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Nickelodeon is launching its Intergalactic Shorts Program 2.0 which opens its search for new and diverse creators from across the globe, Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation, announced Monday.

The Intergalactic Shorts Program 2.0 will focus on new voices and nurturing their vision for original comedy-drive content with an eye to representation, Naito added.

The 2.0 Program will be overseen by Nickelodeon executives Daniel Wineman and Chris Rose.

News of the new 2.0 Program comes as Nickelodeon gears up to bow “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” the first finalised short and series greenlit from the 2019 inaugural program.

“Rock, Paper, Scissors” will make its worldwide short debut at France’s Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival during a Nickelodeon Animation presentation on Thursday, June 16.

Nickelodeon has shared in exclusivity a two-minute clip with Variety from the short which Nickelodeon describes as “a buddy comedy about the joy and messiness of friendship.”

It serves to introduce...

You guys…. You Guys! The Powerpuff Girls are Back!!!

Today, at San Diego Comic-Con, Cartoon Network presented a back-to-back panel extravaganza featuring two of its most popular series, We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls, both making their San Diego Comic-Con debuts with their first-ever standalone panels. Never-before-seen clips from the hit shows were unveiled at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton Bayfront for all fans to enjoy.

The We Bare Bears panel featured Annie Award-winner and creator Daniel Chong, Lauren Sassen (Storyboard Artist), Mikey Heller (Series Writer) Manny Hernandez (Director), Eric Edelstein (Voice of Grizzly), Bobby Moynihan (Voice of Panda) and Demetri Martin (Voice of Ice Bear). Sassen did a live illustration to show fans how she brings the bro bears and their hilarious hijinks to life, and fans were treated to a special sneak peek from “Icy Nights” premiering later this year. In the episode, Ice Bear rides...

Rob Leane Jul 20, 2016

Cartoon Network's rebooted Powerpuff Girls will return for a second season shortly...

After the first rebooted season of The Powerpuff Girls earned Emmy nominations and massive ratings (a grand total of over 81 million views, Deadline reports), it's hardly surprising that Cartoon Network has ordered a second season of the colourful kids show. But we thought you'd like to know anyway.

"The Powerpuff Girls is on a momentous run with its first Emmy nod, a debut appearance at one of the biggest fan events of the year [San Diego Comic-Con], and now a second season greenlight,” said Cartoon Network's Rob Sorcher upon breaking the news.

Sorcher continued by saying this: “Congratulations to the Cartoon Network creative teams who have super-powered this property with the perfect amount of Chemical X to bring a hit show for a new generation of fans.”

No further information has been announced regarding The Powerpuff Girls...

Are you ready for another dose of Chemical X? The Powerpuff Girls TV show on Cartoon Network has been renewed for a second season. The new voice cast includes: Amanda Leighton (Blossom), Kristen Li (Bubbles), and Natalie Palamides (Buttercup). As previously reported, The Powerpuff Girls are zooming off to the show's San Diego Comic-Con debut, too.The Powerpuff Girls TV series is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Nick Jennings executive produces. Bob Boyle is co-executive producer. Season one premiered in April of this year. The original series of The Powerpuff Girls, created by Craig McCracken, premiered in 1998.Read More…...

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After what has felt like an eternity, the PowerPuff Girls are finally getting a revival.

The hit Cartoon Network show first graced our television screens back in 1998, where it would run for a glorious 7 years before being canceled back in 2005. Since then, the show’s old episodes were prominently featured on Boomerang; which happens to be the home to other much loved cartoons such as Johnny Bravo, Top Cat, Cow and Chicken and Tom and Jerry. Now, after 11 years and virtually every other superhero getting a reboot, we’re finally going to be getting something new from Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

Cartoon Network has ordered 40 new episodes of the re-booted series, with hopes that it will get the same reception from a new generation. Executive producers Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle told Turner in a recent Q&A just what possessed them to bring the show back. “The Powerpuff Girls...

They're back to save the world, before bedtime! Cartoon Network has released an interview with The Powerpuff Girls' Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle -- executive producers of the rebooted animated series. Check it out, below. The Powerpuff Girls premieres Monday, April 4, 2016 at 6:00pm Et/Pt.

The 2016 voice cast of The Powerpuff Girls stars: Amanda Leighton as Blossom, Kristen Li as Bubbles, and Natalie Palamides as Buttercup. Jennifer Hale is Miss Kean. Roger Jackson voices Mojo Jojo. The narrator, Tom Kenny, also voices the Mayor of Townsville.

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