Velma is dead (for real this time) with Max

A rather unsurprising message: Velma– the animated, Mindy Kaling-led version of the cult film Scooby Doo Character – was canceled. Max finally dropped the series today after two seasons of People Being even stranger about it than they normally are when they don’t like a show. “The last two seasons, Mindy [Kaling] and (creator) Charlie [Grandy] “We have created an incredibly fun and fresh world within the iconic crime franchise,” Max said in a statement about the cancellation. above diversity. “Although we will not be continuing with another season of the series, we thank them for their compelling coming-of-age story, their unmatched clues and their hilarious banter.”

Over the course of the two seasons, Velma’s “origin story” explored some of these The craziest world building on television, with storylines following a Breakfast Club-themed musical, swapped brains and a “dong-removing serial killer.” They even killed Velma at the end of season two, only to turn her into a ghost and bring her back to life months later Halloween special. Maybe we’ll never see anything so outrageous from Max again. The voice cast led by Mindy Kaling also included Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Sarayu Blue, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Nicole Byer, Gary Cole, Andia Winslow and Sara Ramirez.

Although he’s not always the biggest fan of the show itself, The AV Club‘s Saloni Gajjar praised the series for its positive South Asian portrayal in a Essay last year. “Personal, Velma touched me despite its generic mystery and cheesy one-liners because it shows a messy, insecure brown teenager striving to do better,” she wrote. “And it’s particularly poignant Because the disappointing and limited South Asian representation in animation… it’s contemporary shows like Velma…that help change the audience’s perspective and really convince you.”

Although she has not yet publicly commented on the cancellation, Mindy Kaling has other irons in the fire. You can take a look at this new teaser for the third season of her show The sex lives of college girls Now.