Mindy Kaling's Velma Series Gets Teaser Trailer From HBO Max
HBO Max just released the first teaser for Mindy Kaling's upcoming adult animated series Velma. Based on the beloved character of the same name from the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons, the show aims to offer a new perspective on an old standard. But Velma herself may not be a particularly big fan of said changes.
The character of Velma has been enjoying a bit of a renaissance of her own. With the recent confirmation that she is, in fact, a lesbian and the less praiseworthy issue of her rather problematic (but now fixed) police-centric move in MultiVersus, Velma is currently no stranger to the headlines. Now, with Kaling serving as a voice actress and executive producer, the expert sleuth is back. However, the vibes this time around are very much not of the child-friendly sort.
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The trailer, posted on HBO Max's YouTube channel, shows a teenage Velma Dinkley sending a threatening text to the streaming service expressing her distaste at a similar (albeit fictional) project that aims to tell the story of Judy Jetson of The Jetsons. As she reads her message aloud, a mysterious knife-wielding figure is seen sneaking into her house. The figure then calls her from inside, with Velma reacting with approval at how classic tropes like «the killer is calling from inside the house» still work, a mindset that quickly shifts when the reality of the situation sinks in. She turns and sees the killer, ending the teaser with a splash of blood on the window.
Aside from the likely misdirecting implication that Velma is brutally killed in the teaser itself, there's a pretty self-aware vibe here. It gives off similar vibes to HBO Max's other hit animated series Harley Quinn, which balances self-aware
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