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Velma has been canceled after two seasons on streaming service Max.

The animated Scooby-Doo prequel series starred The Office alum Mindy Kaling in the title role of Velma Dinkley, with Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu and Jane Lynch also among the voice cast.

The show was created and developed by former The Mindy Project writer-producer Charlie Grandy.

In a statement to The Independent, Max said: “Over the past two seasons, Mindy and Charlie have created an incredibly fun and fresh world within the iconic whodunit franchise.

“While we won’t be moving forward with another season of the series, we thank them for their compelling coming-of-age storytelling, unrivaled clues, and hilarious hijinks.”

The series focused on Velma and her fellow members of Mystery Inc as high school students solving mysteries in the town of Crystal Cove.

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While there will not be a third season, a final Halloween special debuted earlier this week. Titled Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special, the logline reads: “With just 24 hours to bring Velma back, the friends search for a dark spellbook while trying to avoid the wrath of a vengeful spirit.

“But as the annual Sexy Halloween party nears, Velma and the gang must face their biggest fears… if they all want to make it out alive.”

The series received an underwhelming response from viewers from the outset. Its first season sits at just 38 percent on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Back in 2022, Kaling responded to backlash surrounding the depiction of Dinkley as South Asian.

At New York’s Comic-Con, Kaling said that she was “always constantly surprised by reactions to everything on social media.”

“I think of the characters in this as so iconic, but in no way is the gang defined by their whiteness, except for Fred,” she continued.

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“So, I was a little bit surprised and I think most Indian-American girls when they see this sceptical, hardworking, kind of underappreciated character, can identify with her.”

Kaling said she remembered doing the same as a kid. “Growing up, I’ve always identified with Velma,” she said of the industrious character considered the “brains” of the Scooby gang.

“She was so cute, but not like traditionally hot – super smart, super thick glasses, questionable haircut. I just love the series and I feel so honoured to do the voice.”

MAFS UK bride Polly Sellman is flogging her wedding dress for £1,800 on Vinted.

The careers advisor, 28, tied the knot with barber Adam Nightingale, 35, as part of this year’s series of the E4 show.

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The pair got off to a bad start after it was made apparent that Polly isn’t Adam’s type.

Despite that, the pair are still in the experiment at the moment – and fans are desperate to know if they are still an item.

However Polly could have dropped a big clue that they aren’t – after putting her wedding dress up for sale.

The reality star has listed the Justin Alexander gown for a whopping £1,800 on selling app Vinted.

Polly has described the clothing as: “Absolutely gorgeous wedding dress.

“Brand new Justin Alexander 2024. US 14.

“UK 16 but has been altered to size and can be altered again. Can include veil.”

Tonight things will get very awkward between Polly and Adam.

Polly’s best mate Alfie lays into her husband and tells him exactly how he felt when the pair said ‘I Do’.

On the day, Alfie, as well as viewers, were left fuming with what Adam said about Polly, saying she’s “not what I expected”.

Then during a conversation with Alfie, Adam added: “She’s not my usual type.

“My ex partners have been dark hair.

“I normally go with girls that I think, ‘Oh my God, I think you’re unreal’.”

Despite Adam not knowing if he’s attracted to Polly, they had sex on their wedding day.

That’s not the only harsh thing that Adam has said about his wife.

He previously told the experts: “When I look into Polly’s eyes, I don’t think ‘I really want to kiss you!’”

Despite split rumours, it seemed things were still well between them after the first few episodes.

Polly said on Instagram: “Just to remind everyone:

“You see MINUTES of an entire day.

“A lot deeper connections were had off camera (mostly in bed where Adam would tell me to be quiet so we could actually sleep).

“It’s hard talking to someone about your feelings if you’ve been been good at, especially to a stranger.

“There are always two sides to everything.

“Both people have insecurities in a relationship with different love languages.

“We have no control over what they show. “

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Aaron Pierre has joined the cast of HBO’s Lanterns, Warner Bros announced on Wednesday (October 9).

Based on the DC comics of the same name, “the series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland,” per an official logline.

Pierre will play Stewart, while a casting for Jordan has not yet been announced; although, Deadline reports that Kyle Chandler is being eyed for the role.

Pierre’s casting comes a month after he won over audiences in Netflix’s Rebel Ridge. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room), the film follows a former Marine (Pierre) who confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin’s bail. Don Johnson stars as a corrupt lawman.

After its September 6 premiere, viewers quickly took to social media to question why the British actor wasn’t already one of Hollywood’s leading men.

“Am I allowed to say a star is born? Is that hyperbole?” one fan questioned on X. “It sure doesn’t feel like it given Pierre’s undeniable charisma and the force he commands on screen. There’s something about Pierre in this film that I think will draw the attention of many viewers. He’s the foundation of Rebel Ridge & allows this film to thrive.”

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Born in London in 1994, Pierre made his screen debut in 2017 in ITV’s Prime Suspect 1973. He has since appeared in Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad TV adaptation and M Night Shyamalan’s Old (2021).

He voices the digitally animated lead of Mufasa: The Lion King, which arrives on December 20 this year.

Lanterns is being made by Ozark’s Chris Mundy, Watchmen’s Damon Lindelof and comic book writer Tom King.

James Gunn and Peter Safran, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of DC Studios, said of the series: “We’re thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and LANTERNS brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we’re launching next summer with Superman.”

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This isn’t the first time that a live-action Green Lantern story has been brought to screens. Hal Jordan was infamously portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in 2011’s widely derided Green Lantern.

Directed by Martin Campbell, the film became one of the biggest box office bombs in movie history. It grossed just $219m (£182m) from a $200m (£166m) budget and received scathing reviews.

Speaking at the 2023 Just For Laughs comedy festival in London’s O2 Arena, Reynolds told Q&A host Rob Delaney his reaction to seeing the film for the first time.

Reynolds said: “The words were ‘holy s***’ and ‘no, no!’”

He continued: “It was crazy. It was an odd feeling. It was not a feeling I wanted to repeat. So I really spent the following years just owning as much as I could, it was the only way to kind of process it.”