Powerpuff

Powerpuff was a high potential superhero action series that could had premiere on The CW during the 2020s season. The project was created by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier, and stars Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault. It is a live-action adaptation of the original animated series, The Powerpuff Girls that aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2005.

On May 24, 2021, it was announced that the pilot was going to be re-developed. As of May 11, 2022, the project was still said to be in development, However two months later it was announced that Craig McCracken is developing an newer version of the show for Cartoon Network. Finally on May 18, 2023, the project was announced as dead.

Premise

"Live-action reboot of the 1998-2005 Cartoon Network series follows the trio who used to be America’s pint-sized superheroes. Now they’re disillusioned twenty somethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?"

Cast

Original pilot

• Chloe Bennet as Blossom Utonium
• Dove Cameron as Bubbles Utonium
• Yana Perrault as Buttercup Utonium
• Donald Faison as Professor Drake Utonium
• Nicholas Podany as Joseph "Jojo" Mondel Jr.
• Robyn Lively as Miss Bellum
• Tom Kenny as the narrator

New upcoming pilot

• Dove Cameron as Bubbles Utonium
• Yana Perrault as Buttercup Utonium
• TBA as Blossom Utonium

Development and production

The show was reported to be in development at the CW in August 2020.

Craig McCracken, the original creator, told SyFy Wire that he was "not involved in any way, shape, or form." and expressed interest in the direction of the show.

In February 2021, the CW ordered a pilot to the project.

In March, Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault were cast as the Powerpuff Girls.

On March 30, 2021, the title of the reboot was revealed to be Powerpuff, and Donald Faison was cast as Professor Drake Utonium. Two days later, Nicholas Podany was cast as Jojo Mondel Jr., the son of villain Mojo Jojo.

On April 9, 2021, it was announced that Robyn Lively would portray Miss Bellum, and that Tom Kenny would be returning as the narrator from the original series.

On August 11, 2021, it was reported that Chloe Bennet exited from the pilot and the role of Blossom would be replaced.

Trivia

• PowerPuff was a potential television series that would have aired on The CW, but it never got off the ground due to various factors such as Covid 19 shutting down Hollywood productions after the first Pilot was filmed. Sometime during lockdown the full script of the episode had been leaked to the internet the reception for the script was so negative that the writers has to go back and rewrite the episode although only a few things got tweaked.
  • In 2021 more things happened besides from the reworked Pilot. 1. Craig McCracken announced he was developing an animated reboot he would be involved with (He wasn't involved with the 2016 series which was canceled in favor of the live action show) 2. Chloe Bennet left the project in August of that year because of how long the show was in development limbo. There was an statement saying they would find a replacement for Blossom but that was futile.

3. Finally an whole year passed and it was announced The CW was going be sold to an company called "Nextstar" which cut down on original programming by The CW in favored to air foreign acquisitions from other countries and to air sports like programs such as "LIV Golf" cutting off deals such as promised reboot of" Babylon 5" which was in development under the old CW regiment however PowerPuff's future is very unclear due to the lack of updates although many think the show is secretly dead. 4. That suspicious was finally addressed on May 18,2023.