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Whoever said the late ‘90s and early 2000s were dead, clearly never experienced the age of reboots. It was announced Monday that Cartoon Network alumni, The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, are currently in development for their own reboots with the help of original creator Craig McCracken.
“The Hanna-Barbera homecoming of Craig was an opportunity we could not pass up,” Sam Register, President of Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe said via a press release provided to Decider. “Along with his unparalleled sense of fun and imagination, he’s bringing two of his greatest works in The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and we are so excited for these characters to be a part of the new legacy taking shape at the studio.”
This reboot of The Powerpuff Girls will expand on its original series as its three main characters — Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup — fight off villains, both familiar and new.
The high demand for a Powerpuff Girls reboot is no surprise as the original 78-episode run earned two Emmy Awards and a number of animation honors during its original run, from 1998 to 2005. The CW was also in line to reprise the beloved series, which was set to follow live-action, adult versions of the three main characters, starring Descendants actress Dove Cameron as Bubbles, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet as Blossom, and Broadway star Yana Perrault as Buttercup. Though the show is reportedly still in development, it was put on pause last year in an effort to reshoot and rework the pilot episode. Bennet has since exited the show.
While fans of The Powerpuff Girls will see something similar to what they fell in love with decades ago, the six-time Emmy Award-winning series, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, will introduce a new cast of preschool-aged imaginary friends. However, fans are urged not to let that deter them as the new cast of this animated series will be just as “silly and playful as the original bunch.”
As the shows are currently in development, there’s no art or premiere dates at this point.
