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Velma is returning for more! Max has renewed the adult animated series for a second season. Season one premiered in January, and there has been word that writing for a second season was underway.
Starring Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, Jane Lynch, Ming-Na Wen, and Wanda Sykes, the series takes an adult look at the origins of Velma Dinkley (Kaling) and the Mystery Inc. gang from the Scooby-Doo franchise.
While announcing the renewal of Velma, Suzanna Makkos, the Executive Vice President of Original Comedy and Adult Animation for Max and Adult Swim, spoke more about the animated line-up for adults. Max revealed those details in a press release.
Ten Year Old Tom (Debuts June 29)
This series follows the misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the well-meaning grownups around him. Being a kid is hard enough for Tom, but when bad influences seem to lurk around every corner – from litigious parents and drug dealing bus drivers to school administrators who want to sleep with his mom – it’s downright impossible. While the adults in Tom’s life certainly mean well, they just can’t manage to lead by example.
Voices include Steve Dildarian, Jennifer Coolidge, John Malkovich, Gillian Jacobs, Edi Patterson, Byron Bowers, and more, with David Duchovny returning as a guest star along with many others.
Executive Producers: Steve Dildarian (“The Life and Times of Tim”), Marty Adelstein (“One Piece”), and Becky Clements (“Physical”) for Tomorrow Studios, and Nick Weidenfeld for Work Friends.
Studio/Prod Co: Work Friends – a JV between Nick Weidenfeld (“The Boondocks,” “Rick & Morty”) and Tomorrow Studios. The animation is produced at ShadowMachine. ITV Studios handles international distribution.
Young Love (Debuts this Fall)
“Young Love” expands on the animated short “Hair Love,” which centered around the relationship between an African American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair for the first time. Filled with comedy and heart, the all-new Max Original animated series Young Love is an honest look into the world of the Young family – including millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – as they juggle their careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues and multi-generational dynamics, all while striving to make a better life for themselves.
Voices include Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Issa Rae, Loretta Devine, Harry Lennix, Tamar Braxton and Brooke Monroe Conaway.
Creator and Executive Producer: Matthew A. Cherry
Executive Producer: Monica Young for Blue Key Entertainment
Executive Producers: Karen Toliver and Carl Jones
Executive Producers: Carl Reed and David Steward II for Lion Forge Animation
Studio/Prod Co: Produced in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation.
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
This all-new half-hour young adult animated series starring the fearless sword-wielding adventurer, Fionna, and her magical best friend and talking cat, Cake. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the ten-episode series will explore their relationship and the mysterious land of Ooo. Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov – embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.
Executive Producer: Adam Muto
Studio/Prod Co: Cartoon Network Studios
Max Originals in development include:
Keeping Up with the Joneses
The Newberry’s struggle to hold onto their past glory while living in the shadow of Jerry Jones and their other rich neighbors in the wealthy Dallas suburb of Highland Park.
Writers/Executive Producers: Hugh Davidson, Rachel Ramras, Larry Dorf
Studio/Prod Co: Warner Bros. Animation
Anything Factory
From Tom Kauffman (“Rick and Morty”) Anything Factory follows Henry Zingo as he returns home to reconnect with his ailing father and help his sister manage the family business: A Wonka-esque factory riddled with ethics violations.
Created by: Tom Kauffman and David Seger & Spencer Strauss
Executive Producer: Tom Kauffman
Executive Producer: Searchlight TV
Uptown Bodega
Tati Cruz has inherited her father’s old Bodega and vows to keep the business booming in a fast changing Nueva York with the help of her husband, three kids, and Rocky the bodega cat.
Writers/Executive Producers: Oz Rodriguez & Lemon Anderson
Executive Producer: Peter Murrieta
Executive Producer: Greg Walter (3 Arts Entertainment)
Studio: Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group
The premiere date for Velma season two will be announced later.
What do you think? Did you watch Velma earlier this year? Do you plan to watch season two on Max when it arrives?
This show should have never been greenlit for a first season. I understand about WB canceling shows to save money but when they keep offensive trash like this, that nobody likes, that really ticks off subscribers. This show has no audience. It should be canceled and Mindy kaling should be ran out of Hollywood forever. The only thing I can think of was that there was some type of contractual obligation for two seasons? If it could have been used a tax write off that would have helped the HBO brand better then letting it move forward. Even if it… Read more »
Someone ought to burn the show’s master tapes.
Seriously, they cancel Perry Mason, a great show, yet renew this, Euphoria, probably the new porn show Idol AND Industry? They all barely cracked 100,ooo viewers and Industry was the second-lowest rated show. There isn’t a sound reason for what they cancel and what they keep.
Industry season 1 was really good however season 2 was a bore.
So many problems with this animation programming there’s no place to properly address issue. Hence since there are so many problems there’s no reason to watch this at all. Save your mind save your conscience save all aspects of your humanity just say no to this programming.
At a time where great and popular sows are being cancelled, one of the worst and most poorly reviewed shows in modern times is renewed?
It is a true abomination and should never have been allowed to taint one of the most beloved of animated shows.
velma deserves better than this crap show its a total disgrace to the scooby doo franchise.look at its absolutely terrible ratings on imdb the only reason it got so many views was cause it was so bad do they really think anybody is gonna watch a season 2 of this crap show.i hope the person who renewed this gets fired.
IMDb ratings mean nothing to the industry at all, only money for shareholders matters at the end of the day for streaming services.
not like it brought them money.
I definitely agree I think HBO should do a lot better scooby show then this show I won’t even watch it it sounds horrible.