The series is the eleventh incarnation of the Scooby-Doo media franchise created by Hanna-Barbera. It premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing on July 12, 2010. The series concluded in April 2013, after two seasons and fifty-two episodes. It is the first series in the franchise to make use of real ghosts and monsters.