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Power Rangers hasn’t been on TV screens since Cosmic Fury wrapped up the franchise’s long-running shared continuity in 2023. The wait has been tough, but the patience of fans is finally paying off. In the next few years, the Rangers will return in a Disney+ reboot developed with Hasbro and 20th Century Television, marking the brand’s biggest relaunch in decades.
This won’t be the first time Disney is involved with Power Rangers. The company previously oversaw some of the franchise’s most acclaimed seasons, including Dino Thunder and S.P.D. However, even those early-2000s gems can’t compare to how drastically different things will be this time. Disney isn’t just helping bring Power Rangers back; it’s redefining it.
The upcoming Disney+ series won’t be part of the existing Power Rangers timeline. It’s a complete ground-up reboot. Even more surprising, it’s being created without a core element that shaped every season since 1993: Japan’s Super Sentai, the source of the franchise’s suits, Zords, monsters, and action footage. The new era is exciting, but also stepping into uncharted territory.
Hasbro Has Confirmed A Live-Action Power Rangers Series For Disney+
Hasbro And 20th Century Television Are Partnering To Completely Rebuild Power Rangers
The long-awaited revival of Power Rangers is officially moving forward, and Hasbro Entertainment has confirmed that it’s developing a brand-new live-action series for Disney+. This is the first major TV project for the franchise since Cosmic Fury ended the show’s 30-year interconnected timeline, and the new installment won’t just continue where things left off. Instead, it’s a complete reboot designed to relaunch Power Rangers for a modern streaming era.
This Power Rangers Disney+ show will likely stand on its own, free from the continuity that stretched from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers all the way through Cosmic Fury. The new series is starting fresh with a different take on the mythology and a new Ranger lineup.
Disney’s involvement is particularly notable because it previously owned the franchise during the early to mid-2000s, a period that delivered several fan-favorite shows. The House of Mouse clearly sees long-term potential in reviving the brand for streaming on Disney+, especially with nostalgia-driven franchises performing well on the platform.
What truly sets this Power Rangers reboot apart, though, is the scale of ambition. Instead of being another entry added to three decades of continuity, this new series is being positioned as a foundational text, a starting point for a fully reimagined universe. The goal isn’t only to appeal to legacy fans, but to offer newcomers an ideal entry point.
Power Rangers' Disney+ Show Will Not Be A Super Sentai Adaptation
The New Series Is Breaking Away From Super Sentai For The First Time In Franchise History
The Disney+ reboot marks the first time in Power Rangers history that the franchise won’t adapt footage, suits, or action scenes from Super Sentai. Since 1993, Power Rangers has relied on its Japanese counterpart for the bulk of its visual identity. From the Mighty Morphin era through to Cosmic Fury, Sentai has been a key Power Rangers ingredient.
Recent seasons like Cosmic Fury had already started relying less on imported footage, but walking away from Super Sentai completely is a monumental shift. Additionally, Super Sentai is ending its 50-year run. This means that Power Rangers was bound to reinvent itself after 2025.
This separation follows years of discussion about whether Power Rangers could survive without Sentai footage. Historically, the cost-saving benefits of reusing action scenes made the model appealing for television. However, in a streaming-first landscape with higher budgets and more flexible production models, Power Rangers can finally break free from Super Sentai with a Disney-level budget to reduce the risk.
Creatively, ditching Sentai unlocks enormous potential. Without preexisting suits or Zords to adapt, the Disney+ series can design original Ranger aesthetics, craft brand-new monster rosters, and create action sequences developed specifically for the tone and style the reboot wants to achieve. This is uncharted territory for live-action Power Rangers, which has always balanced its own storytelling with the filmed material it inherited from Japan.
The shift also means the new show can approach worldbuilding more cohesively. One longstanding challenge of adapting Sentai is that each season’s visuals, from Ranger suits to Zords, were often tied to themes chosen by Toei, not Hasbro or past Power Rangers seasons.
Without Sentai’s influence, the creative team for the Power Rangers Disney+ reboot can embrace long-form narrative planning, visual consistency, and serialized storytelling without worrying about mismatches between Japanese and American footage.
While some fans may be anxious about losing the familiar DNA of Power Rangers, the move represents one of the franchise’s boldest creative opportunities. The Disney+ reboot isn’t just the next chapter; it’s a chance to prove that Power Rangers can stand entirely on its own.
This Is The Beginning Of A New Era For Power Rangers
The Disney+ Reboot Will Redefine Power Rangers With A Fresh Creative Vision
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers holding their morphers
With Power Rangers no longer tied to Super Sentai or the decades-long continuity that ended with Cosmic Fury, the Disney+ reboot is free to reinvent the franchise from the ground up. This marks the first time since 1993 that the series has been given a clean slate. No decades of lore to uphold, no legacy characters to reintroduce, and no obligation to follow past seasonal structures.
For longtime Power Rangers fans, this reset signals the beginning of a post-Sentai era that will reshape everything from storytelling to design philosophy. A new timeline means the show can redefine what it means to be a Ranger, how morphing works, or even how teams are formed. Disney and Hasbro can craft mythology that supports long-term arcs rather than building around a single-year toy cycle.
The Disney+ platform also opens doors for a more cinematic approach. Higher budgets, serialized narratives, and modern production design could align Power Rangers more closely with today’s major streaming franchises. Fans can expect more cohesive worldbuilding, deeper character arcs, and action scenes created specifically for the series’ tone rather than retrofitted from Japanese footage.
This reboot also represents a major cultural shift for Power Rangers as a global brand. Without the constraint of adapting foreign material, the creative team can tailor the show for international audiences while building a visual identity that finally belongs solely to Power Rangers. That independence will be crucial as Hasbro looks to strengthen the franchise across toys, games, and future spin-offs.
More than anything, the next Power Rangers show has the chance to redefine the franchise for a new generation, one that might experience the Rangers without ever knowing the Sentai connection. The Disney+ era is the start of something entirely new, and its success could determine what Power Rangers becomes for the next 30 years.
Power Rangers
Created by
Haim Saban, Shuki Levy, Shotaro Ishinomori
First Film
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Latest Film
Power Rangers
First TV Show
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Latest TV Show
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
First Episode Air Date
August 28, 1993
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