In the updated version of the series, the titular superheroes are now 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?

The project hails from writers and executive producers Heather Regnier and Diablo Cody. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and David Madden will executive produce via Berlanti Productions. Warner Bros. Television will produce.

The original `Powerpuff Girls` was created by Craig McCracken. In that series, Professor Utonium accidentally created the elementary school aged super team of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup by combining sugar, spice, and everything nice with the mysterious Chemical X. The show ran for six seasons and 78 episodes between 1998 and 2005. `The Powerpuff Girls Movie` was released in 2002, while a rebooted animated series began airing on Cartoon Network in 2016.

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Cody is best known for writing the critically-acclaimed comedy feature `Juno,` for which she won the Academy Award for best original screenplay in 2008. Her other films include `Jennifer's Body` and `Young Adult.` She also co-created the Amazon comedy series `One Mississippi` alongside Tig Notaro and Showtime's `United States of Tara` starring Toni Collette.