Although the series points to the style of the series harley quinn (also in HBO Max), the show has received mixed reviews from critics. In Metacriticthe show has a rating of 59, while online reactions have been largely negative.
In IMDbwhere users can rate shows between 1 and 10, Velma got an average rating of 1.3 after more than 50 thousand votes
As a result, Velma it became the worst animated series and the third lowest rated show on the platform. The worst rated program is The Pogmentarya documentary about the footballer Paul Pogbafollowed by a Turkish musical drama titled Iste Bu Benim Masalim.
In an interview with the Variety portal, Kaling explained the reason behind changing the races of the characters that become part of Mystery Inc. On the show, Velma is South Asian, Daphne is East Asian, and Norville, who becomes Shaggy, is African American..
“The original Scooby-Doo, which we are such fans of, also has its roots in another era and reflects the cultural landscape of the 1960s and 1970s and what people traditionally put on television,” Kaling said. “I just felt like if we can make the characters anything, why not do something new?”
Grandy added, “It started with Mindy saying, ‘I’m doing Velma’s voice; What makes more sense? What drew Mindy into the character, and what I loved about it, was that the smartest of the gang who solved the mysteries didn’t get credit. Building off of that, why not just expand the diversity of the cast?
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