Disney+ is no longer moving forward with its planned live-action Power Rangers series. Deadline reports that the project stopped in development, ending another attempt to give the franchise a new television reboot.
The series had credible people behind it. Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz, executive producers and showrunners on Percy Jackson and the Olympians, were writing and executive producing through 20th Television. This was more than a loose idea sitting on a list of possible Disney projects.
The Decision Came Down to Money and Ownership
According to the report, Disney+ passed for business and budget reasons rather than a creative problem with the pitch. Power Rangers belongs to Hasbro, so Disney and 20th Television would have been paying to make an effects-heavy series without owning the franchise behind it.
That can make an expensive streaming show harder to justify. Every suit, monster, stunt, and large battle adds to the cost, while the long-term value of the characters remains with another company.
Power Rangers Has Already Lost Another Reboot
Netflix previously spent time developing its own connected Power Rangers universe before that plan ended. The Disney+ version was a fresh attempt with a different creative team, but it has now reached the same result: fans still do not have a new ongoing live-action series on the schedule.
The franchise has survived long gaps and major ownership changes before. Its basic format is flexible: a new team, new suits, new Zords, and a new threat can start a season without asking viewers to know every previous version. Finding a buyer willing to fund that format at modern streaming costs is the harder part.
Disney+ also looked like a natural home because it already carries Percy Jackson, another family-focused action series from Steinberg and Shotz. Their involvement suggested a reboot aimed at younger viewers without treating the material as a joke.
This does not mean Hasbro has abandoned Power Rangers. The company can take the property to another buyer or develop a different version. It also does not guarantee that the work done for Disney+ will survive if the project moves elsewhere.
