Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Disney+ scraps Power Rangers live-action reboot over high costs
Power Rangers is a show about teenagers who turn into color-coded superheroes to save Earth from monsters.
Disney+ wanted to make a new live-action Power Rangers show, where real actors play the heroes.
The show began being planned in March 2025.
Now, Disney+ has decided not to make the show after all.
Making a live-action superhero show costs a lot of money.
Disney+ said the show did not make financial sense because Disney does not own the Power Rangers brand.
This is not the first time a new Power Rangers show has been cancelled.
A streaming service called Netflix also stopped making a Power Rangers show in 2024.
Fans are sad about the news and shared their feelings on social media, hoping their favorite heroes will return one day.
Disney+ has scrapped its planned live-action Power Rangers series, which entered development in March 2025.
The cancellation was reportedly driven by the high costs of mounting a live-action superhero series, with unfavorable economics when the streamer and producing studio do not own the IP.
The project was set to be produced by Hasbro Entertainment and 20th Television, with Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz in talks as writers, showrunners, and executive producers.
It follows an earlier setback: Netflix cancelled or paused its Power Rangers reboot in 2024 after more than two years of development, prompting Hasbro to partner with Disney+.
Fans took to social media to express disappointment, with some arguing Power Rangers cannot survive without its Super Sentai core.
- Who
- Hasbro Entertainment and 20th Television were producing the series for Disney+, with Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz attached as writers, showrunners, and executive producers; fans reacted on social media.
- What
- Disney+ scrapped the planned live-action Power Rangers series, reportedly due to the high cost of producing it.
- When
- The series entered development in March 2025; the cancellation was recently reported and follows Netflix pausing a Power Rangers reboot in 2024.
- Where
- The show was set to stream on Disney+, produced under 20th Television; the franchise originates from Japan's Super Sentai series.
- Why
- Mounting a high-end live-action superhero series is a major investment, and the economics are not favorable when the streamer and producing studio do not own the IP.
Studio and Business Rationale
Fan Disappointment
Scrapping the live-action series
Studio and Business Rationale
Disney+ cancelled the project because a high-end live-action superhero series is a major investment, and the economics are not favorable when the streamer and producing studio do not own the IP.
Fan Disappointment
Fans are upset by the cancellation and argue the franchise cannot survive when separated from its Super Sentai core, with some criticizing the direction of the broader franchise.
Public reaction to the cancellation
Studio and Business Rationale
The decision was reported as a financial one, with no alternative live-action Power Rangers project announced.
Fan Disappointment
Netizens reacted negatively on social media, describing it as a terrible month for Power Rangers fans and criticizing ongoing franchise moves.
- Streaming platform
- Disney+
- Development start
- March 2025
- Production companies
- Hasbro Entertainment and 20th Television
- Attached creative team
- Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz (writers, showrunners, executive producers, in talks)
- Cancellation reason
- High production costs; unfavorable economics when the streamer and studio do not own the IP
- Prior project
- Netflix reboot in development over two years, cancelled or paused in 2024
- Franchise basis
- Based on Japan's Super Sentai series
- Last live-action series
- Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury (2023), preceded by Dino Fury (2021)