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HBO Max finally unveils the new adultVelmaseries starring Mindy Kaling. The show will give the viewers a mature origin story for Velma and her friends, as first seen at New York Comic Con.
The HBO Max panel shared a sneak peek ofVelma’s first episode, where the group started solving a mystery before they officially became the famous crime-solving gang. This first look shockingly consisted of a gross murder, lots of profanities, and even nudity.Mindy Kalinglends her voice to Velma Dinkley, as viewers can hear from the preview episode where she explains the spine-chilling murder mystery.
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Adult Velma Series Is Absolutely Rated ‘Not For Kids’
The entire voice cast was also revealed, including Constance Wu as Daphne, Sam Richardson as Shaggy, and Glenn Howerton as Fred. In the sneak peek, viewers will see Daphne and Velma together in a girl’s locker room when a dead body suddenly fell from one of the lockers. The victim is identified as Brenda, and her head is cracked open.
The panel mentioned that theVelmaseries is not for kids, obviously, and it is somewhat on the level ofHarley QuinnandRick and Morty. After the announcement of Velma becoming officially a lesbian, she is also revealed as a South Asian. Kaling said:
“No one’s imagination ever had a problem with a talking dog solving mysteries, so I think we can handle a brown Velma.When it was announced that I was going to do the voice of Velma, people were very supportive and happy on Twitter. And so I felt great. Then it was announced a month ago that the Velma character would be reimagined as South Asian. And people were not happy. There was a lot of, like, ‘So not Velma!’ Those kinds of tweets. ‘Not the classic Velma that I’m always thinking about.’” (viaDeadline)
When the series was announced, people threw racist comments at Kaling’s new project. She addressed the issue when she appeared inLate Night With Seth Meyersin 2021.
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Twitter Fans Went Crazy Over First Look At The Characters
This time, fans have mixed reactions about Shaggy, Daphne, and Fred’s first look in theVelmaseries, and some of them expressed their thoughts on Twitter. Check out these tweets:
Gotta get all the colors of the rainbow in there
— VVillis (@WillisInChains)July 24, 2025
https://twitter.com/MrVengeance_/status/1578100449537708032
pic.twitter.com/8d91RRV5ls
— amell (@amelmallari)July 19, 2025
Judging from the summaries going around, I have some bad news for you…
— Alan (John) Wilkinson 🇬🇧 (@Cassius335)July 05, 2025
https://twitter.com/sophie_gm8/status/1578120144412286976
There’s just more and more reasons for me to not watch this show.pic.twitter.com/9yJEN05g3c
— Sunset Shimmer’s Strongest Simp (@shimmer_simp)July 21, 2025
Many viewers are still not ready to see diversity on screen, or perhaps a character that they grew up watching suddenly changes identity. It is important for filmmakers to be careful when translating representation on screen. But, Kaling also said in her speech that she does not care if people freak out about it in theVelmaseries.
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