Maggie Kiley to direct CW s live-action pilot of The Powerpuff Girls ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 18:46 IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): American television network CW has roped in filmmaker Maggie Kiley to helm the pilot for the Greg Berlanti-produced live-action take on the beloved Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls .
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will be based on the original Cartoon Network animated series and characters created by Craig McCracken, Heather Regnier, and Diablo Cody, who will now pen the script. The duo will executive produce the series alongside Berlanti and his Berlanti Productions banner partner Sarah Schechter and TV president David Madden.
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The CW s
Powerpuff Girls has found its director.
Maggie Kiley has been tapped to helm the pilot for the Greg Berlanti-produced live-action take on the beloved Cartoon Network animated series.
Ordered to pilot last month, the drama revolves around the Powerpuff Girls, who 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?
Based on the original Cartoon Network animated series and characters created by Craig McCracken, Heather Regnier (
Veronica Mars, Sleepy Hollow) and Diablo Cody (