HBO has released the first trailer for Mindy Kaling‘s Scooby-Doo-inspired animated series Velma. As you know, the first season was met with a pretty bad reaction from audiences due to how bad the show was.
Audiences ended up hate-watching the show, so the numbers were there for HBO to renew it for a second season. The series only has a 39% approval rating among critics and a 7% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Season 2 just looks like more of the same unfunny ridiculousness and the season will be running for ten episodes in total.
The series tells an origin story for Velma Dinkley and the Mystery Inc. gang. But, I’ll say the series is definitely set in an alternate universe because there’s nothing about this show that captures the spirit of the original Scooby-Doo gang.
In Velma Season 2, “When an even spookier mystery grips Crystal Cove, Velma (Kaling) must find a way to balance her detective work with the demands of her newfound popularity before it’s too late.”
Meanwhile, “her faithful friends Daphne (Constance Wu), Norville (Sam Richardson), and Fred (Glenn Howerton) are powerless to help thanks to their own personal battles and worse… Detention.”
Velma Season 2 will be premiering with Max on April 25th. Watch the trailer and let us know if you’ll be tuning in for Season 2.