The Power Rangers are back. According to Deadline, Netflix recently released the trailer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, a special based on the iconic pop-culture TV show. The Netflix special will premiere on April 19, just in time for the 30th anniversary of the show.
According to Deadline, the special will take place thirty years after Zordon formed the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The team will have to face a threat from the past that has come back. During a global crisis, the Power Rangers are asked to once again be heroes the world needs. The special was inspired by the mantra of the franchise, “Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger,” a phrase that will remind viewers that the Ranger family is forever.
Mighty Morphin Power Ranger: Once & Always will star original cast members David Yost (Ladykiller, Degenerate) who played the original Blue Ranger Billy; Walter Emanuel Jones (Memoirs of a Fighter, Boomerang) who starred as Zack the original Black Ranger; Catherine Sutherland (The Cell, Class Dismissed), who starred as Kat, the second Pink Ranger; Steve Cardenas (Beast of the Water, Liquid Metal) who played Rocky, the second Red Ranger; Karan Ashley (Class Dismissed, The Parkers) as Aisha, the Yellow Ranger; and Johnny Yong Bosch (Bleach, Trigun Stampede) who is reprising his role as Adam, the second Black Ranger.
The special will also feature Barbara Goodson (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, High Guardian Spice) who voiced Rita Repulsa; Richard Horvitz (The Loud House, Ben 10) who voices Alpha 5; and Charlie Kersh (Happyish, Clique Wars) will star as Minh, the daughter of the original Yellow Ranger Trini, who was played by the late Thuy Trang (The Crow: City of Angels, Spy Hard). There is still no confirmation if other original cast members are involved in the special or if Once & Always will have a tribute to the late Jason David Frank (Family Matters, We Bare Bears), who played the original Green Ranger Tommy.
The Power Ranger franchise usually follows a group of young adults that ‘morph’ into the Power Rangers, a group of individuals in colorful suits that help defend the Earth from monsters and aliens that threaten it. Usually, towards the end of the episode, the villain will turn into a giant and the Power Rangers will use their special vehicles to create a giant robot to fight against the threat.
Mighty Morphin Power Ranger: Once & Always will premiere on April 19 on Netflix. The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are available to watch on Netflix. Don’t forget to watch the trailer below.