Today just got more exciting for fans of the beloved Power Rangers as the franchise is expanding yet again, and this time with a live-action series. In an exclusive report from The Wrap, this new project is for Disney+ and 20th Century TV with Percy Jackson and the Olympians showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz set to write and produce as well as serve as showrunners. Hasbro is also attached to produce the Power Rangers live-action series alongside 20th Television.
This comes only a few months after reports circulated about Paramount Pictures developing a new Power Rangers reboot in partnership with Hasbro back in December 2024; however, further updates haven’t been announced since then. As for the new live-action series, it will revive the franchise for many who are unfamiliar with it while also providing immense entertainment to die-hard fans.
The ‘Power Rangers’ Franchise Has Come a Long Way
While we await more news about the Power Rangers live-action series, it wouldn’t hurt to get familiar with the franchise even as a forever fan. Created by Haim Saban, Shuki Levy and Shotaro Ishinomori, Power Rangers was built around a live-action superhero TV series, based on the Japanese franchise Super Sentai and first produced in 1993 by Saban Entertainment. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the first entry in the franchise, debuted on August 28, 1993, and has since been a tremendous success, launching into popular culture along with a series of action figures and toys.
Over the years, the Power Rangers franchise has expanded to include a couple of productions which, as of 2023, consist of thirty TV seasons of twenty-two different themed series, three theatrical films released in 1995, 1997, and 2017 and a TV special released in 2023. Power Rangers Cosmic Fury is the most recent of all and was announced on June 28, 2023, as the final season, coming after two seasons of Power Rangers Dino Fury which began with Season 28.
With the live-action series already in the works, it marks the first collaborative project in years with Disney. Furthermore, its development is part of Hasbro Entertainment’s ongoing strategy to elevate storytelling and produce series based on the company’s most iconic brands alongside the industry’s best talent, studios and distribution platforms. Some of these projects include a re-imagining of Clue across film and television with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Television and a live-action Dungeons & Dragons series which is currently in development at Netflix.
The next Power Rangers series is still in development.
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