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Since its release,Velmahas been a lightning rod for controversies for its dark premise and egotistical and inconsiderate take on the belovedScooby-Doocharacter, Velma. And even though the show has garnered severe criticism over its butchering of the iconic character, it appears the studios aren’t bothered by the hate until it’s pulling views.
Despite getting heavily bombed on the internet and ridiculed by a substantial portion of the audience, theScooby-Doospinoff has become a colossal success for HBO Max. And it seems that the studio isn’t done capitalizing on its negative criticisms.
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Velmais moving forward with a new season despite controversies
Despite garnering a huge pile of criticisms, the R-rated animated show is officially moving toward a second season. The CEO and chairman of Warner Television Group, Channing Dungey, revealed their plethora of projects to Deadline, which are in development and it appears that one of them isVelmaSeason 2. Deadline stated,
“Dungey’s team is working on a second season of Scooby-Doo spinoff Velma, an adult animated comedy that comes from Mindy Kaling,”
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Twitter erupts after the renewal ofVelmafor a new season
Although the HBO Max show has garnered huge numbers on the platform, and not for good reasons, the prime reason behind its excessive viewing numbers is hate-watching. And despite the excessive hate and review bombing campaigns against the show, it has ultimately resulted in HBO Max’s benefit.
And the confirmation of the second season was the straw that broke the camel’s back, as people are furious over the studio’s decision to capitalize on its hate rather than understanding why it was hated. Many Twitter users didn’t shy away from calling out their decision for green-lighting another season and shared their disgust over the matter.
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— Noah (@NoahTho96655172)July 13, 2025
Let this be a lesson to you all, any publicity is good publicity
— the sacred and profane (@MECHASTREISSAND)Aug 13, 2025
This show has horrible ratings how it get a new season but plenty of other shows got cancelled that should have gotten one😭😭
— Dillion Harper (@og_yungdilly)June 10, 2025
The show itself is terrible. The worst thing about the show I can not forgive is that they did not solve the mystery in the first season and left it as a cliffhanger. They left it open ended to try to get a second season. Infinity train is cancel but this show got a second season
— jay brrr (@BrrrJa)August 05, 2025
see what y’all did 😭 this is why we don’t hate watch
— ryan ♡ (@hard2luvrsie)July 14, 2025
who asked for another seasonpic.twitter.com/RVggGfCiuq
— Ian (@marxtheian)July 19, 2025
Also read:‘They’re butchering all the Scooby-Doo characters’: Velma’s HBO Max Debut Sparks Heated Debate, Fans Label it ‘Just Another Generic Cartoon’
Considering the writing and direction of the first show, fans aren’t quite confident that the upcoming season will change its course for the better and provide a watchful experience for the audience. But even though it appears that the executives are just looking to profit from their hate, fans of the characters will have to wait to see if the studios will learn from their mistakes.
Velmais available to stream on HBO Max.
Source:Deadline
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
