The Powerpuff Girls (Live-Action Series) in works at The CW

[Shark_Blade]

https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-diablo-cody-heather-regnier-greg-berlanti-the-cw-1203021883/amp/#click=https://t.co/3RSix46KKu

Arrowverse architect Greg Berlanti is ushering in a new group of superheroes at the CW.

The network has put in development The Powerpuff Girls, a live-action series based on the original Cartoon Network animated series created by Craig McCracken. The project, featuring adult versions of the three kindergarten-aged girls from the classic animated series, hails from Diablo Cody (Juno, United States of Tara), Heather Regnier (Veronica Mars), Warner Bros. TV and studio-based Berlanti Productions.

The Powerpuff Girls used to be America?s pint-sized superheroes. Now they?re disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever?

Cody and Regnier are writing the script. Regnier is executive producing alongside Cody via Vita Vera Films and Berlanti Prods.? Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden. Warner Bros. Television, a Cartoon Network sibling within the WarnerMedia umbrella, is the studio.

Created by McCracken, the original animated superhero series The Powerpuff Girls aired on Cartoon Network for six seasons from 1998-2005. It centered on Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers who all lived in the fictional city of Townsville, USA with their father and creator, a scientist named Professor Utonium. They were frequently called upon by the city?s mayor to help fight nearby criminals and other enemies using their powers.

A reboot of the original series, starring Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li and Natalie Palamides, premiered on Cartoon Network in 2016. The most recent third season wrapped on June 16, 2019.

Hulu landed exclusive streaming VOD rights to the franchise in 2016, an agreement that included the Emmy-nominated reboot series and the full classic library episodes.

Cody previously collaborated with Berlanti Prods. on Raised by Wolves, a single-camera comedy adaptation of the UK comedy series, which went to pilot at ABC.


Update synopsis:

The series will follow them as young adults who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-cw-1234746828/

Expect them to be joyless and depressing lol.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I mean, why the fvck not? It's the CW after all. :trolleye:

[CyberCubed]

Alright let's get this out of the way early, which one is the lesbian and which one will be transgender?

[oldmanwinters]

Ugh, this sounds like a terrible idea. I can't imagine what that franchise will look like if they give it the "Riverdale" treatment.

I'm wondering what thoughts their creator (https://twitter.com/crackmccraigen?lang=en) has to say.

[Vicky82]

Haven't been interested in Powerpuff Girls in years, so not really interested in this, but I would like to see what Mojo Jojo and Him look like in live action, if there in it.

[Vegita-San]

that horrible reboot was emmy winning?

[ZariusTwo]

If it leads to a Cartoon Network-flavoured CW universe, I'm in

[LeotheLateBloomer]

I have literally no idea how this is going to work. It doesn't help that everytime they try to bring this show back, they find a way to screw it up. Powerpuff Girls Z was forgettable and the 2016 show was terrible (did that show get cancelled, by the way?). This doesn't seem like a good idea.

[Shark_Blade]

that horrible reboot was emmy winning?
Emmy nominated. Still weird how it got nominated.
I have literally no idea how this is going to work. It doesn't help that everytime they try to bring this show back, they find a way to screw it up. Powerpuff Girls Z was forgettable and the 2016 show was terrible (did that show get cancelled, by the way?). This doesn't seem like a good idea.

It got 3 seasons and it?s finale was last year.

[sdp]

How was that PPG anime ?

Alright let's get this out of the way early, which one is the lesbian and which one will be transgender?

Easy, Blossom is a readhead so she'll be black, buttercup is clearly the lesbian one and Blossom trans since she's the most girly one.

[TurtleTitan97]

I've got a bad feeling about this....

[oldmanwinters]

Easy, Blossom is a readhead so she'll be black, buttercup is clearly the lesbian one and Blossom trans since she's the most girly one.

Pretty much the way things go these days.

[Cure]

Neat. I'll keep an open mind. Seems like a rarity these days.

Years, actually.

[Powder]

Oh, wow, that sounds terrible.

[Shark_Blade]

Found a synopsis:

The series will follow them as young adults who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-cw-1234746828/

Expect them to be joyless and depressing lol.

[Allio]

Last I checked they had their childhood. Even PPGZ had their youth

[ZariusTwo]

Watch the show pull a Riverdale and be rechristened "Townsville"

[Andrew NDB]

Alright let's get this out of the way early, which one is the lesbian and which one will be transgender?

CW? And Berlanti? I'd bet money you're not far off the mark at all.

[Leo656]

This might be the single worst idea I've ever heard in the history of Anything.

[Allio]

Alright let's get this out of the way early, which one is the lesbian and which one will be transgender?

Bliss will be trans and Princess will be Les for Blossom.

[drgon78]

Love the original series... but this is lame.

[Autbot_Benz]

Pilot order for this show

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-pilot-order-the-cw/

[Shark_Blade]

'Powerpuff Girls' live-action pilot lands 'Riverdale' & 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' director Maggie Kiley
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/the-powerpuff-girls-maggie-kiley-to-direct-the-cw-live-action-pilot

[ZariusTwo]

The girls have been cast!

Chole Bennet (Blossom)
Dove Cameron (Bubbles)
Yana Perrault (Buttercup)

https://deadline.com/2021/03/the-powerpuff-girls-chloe-bennet-dove-cameron-yana-perrault-cast-blossom-bubbles-and-buttercup-cw-pilot-1234709956/

[CyberCubed]

So they're no longer kindergarteners.

[ZariusTwo]

Race lift for Professor Utonium as Donald Faison is cast

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-pilot-cw-donald-faison-professor-utonium-1234940894/

[skylord]

If this is as dumb as Riverdale, it'll be fun. I'm not expecting the original show. I'm expecting fun CW trash. Honestly, I can't wait.

[TurtleTitan97]

Mojo Jojo has been casted,but with a twist: https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-pilot-cw-mojo-jojo-nicholas-podany-1234942787/amp/

This sounds awful.

[ZariusTwo]

So there's a little bit of "Descendants" in this now....

I guess they want to save the acutal Mojo for when they have a bigger budget....

[ZariusTwo]

Filming has begun

https://mobile.twitter.com/DoveCameron/status/1379509548705312772

[ZariusTwo]

Official logo

https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Powerpuff-show-logo.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=767&h=450

[NinjaPug]

First look:

https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/07/powerpuff-girls-actors-filming-on-set-in-costume-blossom-flying-chloe-bennet/

[Coola Yagami]

First look:

https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/07/powerpuff-girls-actors-filming-on-set-in-costume-blossom-flying-chloe-bennet/

Kinda wondering why they're wearing their cartoony outfits in a real world setting. My guess is they probably dress like that for autograph signings and appearances and whatnot? And I'm referring within the show, I would assume Townsville should bring tourists as 'the town the PPG grew up in' and all that.

I'm just sayin', if we're gonna take em seriously, they can't be dressed like that during their downtime. Who wears clothes based on what they wore when they were in kindergarten?

[ZariusTwo]

They'll probably get a makeover halfway through the pilot.

[Andrew NDB]

I'll give it a watch for Chloe Bennet.

[ZariusTwo]

This old Sugarbabes video from 2002 actually predicted the roster for the CW show

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[Coola Yagami]

They'll probably get a makeover halfway through the pilot.

So they wore the same clothes into adulthood. Wow.

[drgon78]

Looks more like "The Powderpuff Girls".:lol:

[ZariusTwo]

Ms Bellum is back, played by Robyn Lively, while Tom Kenny will reprise his role as the PPG Narrator.

https://deadline.com/2021/04/powerpuff-robyn-lively-to-play-sara-bellum-tom-kenny-to-reprise-role-as-narrator-in-cws-live-action-reboot-pilot-1234730777/

Also, apparently the Professor and Bellum at one point had a complicated romance

[ZariusTwo]

First glimpse at the girls eventual fashion upgrade

https://mlpnk72yciwc.i.optimole.com/cqhiHLc.WqA8~2eefa/w:600/h:747/q:75/https://bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Eyy64ITWQAIr3W9.jpeg

[The Deadman]

Yeah that looks horrible, and this is coming from someone who actually watched the original cartoon as a child.

[ZariusTwo]

Pilot is now being reworked

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/naomi-all-american-spinoff-cw-powerpuff-girls-pilot-1234980288/

[TigerClaw]

Pilot is now being reworked

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/naomi-all-american-spinoff-cw-powerpuff-girls-pilot-1234980288/
I guess the original pilot was so bad, They decided to try again.

[CyberCubed]

They should cancel it altogether.

[ZariusTwo]

Details have leaked about the pilot script

https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/120827092.html

https://twitter.com/fawfulator/status/1396993895343460352

[sdp]

that's unironically an awesome pilot and the only way i'd want to see a live action powerpuff girls show.

[ZariusTwo]

that's unironically an awesome pilot and the only way i'd want to see a live action powerpuff girls show.

Between this and "80s shows are mediocre" I don't know what sounds the least trollish.

[Leo656]

sdp is CyberCubed without the whimsy. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

Script leak was real. Guy received a takedown notice.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1397229193440727044

[drgon78]

Just cancel this train wreck.

[sdp]

It makes perfect sense that bubbles would be a coked up whore and buttercup a dyke. I mean how the hell are you supposed to interpret the PPGs as adults? They were kindergarteners fighting super villains. You can't have an adaptation without having some fun. This is also why it was cool to see them as magical girls in the anime. As long as it's wacky stupid and fun it's congruent with the original show.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/66a4106414c915bd3dc37e11d32574ae/tumblr_owp43zYcaD1udc3abo1_500.gif

[Coola Yagami]

Gotta love how they try extra hard to sound trendy by trying to name off every social media they can in a single conversation.

[sdp]

Gotta love how they try extra hard to sound trendy by trying to name off every social media they can in a single conversation.

https://i.imgur.com/YCVC0La.jpg

[Allio]

Just read the script. It’s a horrible mess. Makes me want to write my own group of color coded girls just to say I did better.

[ZariusTwo]

Chole Bennet has walked

https://deadline.com/2021/08/powerpuff-chloe-bennet-exits-cw-live-action-reboot-1234812984/

[Leofan26]

Chole Bennet has walked

https://deadline.com/2021/08/powerpuff-chloe-bennet-exits-cw-live-action-reboot-1234812984/

Oh no, than it will make this show even more little sense than it already is. I wonder if any of these people have even watched the original series?

Me being a fan of the original series is offended by this mess. I don't think any one really asked for it.

[Coola Yagami]

Oh no, than it will make this show even more little sense than it already is. I wonder if any of these people have even watched the original series?

Me being a fan of the original series is offended by this mess. I don't think any one really asked for it.

Sometimes these people just don't give a ****, a paycheck is a paycheck. What's what? Play Batman and totally wreck his character? yah sure, how many zeroes on that check tho?

[Andrew NDB]

Chole Bennet has walked

https://deadline.com/2021/08/powerpuff-chloe-bennet-exits-cw-live-action-reboot-1234812984/

Apparently due to a scheduling conflict.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/chloe-bennet-exits-powerpuff-series/

But pfft. She was the only reason I was down to check this out even for a minute.

[Andrew NDB]

Totally dead:
https://www.darkhorizons.com/live-action-powerpuff-girls-officially-dead/

[ZariusTwo]

Footage has surfaced

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