Get ready, cartoon fans: The Powerpuff Girls are coming back.
Cartoon Network announced today that the hit series is returning to the airwaves. After premiering in 1998 and airing 78 episodes and a movie, the show quietly receded into rerun memory. But no more.
Chief Content Officer at Cartoon Network Rob Sorcher announced the decision today, saying that:
After earning two Emmy awards, the show was a true rarity in TV: a female-oriented cartoon that was both a critical and commercial success.
Cartoon Network’s vice president of consumer products for North America, Pete Yoder, had this to say:
The show is slated for a 2016 debut.
[via Variety]