Every episode is a cringy, eye-rolling slog that doesn't seem to have any idea who its audience is, yet seems to despise them all the same.

Velma review: Zoinks! Mindy Kaling's Scooby-Doo prequel is a (mostly) fun time

Jokes become exhausting in the meta, not-for-kids ‘Scooby Doo’ prequel on HBO Max.

“This is my story, told my way,” the title character narrates at the outset of “Velma,” an adult-oriented take on “Scooby-Doo” that demonstrates ...

Mindy Kaling stars in the Scooby Doo-free origin story Velma, envisioned as an adult animated series for HBO Max. Read our review here.

Well cast and consistently funny, the Mindy Kaling-led animated origin story is light on action but full of memorable characters.

Velma is the Scooby Doo reboot no one asked for.

Mindy Kaling's HBO Max reboot makes 'Harley Quinn' look... well, much better than 'Velma.'

Mindy Kaling, Constance Wu, Sam Richardson and Glenn Howerton lead an adult-oriented animated series about the early days of the Scooby-Doo gang, minus Scoob...

And given that this is a Mindy Kaling production, you probably already know what that is.

Charlie Grandy's R-rated adaptation has more jokes than mysteries, and an all-star cast. Review

We review the HBO Max series Velma season 1, which does not contain significant spoilers or major plot points.

An adult animation prequel to a vintage kids cartoon, Velma is non-stop ironic quips and meta-commentary.

The show’s real problem is its attitude toward viewers.

HBO Max’s hotly anticipated origin story of the brains behind Mystery Inc. is well worth the wait, with a compelling mystery and even funnier punchlines. (...

While the most foolish among us wrote off the “Scooby-Doo” update as “Woke Velma,” an epic joke in the new season is a hilarious reminder that the sh...

Mindy Kaling stars as the Scooby-Doo character Velma in HBO Max's extremely R-rated, animated and unfortunately off-putting prequel.

Let the kids have their 'Bluey.' Old 'Scooby-Doo' fans can bask in the nostalgia of Mindy Kaling's adult take on a classic with animated 'Velma.'

Starring Mindy Kaling and developed by her longtime collaborator Charlie Grandy, HBO Max's modern reimagining of 'Scooby-Doo' doesn't quite work.