Disney+ Plans Live-Action “Power Rangers” Series

The team behind the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” TV series are in talks to write, showrun and produce a live-action “Power Rangers” TV series at Hasbro, Disney+ and 20th Century TV.

Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz will produce this reinvention of the franchise for a new generation of fans while also honoring the original “The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” from the 1990s.

The original series followed five teenagers who gain the ability to ‘morph’ into superheroes known as the Power Rangers, complete with their own mech fighters. A film version of the series was released in 1995.

Since then the property has undergone several different iterations, most notably the $100 million budgeted film reboot in 2017 from Lionsgate which added a more serious take on the franchise. That film grossed only $142 million and franchise plans were scrapped.

Hasbro acquired Power Rangers in 2018 and has been trying to develop the property for a while. A few years ago a reboot was set up at Netflix with Jonathan Entwhistle (“The End of the F—-ng World”) but that fell apart. More recently several actors from the franchise reunited for a 30th anniversary special back in 2023.

Hasbro is developing multiple adaptations of their properties including a “Clue” reimagining, a live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series, an animated “Magic: The Gathering” series, and game shows based on their properties.

Source: The Wrap

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