The Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Series Trailer Leaks, Showing What the Canceled Show Would Have Been

Back in 2023, The CW's live-action Powerpuff Girls series faced cancellation after production troubles. A leaked teaser, since removed by Warner Bros. Entertainment from the "Lost Media Busters" YouTube channel, offers a glimpse into what might have been. The three-and-a-half-minute trailer depicts the now-adult Blossom (Chloe Bennet), Bubbles (Dove Cameron), and Buttercup (Yana Perrault) navigating adulthood. Blossom is stressed and burnt out, Bubbles turns to alcohol, and Buttercup embraces rebellion and challenges gender norms.

The trailer shows the sisters accidentally killing Mojo, fleeing Townsville, and returning years later to their father, Professor Utonium (Donald Faison). They encounter Mojo's adult son, Jojo, now the brainwashed Townsville mayor seeking revenge. The tone is notably "edgy," featuring quips like Bubbles' juggalo joke and Buttercup's comment about Jojo's feelings for Blossom.

The CW confirmed the footage's authenticity to Variety, clarifying it was an unofficial, unreleased trailer.

Initially announced in 2020, the series faced setbacks, including a rejected pilot and Chloe Bennet's departure. CW chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz explained the pilot's failure, stating, “The reason you do pilots is because sometimes things miss, and this was just a miss…Tonally, it might’ve felt a little too campy. It didn’t feel as rooted in reality as it might’ve felt. But again, you learn things when you test things out. And so in this case, we felt, let’s take a step back and go back to the drawing board.”