JamesG
01-18-2023, 06:39 AM
Original Power Rangers Stars Reunite for 30th Anniversary Netflix Special
by Patrick Gomez
January 17, 2023
Once a Ranger, always a Ranger. Three decades after becoming an afternoon phenomenon, members of the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" cast are reuniting for a scripted Netflix special celebrating the enduring legacy of Haim Saban's creation.
"Our Ranger family runs deep," Walter Emanuel Jones tells EW of getting to play Zack, the Black Ranger, 30 years later.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always stars Jones, David Yost (original Blue Ranger, Billy), Catherine Sutherland (second Pink Ranger, Kat), Steve Cardenas (second Red Ranger, Rocky), Karan Ashley (second Yellow Ranger, Aisha) and Johnny Yong Bosch (second Black Ranger, Adam).
For Yost — the longest-running original Ranger, who left the series in 1996 after four seasons and more than 200 episodes — the special is a reunion with all of the returning cast. But he says suiting up with Jones again is particularly special.
"We went through the audition process together and launched the Power Rangers franchise," Yost explains of his costar, who himself calls their reunion "amazing. It was such a surreal experience to be on the set of Power Rangers again after 28 years."
The special also features Barbara Goodson (voice of Rita Repulsa), Richard Horvitz (voice of Alpha 5), and new addition Charlie Kersh as Minh, the daughter of original Yellow Ranger Trini.
(Trini was played by Thuy Trang, who died at 27 in 2001 after being involved in a car accident.)
There is no word if other original cast members are involved, or if the special will tribute original Green Ranger Tommy actor Jason David Frank, who died at 49 by suicide in 2022.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always premieres April 19 worldwide on Neftflix.
As described by the team behind the special, the new adventure sees the Rangers come "face to face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs. Inspired by the legendary mantra from the franchise 'Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger,' Once & Always reminds everyone when you become a Ranger, you are always a part of the Ranger family and always welcome."
https://ew.com/tv/original-power-rangers-netflix-reunion-special-first-look-exclusive-video-photos/
by Patrick Gomez
January 17, 2023
Once a Ranger, always a Ranger. Three decades after becoming an afternoon phenomenon, members of the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" cast are reuniting for a scripted Netflix special celebrating the enduring legacy of Haim Saban's creation.
"Our Ranger family runs deep," Walter Emanuel Jones tells EW of getting to play Zack, the Black Ranger, 30 years later.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always stars Jones, David Yost (original Blue Ranger, Billy), Catherine Sutherland (second Pink Ranger, Kat), Steve Cardenas (second Red Ranger, Rocky), Karan Ashley (second Yellow Ranger, Aisha) and Johnny Yong Bosch (second Black Ranger, Adam).
For Yost — the longest-running original Ranger, who left the series in 1996 after four seasons and more than 200 episodes — the special is a reunion with all of the returning cast. But he says suiting up with Jones again is particularly special.
"We went through the audition process together and launched the Power Rangers franchise," Yost explains of his costar, who himself calls their reunion "amazing. It was such a surreal experience to be on the set of Power Rangers again after 28 years."
The special also features Barbara Goodson (voice of Rita Repulsa), Richard Horvitz (voice of Alpha 5), and new addition Charlie Kersh as Minh, the daughter of original Yellow Ranger Trini.
(Trini was played by Thuy Trang, who died at 27 in 2001 after being involved in a car accident.)
There is no word if other original cast members are involved, or if the special will tribute original Green Ranger Tommy actor Jason David Frank, who died at 49 by suicide in 2022.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always premieres April 19 worldwide on Neftflix.
As described by the team behind the special, the new adventure sees the Rangers come "face to face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs. Inspired by the legendary mantra from the franchise 'Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger,' Once & Always reminds everyone when you become a Ranger, you are always a part of the Ranger family and always welcome."
https://ew.com/tv/original-power-rangers-netflix-reunion-special-first-look-exclusive-video-photos/