Today, a new report announced that the upcoming Power Rangers live-action TV series will not move forward on Disney+. The series was in the works for several years at Netflix before moving over to Disney+ under showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz (Percy Jackson, The Old Man). However, Disney has since decided to kill the project for budgetary reasons, not “creative differences” with the creators. The streaming platform didn’t find a massive sci-fi superhero series a viable option for an IP they don’t own and only license from Hasbro. The duo signed an overall deal with Disney, so they will try to produce more projects for them.
Power Rangers has no set release date
Key Takeaways
- Disney+ canceled the live-action Power Rangers series due to high budgetary costs rather than any creative differences with the showrunners.
- The streaming platform deemed a massive sci-fi superhero show financially unviable because they only license the Hasbro intellectual property.
- Despite this cancellation, showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz will continue developing other projects under their overall deal with Disney.
Source: Deadline
