HBO Max and Cartoon Network announced on Monday the first-ever Scooby-Doo preschool series, “Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Pups,” a new CGI-animated adventure comedy series starring Shaggy and Scooby. Scooby-Doo veteran voices Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard will lead the cast, playing Scooby and Shaggy.
The new series will join the Cartoonito preschool block in 2024 and follows Shaggy and Scooby as counselors at a lakeside sleepaway camp. While Shaggy and Scooby don’t know much about canoes and archery, they do know how to solve a mystery! In a summer filled with nature hikes, rafting trips, and fireside ghost stories, the goofy, good-hearted, and can-do duo will share their love for chasing clues with three young camper pups destined to become a preschool version of Mystery Incorporated.
Featuring mysteries that will be more kooky than spooky, Scooby-Doo! And the Mystery Pups teaches preschoolers about curiosity and the joy of discovery. The show will encourage the audience to solve clues alongside the collaborative trio of pups, exemplifying how much can be accomplished with friends by your side. These curiosity and teamwork skillsets align with Cartoonito’s Humancentric Learning Framework—a philosophy that helps children develop their unique potential—by inspiring preschoolers to greet every mystery they encounter with wonder, confidence, and cooperation.
“This show combines everything we love about Scooby—his humor, his loyal friendship with Shaggy, his mystery-loving spirit—all in an innovative and accessible format for preschoolers,” said Amy Friedman, head of kids & family programming at Warner Bros. “Cartoonito parents and caregivers will get to introduce kids to their beloved childhood hero in a totally new way.”
Mark Palmer (“Hello Ninja,” “Treehouse Detectives”) serves as co-executive producer and showrunner, with Erik Knutsen as supervising producer. Sam Register also serves as executive producer.
