With new Power Rangers series is in development for Disney+.

While we don’t know much about the project, we can assume that it will be the beginning of a new original Power Rangers universe after 30 years will be bittersweet, but the fact that we are finally getting something different from this franchise on the small screen is exciting. From a new take on the classic costumes to fewer episodes per season, I hope the Disney+ show checks a few important boxes.

6 A Mighty Morphin Reboot

There’s No Better Way To Start A New Universe

Yes, there has been more than enough MMPR across the Power Rangers franchise over the years. From the comics to the toys and everything in between, Mighty Morphin has been the face of the franchise for more than three decades and gets way more love than any other season. That being said, I don’t think there is a better way to start a new Power Rangers universe than with a Mighty Morphin reboot. The original team is the heart and soul of Power Rangers, regardless of the universe.

There is also the commercial aspect of it. Power Rangers is a very popular brand, but when it comes to the general public, most people are more likely to be familiar with Jason and Kimberly than with Carter Grayson or Conner McKnight. Mighty Morphin is what comes to most people’s minds when they hear the words “Power Rangers,” meaning it would be a mistake not to capitalize on the original series’ popularity for a reboot. Additionally, the Mighty Morphin corner of the franchise still has untapped potential, as the comics have proven over the last few years.

5 A New Take On The Mighty Morphin Costumes

The Original Costumes Are Still Iconic

If Disney+’s Power Rangers show is a reboot of Mighty Morphin, I would love to see a new take on the original Zyuranger costumes. However, I don’t think it should be a drastic change like the one in 2017’s Power Rangers tried to do. The Mighty Morphin iconography is one of the reasons why the franchise remains so popular to this day and should not be discarded even in a reboot. While I did like the 2017 costumes, I believe a much safer bet would be something like the suits from 1995’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.

According to Deadline, Toei and Saban are not involved in the Disney+ Power Rangers reboot.

The first Power Rangers movie had a much bigger budget per minute than the average Mighty Morphin episode, which is why the sets and the costumes all looked much better than what we were used to from the show. I love the armored look of the 1995 film’s costumes, which, compared to the spandex from the TV series, actually looked like something a superhero would use in battle. Having the classic Zyuranger costumes with new textures and more refined materials in the style of what Marvel and DC use would be a great way to reinvent the Power Rangers.

4 Less Tommy Oliver (At Least For Now)

Tommy Should Be Saved For Season 2

Once again assuming that we will get some kind of Mighty Morphin reboot, I firmly believe it would be better not to include Tommy Oliver in season 1. Tommy was and will always be my favorite Power Rangers character, but even I can it that the original Green Ranger spent too much in the spotlight. This is true not only for the TV show but also for the comics. There is no way to do an MMPR show without Tommy – he should be part of any Power Rangers universe – but that doesn’t mean he should appear right from the start.

I would love to have a Power Rangers show where the first season would focus entirely on the core five, leaving the “Green With Evil” arc for season 2. Tommy first appeared in episode 17 of the original series, which means we only had 16 episodes with just Jason, Zack, Trini, Billy, and Kimberly. Whether you consider the Green Ranger to be part of the “original team” is up to you, but I would love to see more moments with just the first five Rangers before Tommy arrives and changes the status quo.

3 Elements From BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers Comics

The Comics Have Shown What A MMPR Reboot Could Be

The Power Rangers comic books published by BOOM! Studios have been telling some of the best stories this franchise has ever seen for almost a decade now, and it would be disappointing not to see some of those ideas in live-action. While just doing a direct adaptation of the comic books would probably not be a good idea, any new Power Rangers series should take notes from what the comics have been doing. Most of the BOOM! Studios Power Rangers comics have taken place in the MMPR era, yet they have massively expanded the scope of the original series.

From time travel and the multiverse to secret backstories, the comic books have set a new standard for Power Rangers adaptations. Even other corners of the franchise, such as the video games and the TV show itself, have been influenced by the comics in some way. Although the Power Rangers comics were never canon to the show, they embraced every single aspect of the original series while also creating new stories and cleverly retconning things that never made sense about MMPR. Most importantly, the character development in the comics has been top-notch, which should be the case for the reboot.

2 Fewer (But Longer) Episodes Than The Usual Power Rangers Season

We Don’t Need 20 Episodes Per Season

Most Power Rangers seasons had at least 20 episodes, with every show following the 20-minute episode format that is so common in children’s television programming. Assuming this new show will be aimed at older audiences – most likely a young adult one – it shouldn’t have to have over a dozen 20-minute-long episodes. Instead, the new Power Rangers series should have fewer episodes, perhaps 10, but with longer runtimes. This has been the case for streaming for a while, and while some shows have been too short, fewer episodes could be a great option for Power Rangers.

Cosmic Fury, the first Power Rangers to release exclusively on streaming, had 10 episodes that dropped all at once.

The monster of the week trope is part of Power Rangers’ DNA, but that doesn’t mean we have to have multiple “filler” episodes with one big fight at the end of each. Instead, I would love to have a 10-episode Power Rangers series with an overarching story where the themes and the character arcs are slowly developed leading up to a big finale. For comparison, Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 had eight episodes, which seems to becoming the norm for big-budget streaming shows.

1 Well-Developed Characters In The Style Of 2017’s Power Rangers

The New Power Rangers Series Needs Three-Dimensions Characters

While I am very excited about the new Power Rangers show, I will forever wonder what a sequel to 2017’s Power Rangers could have looked like. I understand why the reboot didn’t perform well at the box office eight years ago – it didn’t have enough action to compete against other superhero blockbusters – but the film treated the classic MMPR characters better than the original show ever did. Jason and the others actually had backstories and character arcs this time, and I hope the new show will treat its characters in the same way.

Power Rangers was a kid’s show and didn’t ask for complex storylines or convoluted backstories. That said, a reboot on Disney+ would be the perfect chance for the show to reinvent itself as something a little more mature. Power Rangers shouldn’t be dark and gritty, but there are ways to keep the essence of the franchise while still delivering well-written stories and three-dimensional characters.

Source: Deadline