, Nicole Byer (In The Know) as Blythe, Ming-Na Wen (Blue Eye Samurai) as Carroll, Shay Mitchell (Dollface) as Brenda, Debby Ryan (Fast X) as Krista, Kulap Vilaysak (Baby Mouth) as Lola and Karl-Anthony Towns (Big City Greens) as Handsome Jock.
Grandy and Kaling executive produced Velma with Howard Klein (The Office), Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe president Sam Register (Son of Batman).
All seasons of Velma, as well as the Halloween special, are available to stream on Max.