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===Broadcast and production=== ====1993โ2010==== [[Saban Entertainment]] produced and distributed ''Power Rangers'' from 1993 until the end of 2001, with [[Fox Kids]] broadcasting the series in the United States until the Fall of 2002. [[The Walt Disney Company]] acquired the franchise as part of a larger buyout of Fox Family Worldwide that took place in 2001.<ref name="MMPR2010"/><ref name="HaimSaban">{{cite web|url=http://www.saban.com/html/team/saban.html|title=Haim Saban|work=Saban|access-date=February 23, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302104301/http://saban.com/html/team/saban.html|archive-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.saban.com/html/press/010723.html|title=News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion|date=July 23, 2001|work=saban|access-date=February 23, 2009|archive-date=February 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202154922/http://saban.com/html/press/010723.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=buyout>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2001/07/23/deals/fox_disney/ |title=Disney buys Fox Family for $3B |date=July 23, 2001 |access-date=September 21, 2007 |work=CNNfn |publisher=money.cnn.com}}</ref> Fox Family Worldwide subsequently became [[ABC Family Worldwide Inc.]]<ref name=buyout/> This buyout also saw Saban Entertainment become BVS Entertainment in 2002, from [[News Corporation (1980โ2013)|News Corporation]], Fox's parent company, and [[Haim Saban]].<ref name=buyout/> From September 2002, ''Power Rangers'' had aired on various Disney-owned networks, including the [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]] program block on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] and [[Toon Disney]] cable networks, and [[Jetix]]-branded outlets worldwide.<ref name="MMPR2010"/> Disney moved production of the franchise from Los Angeles to [[Studio West (film studio)|Studio West]] in New Zealand after ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force|Wild Force]]'' ended.<ref name="Herald2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/spotlight-on-film-studios-out-west/RZ27PCHKOBNYG25LBHQVA3J7TA/ |title=Spotlight on film studios out west |date=25 May 2013 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="OurStory">{{cite web|url=https://www.studiowest.co.nz/our-story |title=Our Story |publisher=Studio West |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> Several ABC affiliate broadcasting groups, including [[Hearst Television]], declined to air the series due to the lack of FCC-compliant [[E/I|educational and informational content]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/lights_out_for_power_rangers_mwqE73QZJZJ4OLgEsS0vMP |title=Lights out for 'Power Rangers'|date=March 10, 2009|work=New York Post|access-date=October 8, 2009}}</ref> 2008's ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'' was originally set to be the final season, but due to obligations with [[Bandai]], Disney would produce 2009's ''[[Power Rangers RPM]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/28476-power-rangers-rpm-eddie-guzelian-disney|title=The Darkest Season of 'Power Rangers' Was Also Its Best|work=Inverse|access-date=October 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref> An article in ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' published on March 7, 2009, identified ''RPM'' as the last season of the ''Power Rangers'' run. Production manager Sally Campbell stated in an interview, "...at this stage we will not be shooting another season."<ref name="lightsout"/><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10560372 |title='Power Rangers' defeated|date=March 6, 2009|last=Eriksen|first=Alanah May|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=March 7, 2009}}</ref> A September 1, 2009, revision to ''[[Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia]]'' by Disney's head archivist [[Dave Smith (archivist)|Dave Smith]] states that "production of new episodes [of ''Power Rangers''] ceased in 2009".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adisney.go.com/vault/supplement.pdf|title=Supplement to Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia|access-date=September 26, 2009|date=September 1, 2009| page=87|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030714060511/http://adisney.go.com/vault/supplement.pdf|archive-date=July 14, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> Production of ''Power Rangers'' ceased and the {{as of|2009|alt = last}} series by BVS Entertainment, ''RPM'', ended on December 26, 2009.<ref name="lightsout">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/item_mwqE73QZJZJ4OLgEsS0vMP|title=LIGHTS OUT FOR 'POWER RANGERS'|date=March 10, 2009|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=November 24, 2009}}</ref> On October 1, 2009, Bandai released a press release stating that Disney would re-broadcast ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' in January 2010 on [[ABC Kids (TV programming block)|ABC Kids]] in lieu of producing a new season. A new toy line accompanied the broadcast and appeared in stores in the later part of 2009.<ref name="MMPR2010"/><ref name="Bandai MMPR">{{cite web|url=http://www.bandai.com/blog/press-release/mighty-morphin|title=PRESS RELEASE: Bandai America Powers Up Like It's 1993; Brings Back Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in New Toy Line {{!}} Bandai America|date=October 1, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004235708/http://www.bandai.com/blog/press-release/mighty-morphin|archive-date=October 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="businesswire">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091001006376&newsLang=en|title=CORRECTING and REPLACING PHOTOS Bandai America Powers up Like It's 1993; Brings Back Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in New Toy Line|access-date=October 1, 2009|date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> ====2011โ2021==== On May 12, 2010, [[Haim Saban]] bought back the ''Power Rangers'' franchise from Disney for $43 million and announced plans to produce a new season of the television series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/27684|title=Video Interview: Saban Brands' Elie Dekel|date=November 9, 2010|access-date=November 11, 2010|first=Anna|last=Carugati}}</ref><ref name="buy back">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/saban-re-acquires-rights-to-rangers-1118019212/|title=Saban re-acquires rights to 'Rangers' โ Entertainment News, TV News, Media โ Variety|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2010 | first=Cynthia | last=Littleton}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disney's Q3 boosted by TV operations profit; Power Rangers sale added $43 million to coffers|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-q3-boosted-tv-operations-26507|access-date=August 11, 2010|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 10, 2010|first=Paul|last=Bond}}</ref> Beginning with the eighteenth season, ''[[Power Rangers Samurai|Samurai]]'' (using footage from the 2009 ''Super Sentai'' series, ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'') the series would be produced under [[Saban Capital Group]]'s new [[Saban Brands]] subsidiary and premiere on [[Nickelodeon]] on February 7, 2011.<ref name="buy back"/><ref name="cast and premiere">{{cite web|title="Power Rangers Samurai" premiering in February 2011 |url=http://www.kungfucinema.com/power-rangers-samurai-premiering-in-february-2011-16644 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110814084300/http://www.kungfucinema.com/power-rangers-samurai-premiering-in-february-2011-16644 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |access-date=December 2, 2010 }}</ref> Reruns of previous seasons and episodes would also begin airing on sister channel [[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] later that year.<ref name="cast and premiere"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://toybook.com/saban-brands-acquires-power-rangers-from-the-walt-disney-company|title=Saban Capital Group Acquires Power Rangers from The Walt Disney Company " The Toy Book|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=SABAN BRINGS "POWER RANGERS" FRANCHISE TO NICKELODEON|publisher=[[Viacom (2005โpresent)|Viacom]]|url=http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Nickelodeon%20Power%20RangersFINAL%20RELEASE.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=470|access-date=May 13, 2010|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195538/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Nickelodeon%20Power%20RangersFINAL%20RELEASE.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=470|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to ''Samurai'', Saban announced plans to make a new [[Power Rangers (film)|''Power Rangers'' film]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5uiqztXBXGrAN3--ZSLw1pTnacQD9FLJA683|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516044008/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5uiqztXBXGrAN3--ZSLw1pTnacQD9FLJA683|archive-date=May 16, 2010|title=Mogul Saban buys back Power Rangers from Disney|date=May 12, 2010|work=[[Google News]]|agency=Associated Press|access-date=May 13, 2010}}</ref> On July 2, 2012, Saban Brands announced that would it launch a new [[Saturday morning cartoon]] block on [[The CW]], called [[Vortexx]], on August 25, 2012, with reruns of ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'' to air on the block.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saban Brands Partners with The CW to Launch Five-Hour Kids Television Block|url=http://www.sabanbrands.com/pdfs/Saban_Network_Announcement.pdf|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Saban|date=July 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122211721/http://www.sabanbrands.com/pdfs/Saban_Network_Announcement.pdf|archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wallenstein|first=Andrew|title=Saban Brands to rebuild CW toon block|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/saban-brands-to-rebuild-cw-toon-block-1118056206/|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marcucci|first=Carl|title=The CW signs Saban Brands for kids block|url=http://rbr.com/the-cw-signs-saban-brands-for-kids-block/|access-date=July 7, 2012|newspaper=Radio & Television Business Report|date=July 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saban Brands to Launch Vortexx on The CW|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/saban-brands-to-launch-vortexx-on-the-cw-162228405.html|access-date=July 12, 2012|newspaper=PR Newswire|date=July 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saban Brands to launch Vortexx kid shows on The CW|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2012/07/12/saban-brands-to-launch-vortexx-kid.html|access-date=July 12, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Business|date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> On October 1, 2013, Saban Brands announced that it had extended agreements for the franchise with Nickelodeon and Bandai America Incorporated through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131001005726/en/Saban-Brands-Announces-Extended-Partnerships-Power-Rangers |title=Saban Brands Announces Extended Partnerships for Power Rangers Franchise with Nickelodeon and Bandai America Through 2016 |date=October 2013 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> In January 2016, Saban and Nickelodeon extended their broadcast partnership through 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160112005703/en/Dynamic-Season-Saban%E2%80%99s-Power-Rangers-Dino-Super |title=Dynamic New Season, Saban's Power Rangers Dino Super Charge, to Premiere Saturday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon |publisher=Business Wire |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> In February 2018, it was announced that ''Power Rangers'' would continue airing on Nickelodeon through 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/powerrangers/2018/02/12/power-rangers-extended-2021-nickelodeon/ |title=Power Rangers Extends Run With Nickelodeon |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> That same month, Saban Brands appointed [[Hasbro]] as the global master toy licensee for ''Power Rangers'' in April 2019 with a future option to purchase the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/saban-bandai-are-ending-their-power-rangers-toy-relationship-after-25-years/ |title=Power Rangers toy maker is moving on after 25 years |author=Sorrentino, Mike |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=February 15, 2018 |access-date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> On May 1, 2018, Saban would agree to sell ''Power Rangers'' and other entertainment assets to Hasbro for US$522 million in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hasbro buying Power Rangers, other brands in $522M deal|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hasbro-buying-power-rangers-brands-522m-deal-54850725|access-date=May 1, 2018|work=ABC News|agency=AP|date=May 1, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saban Brands Sells Power Rangers to Hasbro for $522M|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/may/02/saban-brands-sell-power-rangers-hasbro/|access-date=March 3, 2019|work=Los Angeles Business Journal|date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> The Saban Brands subsidiary ended operations upon the closure of the deal on July 2, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blake|first=Matthew|title=Saban Brands Plans Layoffs Following Hasbro Acquisition|url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/may/23/saban-brands-plans-layoffs-following-hasbro-acquis/|access-date=August 2, 2018|work=Los Angeles Business Journal|date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> The twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seasons, ''[[Power Rangers Beast Morphers]]'', would be produced by Hasbro's [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]] studio. Beginning with the twenty-eighth season, ''[[Power Rangers Dino Fury]]'', the series is being produced by [[Entertainment One]] (which was acquired by Hasbro on December 30, 2019, and merged with Allspark in October 2020). ====2021โ2023==== In late April 2021, actor [[In Real Life (band)#Chance Perez|Chance Perez]] announced in an interview that the second season of ''[[Power Rangers Dino Fury]]'' (the twenty-ninth season overall) would premiere on [[Netflix]] in 2022; making it the first season of the series to premiere exclusively online through a streaming service. Meanwhile, new episodes of the series moved to the streaming service on June 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Power Rangers: Dino Fury' Season 2 Reportedly Moving to Netflix Exclusively|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/power-rangers-dino-fury-season-2-reportedly-moving-to-netflix-exclusively/|date=June 11, 2021|website=What's on Netflix|language=en-US|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Andreeva">{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Power Rangers' Series Moves To Netflix As Streamer Nabs Exclusive Rights To 'Dino Fury' Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/power-rangers-netflix-dino-fury-season-2-premiere-date-1234859505/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=21 October 2021|date=21 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |title=Netflix's New Releases Coming in June 2021 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-june-2021-new-releases-movies-tv-1234960908/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=30 September 2021 |date=31 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Specter |first=Emma |title=Here's What's Coming to Netflix in October 2021 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/coming-to-netflix-in-october-2021 |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=30 September 2021 |date=24 September 2021}}</ref> On June 14, 2022, it was announced that Jenny Klein would serve as showrunner for a ''Power Rangers'' television series that is being developed by Entertainment One for Netflix. It was reported that she will work alongside Jonathan Entwistle, who is set to direct a second attempt at a film reboot (unrelated to the [[Power Rangers (film)|2017 film reboot]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-06-14 |title=Jenny Klein To Serve As Showrunner On 'Power Rangers' Series As Part Of Overall Deal With eOne |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/jenny-klein-power-rangers-showrunner-overall-deal-entertainment-one-1235044903/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Entwistle stated on his now-deleted Twitter page that the series he and Klein are developing was set to be part of the same canon as the upcoming ''Power Rangers'' film, which he described as a "cinematic universe".{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} In June 2024, it was reported that none of those plans would move forward at Netflix; Hasbro Entertainment stated they were seeking a new partner to take the series in a new creative direction. No timeline was immediately announced.<ref name="tvline">{{cite news |last1=Mitovich |first1=Matt Webb |title=Power Rangers Series No Longer Moving Forward at Netflix โ Hasbro to Redevelop With New Partner |url=https://tvline.com/news/power-rangers-series-netflix-cancelled-hasbro-redevelop-1235260980/ |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=TVLine |date=11 June 2024}}</ref> On June 28, 2023, Hasbro announced that ''[[Power Rangers Cosmic Fury]]'' would be the final season to be filmed in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huge blow to industry as Power Rangers ending production in NZ |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/06/28/huge-blow-to-industry-as-power-rangers-ending-production-in-nz/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=1 News |language=en}}</ref> ====2024โpresent==== In December 2024, rumors surfaced that a new ''Power Rangers'' reboot film was being developed by [[Paramount Pictures]] in partnership with Hasbro.<ref name="Aguilar">{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=2024-12-27 |title=New Power Rangers Movie Reportedly in Development, and It's a Complete Reboot |url=https://comicbook.com/power-rangers/news/new-power-rangers-movie-reportedly-in-development-and-its-a-complete-reboot/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="fictionhorizon.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-27 |title=Paramount Takes Lead on 'Power Rangers' Reboot with Hefty Budget for a Complete Series Overhaul |url=https://fictionhorizon.com/paramount-takes-lead-on-power-rangers-reboot-with-hefty-budget-for-a-complete-series-overhaul/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2025, it was announced that [[Hasbro Entertainment]] and [[20th Television]] would be producing a new live-action ''Power Rangers'' series for [[Disney+]] with [[Jonathan E. Steinberg]] & Dan Shotz in talks to serve as writers, [[Showrunner|showrunners]], and executive producers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=2025-03-19 |title=Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz in Talks to Write, Produce and Showrun Live-Action 'Power Rangers' Series at Disney+ {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/live-action-power-rangers-hasbro-disney/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> On April 2, 2025, Toei Company president & CEO Fumio Yoshimura revealed that Toei Company is not involved in the live-action Power Rangers reboot.<ref name="Fumio Yoshimura">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/toei-co-fumio-yoshimura-global-expansion-strategy-1236355792/ | title=International Disruptors: Toei President & CEO Fumio Yoshimura Unpacks Japanese Studio's $2BN Global Expansion Strategy | date=April 2, 2025 }}</ref>
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