VELMA showrunner says he’d like a crossover with the HARLEY QUINN animated series

The first teaser trailer was shared last week Mindy Kalingthe next animated series from HBO Max Velma. This is an animated series for adults based on the cartoon of the beloved child Scooby Dooand it seemed to me that they were trying to emulate what Harley Quinn is doing with their animated series.

According to the showrunner Charlie Grandyhe would really like to see Velma intersection with Harley Quinn at some point similar to how Scooby-Doo would cross paths with other shows and celebrities. During a recent interview with CB he went on to say:

“If this is a hit or takes off, there is absolutely going to be talk of doing something. Again, this honors the original show and we want to honor the original Scooby as much as possible. So this is embedded in the DNA of the original. So we’re going to look for ways to do it. our opinion on this. “

It’s not hard to imagine these two shows crisscrossing each other as the story and tone are very similar. The series tells the story of the origins of Velma Dinkley, “the unknown and underrated brain of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc gang. This fun, original version unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers.” .

The series is gathering a large cast, which includes Mindy Kaling like Velma, Glenn Howerton like Fred, Sam Richardson like Norville (“Shaggy”), And Constance Wu like Daphne. The rest of the voice cast includes Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ken Leung, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji, Sarayu Blue, Nicole Byer, Ming-Na Wen, Shay Mitchell, Debby Ryan, Kulap VilaysakAnd City of Carlo Antonio.

Velma is expected to debut on HBO Max in 2023.