{"id":33913,"date":"2023-06-17T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T11:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1846394"},"modified":"2023-06-17T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:42:32","slug":"mindy-kalings-velma-confirmed-for-season-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mindy-kalings-velma-confirmed-for-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindy Kaling\u2019s Velma confirmed for season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Kaling, who also executive produces, will be back to voice the fan favourite character. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 17 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Velma fans assemble: the Scooby-Doo spin-off series has been renewed for a second season on Max.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/velma-hbo-mindy-kaling-watch-online\/&quot;\">The animated show<\/a> premiered on Max earlier in 2023, and sees <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/mindy-kaling-scooby-doo-prequel\/&quot;\">Mindy Kaling voice Velma Dinkley<\/a>, one of Scooby\u2019s faithful companions, in an origin story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/mindy-kaling\/&quot;\">Kaling<\/a> also executive produces along with Sam Register and Howard Klein, while the <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">cast also includes Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, Jane Lynch, Ming-Na Wen, Wanda Sykes, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The announcement was made at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on Thursday (15th June) by Max and Adult Swim\u2019s EVP of original comedy and adult animation, Suzanna Makkos.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cThe series that we create at Max are art and voice driven, with character and comedy coming before anything else,\u201d said Makkos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She continued: \u201cWe\u2019re always looking for hard comedy with heart and edge, diverse and inclusive shows with underlying thematic resonance, and character design that showcases the hand of the artist. I am so excited to share these incredible series with the world, and continue to show why Max is a great home for adult animation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/velma3-fda9be5-e1686994975986.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/velma3-fda9be5-e1686994975986.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1768733\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/velma3-fda9be5-e1686994975986.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Mindy\" kaling=\"\" velma=\"\" title=\"&quot;Mindy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Mindy Kaling\u2019s Velma.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>HBO Max<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">When Velma season 1 premiered on Max back in January 2023, it quickly became the platform\u2019s most-watched launch for an original animated show but also <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">drew mixed reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/velma-hbo-mindy-kaling-watch-online\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">How to watch Mindy Kaling\u2019s Velma from HBO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/mindy-kaling-scooby-doo-prequel\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mindy Kaling to star in animated Scooby Doo prequel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">While some fans criticised the series,<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> which describes itself as an \u201coriginal and humorous spin\u201d, for straying too far from the source material, others\u00a0<\/span>praised the comedy for <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">establishing Velma as queer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Kaling previously <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">told <\/span><a href=\"\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/velma-gay-mindy-kaling-hbo-max-animated-1235486503\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Variety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">: \u201cThe character is so iconic, and there\u2019s been so much speculation about her sexuality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cI work on a couple other shows about young women, and it just felt like this gift to explore that, knowing that there\u2019s all these expectations for the character. It was one of the reasons why it really felt worthy to do an origin story of her.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6328890541112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Velma season 1 is available to stream on HBO Max in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our <\/strong><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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