HBO Max announces new adult animation shows, including a Velma Dinkley Origin story

HBO Max has announced series orders for three new adult animation shows, including a Scooby-Doo spin-off that will tell the original story of Velma Dinkley, and a revival of Clone High. The original and comic series, aptly titled Velma, will debunk the complex. and colorful past of the underrated brain of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang, Velma Dinkley, voiced by executive producer Mindy Kaling (The Office). Charlie Grandy, Howard Klein and Sam Register will also act as executive producers on the 10-episode series, which will be produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

In addition to Velma, HBO Max ordered two seasons of Clone High, a new version of the 2002 series Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence set in a high school for clones of historical figures. In addition to writing the series, Lord and Miller will again team up with Lawrence to serve as executive producers on the MTV revival, with Erica Rivinoja as showrunner.

The streaming company further fleshed out its adult entertainment program with Nate Sherman and Nick Vokey’s Fired on Mars, an existential workplace comedy set on the Martian campus of a modern technology company; SNL’s Pete Davidson will lend his voice to one of the characters. HBO Max also revamped JG Quintel’s adult animated comedy Close Enough for two more seasons.

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“It is a tremendous privilege to build on the more than 100-year legacy of ‘cartoons’ at this company. We can draw a straight line from our hundreds of childhoods that we spent watching Bugs outsmart Elmer to the current adult animation series that we’re building here at HBO Max and we think fans will agree, ”said Suzanna Makkos, EVP of Original Comedy and Adult Animation at HBO Max. “We are proud to introduce this distinctive series of series from a wide variety of creators, which will be a first stop for animation enthusiasts around the world.”

These new projects join an already packed string of upcoming adult animated shows, including Harley Quinn, The Prince, Santa Inc., 10 Year Old Tom and The Boondocks previously announced by the network, as well as an all-new roster from HBO. Max animated originals for adults including Hello Paul, Obi, Uncanny Valley and Cover, all of which are currently in development.

To learn more about the animated adult shows mentioned in this article, read why we think Clone High is a binge-worthy series, check out our review of Season 1 of Close Enough, which we called “ effective and entertaining ” for a target audience, then find out which other animated sitcoms we think should get a revival series.

Adele Ankers is a freelance entertainment journalist. You can reach her via Twitter.