The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are going to get a comeback. Disney+ has reportedly ordered a newPower Rangersseries that will “reinvent the franchise for a whole new generation of fans.”
According toThe Wrap,Percy Jackson and the Olympiansshowrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz are in negotiations with Disney+ and 20th Century TV to write and produce the newPower Rangers, and serve as the showrunners as well.Percy Jacksonwas recently renewed for a third season by Disney+ ahead of the second season later this year. Steinberg and Shotz were also behind the FX original seriesThe Old Man, which was canceled after two seasons.
The originalMighty Morphin Power Rangersseries debuted on Fox in 1993, and it started a pop culture sensation by importing footage from Japanese Super Sentai series with costumed heroes, giant robots and monsters before repurposing it with footage filmed with an American cast. The show was so successful that the firstMighty Morphin Power Rangersmovie premiered in 1995. A second film followed in 1997, and the show remained on the air in different incarnations and new cast members for 30 seasons.
Lionsgate attempted to rebootPower Rangerswith a new feature filmin 2017, however the film didn’t do well enough at the box office to justify any sequels. Netflix was also planning to reboot Power Rangers from the ground up, but that project didn’t come to fruition. The streamer did premiere the 30th anniversary special,Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always, in 2023, which featured a handful of original cast members reprising their roles.
Ironically, Disney owned the rights to Power Rangers from 2001 to 2010, before the studio sold them back to Saban. Hasbro is the current owner of the Power Rangers franchise, and Hasbro Studios will produce the new series alongside Disney+ and 20th Century TV.
