The CW’s The Powerpuff Girls live-action series is moving on without one of its leads. According to Variety, Chloe Bennet, who was scheduled to play the role of Blossom, made a decision to exit the show.
Reportedly, Bennet dropped out of the project, which is based on the iconic Cartoon Network’s animated series, due to scheduling conflicts. The casting process to find a new actress to play Blossom is expected to start in the fall.
The good news, however, is that Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault are still attached to play Bubbles and Buttercup, respectively. It is unclear whether the rest of the cast, including Donald Faison (Professor Drake Utonium) and Nicholas Podany (Mojo Jojo), are still on board.
The CW originally intended to premiere the series, officially titled Powerpuff, in the fall of 2021. However, the network was forced to delay the show indefinitely after the first pilot “didn’t work.” The project is now being completely reworked, and a new pilot will be shot.
The Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls run for six seasons between 1998 and 2005. The series was followed by a feature film, anime, and 2016’s reboot that spent three years on the air.
When it was originally announced, Powerpuff was set to feature a somewhat different story compared to the animated show. The live-action series would follow Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup as “disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime-fighting.”
