‘Velma’ (‘Vilma’): all about the Scooby Doo spin-off coming to HBO Max

When it comes to animation, we automatically tend to think that it is intended for children, but the truth is that there are already many fictions made in what is popularly known as “cartoons” that are aimed at adults. The Simpsonrick and morty or most of the movies of the studio ghibli They can dazzle the little ones, but they are clearly designed for the interpretive capacity of the older ones. However, few are intended for a middle generation or perhaps to serve as a bridge between childhood and adult life. Well, HBO Max wanted to remedy it with its new premiere, Velma (Wilma).

Velma Dinkley He is one of the endearing members of the Mysteries SA gang, although everyone knows them as the friends of the Scooby-Doo dog. She, the intelligent and shy young brown-haired woman with her characteristic horn-rimmed glasses, comes to the fore for the first time in this series of 10 chapters of 20-25 minutes which focuses on her character, although we also see Shaggy, Fred and Daphne.

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Velma: characters from the Scooby-Doo spin-off on HBO Max

In a slightly more transcendent tone than the original series, this animated series leaps into a slightly more adult audience to tell the origin story of Velma Dinkley (mindy kaling), the anonymous and underestimated mastermind of the gang of Mysteries SA, led by the endearing Scooby-Doo. This original and comedic twist reveals the complex and peculiar past of one of the most beloved mystery investigators in fiction, as we will travel through this character’s adolescence and how her particular detective squad was founded.

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In the case of an animated series, this time the original cast is made up of voices, highlighting that of the protagonist, mindy kaling (The officecreator of The sex life of college girls). But although the fiction is based on Velma’s adolescence, we cannot ignore that her detective friends end up being an important part of her life. That is why in her chapters we will also see how she meets Norville “Shaggy” Rogers (Sam Richardson, return of the witches 2), his complicated relationship with popular girl Daphne Blake (Constance Wu, the final list) and the 16-year-old boy Velma has a crush on, who soon becomes a murder suspect, Fred Jones (Glenn Howerton, The Mindy Project).

As an appetizer of the series, we leave you the synopsis of the first two chapters, to find out what the mystery will be to be solved by the young woman. Velma throughout the series.

Episode 1

When accused of murdering a popular classmate, lonely teen Vilma Dinkley has 24 hours to find the real culprit. The only problem is that she has stopped solving mysteries.

episode 2

Vilma tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of her mother by all means, and even teams up with her former best friend and current nemesis, Daphne. Norville has his own enemies from him.