Days after Velma's new Halloween special, one show artist drops a bombshell: "There will not be a season 3"

Velma
(Image credit: Max)

Max's Scooby-Doo spin-off Velma has seemingly been canceled after just two seasons – according to a now-deleted post from an artist on the show.

Background painter Davey Cummings shared backgrounds for the new Velma Halloween Special on Instagram (H/T Screen Rant), alongside a caption.

"So fun working with this crew. There will not be a season 3," Cummings wrote. "But I hope I get to work with these amazing talented people again one day."

First debuting in 2023, Velma starred Mindy Kaling as a fresh take on the bespectacled Mystery Inc. member. Kaling was joined in the cast by Glenn Howerton as Fred, Sam Richardson as Norville (otherwise known as Shaggy in other Scooby-Doo media), and Constance Wu as Daphne.

While there's been no official word on Velma's cancelation just yet, it would continue a trend of shows being canned in recent months. 2024, it seems, is in danger of being a streaming graveyard.

Just yesterday, Kaos – a modern-day take on Greek mythology – was canceled by Netflix just 40 days after release, while Taika Waititi's Time Bandits was scrapped just two months after it aired on Apple TV Plus. Chucky, Our Flag Means Death, The Acolyte, and Orphan Black: Echoes are just some of the series that have also gone to the great watchlist in the sky in recent months.

The constant chopping of streaming shows in their first season has even led the likes of Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin to lament the loss of shows such as Amazon's My Lady Jane. 

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Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at 12DOVE, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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