Summary

• The new Power Rangers reboot should move away from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and explore new storylines and characters for a fresh take on the franchise.
• The show should have fewer Zord and Megazord battles to create a more realistic and weighty tone for a young adult audience.
• The Power Rangers reboot should introduce a new continuity and original costumes, while drawing inspiration from Super Sentai and the Power Rangers comics.

A young adult Power Rangers reboot show has been in the works for a few years, and there are plenty of ways for this new series to revitalize the franchise for new audiences while also keeping the essence of Power Rangers. Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, the 30th Power Rangers season, could be the final season in the current format of Sentai adaptations. Cosmic Fury is already breaking the Power Rangers formula, with a shorter season and original costumes. While not much has been revealed about the Power Rangers reboot, the project is being helmed by Jonathan Entwistle (The End Of The F***ing World' and 'I Am Not Okay With This).

Power Rangers showrunner Simon Bennett, who has been helming the show since Power Rangers Dino Fury season 1, believes this new series could be “riveting and original,” as seen below:

With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes currently taking place, it will likely take a while before more about the Power Rangers reboot is revealed. Regardless, the project is very exciting. This young adult Power Rangers show will likely be an all-original story rather than a Super Sentai adaptation, which would be a major change for the franchise. From a new Power Rangers timeline to comics connections, here are 10 things the new Power Rangers show should try to achieve.

10 No Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Reboot

As iconic as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is, the new Power Rangers reboot should not be about Zordon, Rita, and the five teenagers with attitude. More than 30 years and 29 seasons later, Power Rangers still has not moved on from Mighty Morphin, which is understandable. The original Power Rangers show became a pop culture phenomenon and is the reason why this risky format of adapting Super Sentai into a completely different series worked. Still, there is more to Power Rangers than Mighty Morphin. The 2017 Power Rangers movie already reimagined the original series, and it is time for Power Rangers to go for something new.

9 Fewer Zord & Megazord Battles

Power Rangers Zords and Megazords battles are part of the franchise’s charm, but the new series should have fewer mecha and Kaiju scenes. Power Rangers is a fantasy series aimed primarily at younger audiences, but the weekly Kaiju battles that would obliterate any city require too much suspension of belief. Ending every Power Rangers episode with a giant monster fighting a Megazord is a trope that every Power Rangers show has followed, yet this would not work in a young adult reboot. A more realistic Power Rangers show would have to add some weight to the Megazord scenes, which is why it must have fewer Zord battles.

8 A New Power Rangers Continuity

Moving away from the Super Sentai adaptations is risky, as it is impossible to discuss Power Rangers without acknowledging the source material and the Tokusatsu influences. For that reason, the best way to have an all-original Power Rangers show that does not adapt any Super Sentai show is to introduce a new Power Rangers continuity. Almost every Power Rangers TV show, except for R.P.M. and Dino Charge, takes place in the same continuity – the one that begins with Mighty Morphin and leads into Cosmic Fury. A new Power Rangers timeline would grand the reboot a fresh start, with no direct ties to previous shows.

7 Original Power Rangers Costumes

Even though the Power Rangers reboot will likely not be a Super Sentai adaptation, it is still possible that it chooses to incorporate elements from Sentai shows that were never used in Power Rangers. For example, most of the Dairanger costumes never appeared in Mighty Morphin, except for the White Ranger one. Still, a new Power Rangers series allows the franchise to go for all-new costumes with original designs. This is already happening with the Power Rangers Cosmic Fury characters, who do not wear the Kyuranger suits. Naturally, any new Power Rangers suit will draw inspiration from previous costumes and will contain Tokusatsu influences regardless.

6 Fewer (& Longer) Episodes Than The Average Power Rangers Season

Most Power Rangers shows have 20 or more episodes per season, with each episode lasting around 20 minutes. Apart from specials like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always and two-part finalies like Power Rangers in Space’s “Countdown to Destruction,” Power Rangers never had hour-long episodes. The young adult Power Rangers reboot is the perfect opportunity to change the format of the series, perhaps with shorter seasons of longer episodes. This would match the current format of streaming hits, such as Stranger Things or Wednesday.

5 No Power Rangers’ “Monster Of The Week” Trope

Having fewer yet longer episodes per season can allow Power Rangers to ditch the monster of the week trope entirely. From Mighty Morphin to Dino Fury, almost every Power Rangers episode sees a new monster that is defeated at the end of it. Cosmic Fury is avoiding the monster of the week trope, a result of it being a shorter season of 10 episodes. This is something that should also happen in the Power Rangers reboot, with the show having overarching storylines that go on for multiple episodes rather than dozens of “cases of the week.”

4 An Ongoing Power Rangers Storyline

The “Power Rangers show” and “Power Rangers season” have almost the same meaning within the franchise, as almost every new season works as its own separate show. Since the end of the Zordon Era with Power Rangers in Space, each Power Rangers show has stood on its own, with self-contained stories that last for one or two years maximum. Cosmic Fury, which brings the Power Rangers Dino Fury cast for a third season, is the exception. The Power Rangers reboot would benefit from having an ongoing storyline that spans several seasons, rather having than new villains and characters at the end of every year.

3 A Power Rangers Team That Continues For Multiple Seasons

An extension of the previous item is to have a Power Rangers team that continues for multiple seasons. While a rotating Power Rangers cast has been part of the franchise’s charm since Mighty Morphin, a Power Rangers reboot should introduce characters who audiences will follow for several years. There have been hundreds of Power Rangers since the original Mighty Morphin team, and while this adds to the franchise’s lore, having one set of main characters for many seasons can create a stronger bond between viewers and the new show.

2 Elements From The Power Rangers Comics

BOOM! Power Rangers’ comics reshaped the Power Rangers franchise and introduced the iconic heroes to a new generation while also pandering to long-time fans. The Power Rangers comics consider the shows to be canon, although the show has already contradicted the comics a few times. Regardless of whether the Power Rangers comics are canon, there are several elements from the BOOM! Power Rangers continuity that could be incorporated into the new show. Even if the Power Rangers reboot takes place in a different continuity entirely, concepts like the Emissaries or the Morphin Masters’ backstories could be a constant in every universe.

1 Connections To The Power Rangers Multiverse

The Power Rangers reboot will likely take place in its own continuity, which is necessary for the show to be something different from previous Power Rangers shows. That said, Power Rangers should not completely move away from the dozens of characters and moments that happened between 1993’s Mighty Morphin and 2023’s Cosmic Fury. As such, it would be interesting if the new Power Rangers show was connected to the previous timeline through the multiverse. The Power Rangers comics have explored the multiverse quite a lot, and this new series could simply take place in a different universe that is still part of the wider Power Rangers lore.