The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are reuniting for a scripted Netflix special to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary, Entertainment Weekly reported Wednesday.
The program, aptly named Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, stars Billy in his original Blue Ranger suit and original Black Ranger Zack Walter Emanuel Jones. David Yost, Karan Ashley (the Yellow Ranger Aisha), Johnny Yong Bosch (the Black Ranger Adam), Steve Cardenas (the Red Ranger Rocky) from Season 2and Catherine Sutherland (season 3’s Pink Ranger Rita) from season 3. (second Pink Ranger Kat).
“Our Ranger family runs deep”, Jones told EW. Yost, who played the longest role as the Ranger, said it was “great” to see his co-stars again. “We went through the audition process together and launched the Power Rangers franchise.” Yost recalled EW. “It was such a surreal experience to be back on the set of Power Rangers after 28 years.”
Voice actors Barbara Goodson (Rita Repulsa) and Richard Horvitz (Alpha 5/Power Rangers robot) will also appear in the program. Charlie Kersh joins the cast as Minh, the daughter of the first Yellow Ranger, Trini. (In 2001, at the age of 27, actor Thuy Trang, who played Trini, was killed in a car accident.)
In the special, viewers see the Rangers coming “face to face with a known threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are once again called upon to be the heroes the world needs. Inspired by the franchise’s legendary mantra of ‘Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger’, Once & Always reminds everyone that when you become a Ranger, you are always part of the Ranger family and always welcome.” according to EW.
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Amy Jo Johnson, the original Pink Ranger, and Jason David Frankthe original Green Ranger Tommy (who committed suicide in November), was conspicuously absent from the casting announcement.
Frank passed away at the age of 49 and his former co-star Jones sent the following statement to PEOPLE in his honor: “Jason was one of the show’s biggest pranksters. He had a wild sense of humour. We had our ups and downs, but I remained consistent to be a listening ear when he needed one. To which Jones, 51, commented: “My prayers go out to his family and everyone who will miss him. May he rest in Strength.” It is unknown if Trang and Frank will be honored in the special.
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Entertainment Weekly confirmed Wednesday that the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers would reunite for a scripted Netflix special to mark the show’s 30th anniversary.
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