Velma

2023–2024 adult animation: Velma and Daphne’s attraction, dating and relationship conflict form an explicit central arc. Separate work from family Scooby-Doo films and series.

Ended2023United States2 seasons · 20 episodes

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Velma Dinkley is already good at noticing things other people would rather ignore. When a disturbing mystery develops around missing family members and murdered teenagers, her talent for suspicion becomes both useful and difficult to live with. Daphne Blake is part of the uneasy social circle drawn into the investigation, and the attraction between the two women creates another set of questions neither can solve through deduction alone. This adult animated reimagining places its familiar characters in a deliberately abrasive world of rivalry, secrets and unstable alliances. Velma and Daphne’s relationship belongs to the central story, alongside the mysteries and competing desires that keep pulling their group apart.

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Sapphic romance leadComedy

Sapphic characters & cast

Mindy Kaling

as Velma Dinkley

Main sapphic character

1979-06-24Cancer

Constance Wu

as Daphne Blake

Main sapphic character

1982-03-22Aries

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Details & credits

Country: United States
Language: English
Premiere: 2023-01-12
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 20

Image credits

Poster: TVmaze series artwork catalogue · Source
Mindy Kaling: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source
Constance Wu: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source

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Last researched 2026-11-14. Editorially approved.

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