Netflix is revving up a new version of the Mystery Machine with a fresh live-action take on Scooby-Doo, and now one of the original gang who tried it out back in 2002 has had a few words to say on the matter. Matthew Lillard played Shaggy in two films, alongside the other perfectly cast members of Mystery Inc. — Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, and Linda Cardellini as Velma — so it’s fair to say he knows how to handle the permanently petrified dog.
“My general thought is that I’m really happy for them. I think that the show needs to come back,” the Scooby-Doo and Scream star told Entertainment Weekly. “I think that it’s a great way for kids to understand storytelling. It’s the first introduction to ghost stories for a lot of kids, right? It’s about friendship and sticking together as a gang and working together to solve mysteries — and that normally it’s a dangerous white man behind a mask. These are the things that kids have to learn.”
“I think that having it back is good,” assured Lillard. “My hope is that they hold onto what’s tried and true and take their hack at it. But the reality is that I’m sort of a purist when it comes to that franchise. The core of it is really about friendship. It’s really lovely, and I hope that they hold onto that.”
With no confirmed release date just yet, we’ll have to wait and see how the fresh new faces of Mystery Inc-in-the-making and their dog handle things in the future. While we wait, here’s our list of the best TV shows to watch in 2026.
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