Cartoon Network will unveil Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, a new animated series from The Powerpuff Girls-creator Craig McCracken, the network announced today. The series will debut with a 90-minute movie, and will premiere as a series on this August. The network has ordered 26 episodes.

The series is set in a rambling Victorian mansion, overseen by Madame Foster, that serves as a haven for imaginary friends who are no longer wanted or needed by their former owners. The central character is Mac, a smart, creat ive boy who lodges his own imaginary friend, Bloo, at the Home and who is in turn "adopted" by its inhabitants as their surrogate kid.

Characters on the show include: Frankie, Madame Foster’s 22-year-old granddaughter, who cooks, cleans and handles the never-ending crises; Mr. Herriman, a giant, monocle-wearing bunny who was Madame Foster’s own imaginary friend and who helps her run the establishment; Wilt, a playmate originally created for a basketball-loving boy; Eduardo, a muscular but jittery tough; and Coco, who helped a little girl stranded on a desert island, but who is now himself teetering on the edge of sanity.

"Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends is about friendship," says creator McCracken. "It’s a character-based comedy about all the fun you can have when your best buddies are a collection of oddballs and misfits. It’s a 100-percent character driven show that focuses on good stories and great jokes and takes advantage of creativity and imagination."

The series is being produced by Cartoon Network Studios.