“Go Go Power Rangers!” Following recent rumors that the minds behind the 
Disney+ fantasy hit Percy Jackson are now working on a reboot of the beloved superhero martial arts action series, MovieWeb can now exclusively confirm that, yes, in this instance, the rumors are true. Speaking with MovieWeb’s own Joe Deckelmeier, Percy Jackson and the Olympians showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz tried to keep things as coy as possible…while also teasing an exciting future for the Power Rangers franchise.
During the blue carpet event celebrating the debut of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2, which is due to premiere its first two episodes on December 10 on Disney+, MovieWeb asked Dan Shotz if there was any truth to the rumors that he, alongside Jonathan E. Steinberg, would be powering up with the beloved superheroes, who are traditionally a group of teens imbued with superpowers and supersuits and tasked with fighting evil. While he couldn’t reveal whether the new Power Rangers series will be a continuation of that 30-year legacy or something brand new, Shotz did say that he hopes to bring their Power Rangers story “to life.”
“(Laughs) You are asking questions that you know I can’t answer. Let’s just say we very much hope to bring that story to life, so that’s all I can say at this point.”
The ‘Percy Jackson’ Showrunners Are “Very Excited” to Tell a New ‘Power Rangers’ Story
Dan Shotz played things a lot closer to the chest than Jonathan E. Steinberg, though, with the latter (while still refusing to reveal if it will follow franchise favorites Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini, and Kimberly, or a new set of teens) at least confirming that the rumors of their involvement in a new Power Rangers series for Disney+ are indeed true.
“The rumor is true. I can not tell you, but I am very, very excited for that story.”
Rumors about the Power Rangers reboot first broke back in March this year, with reports claiming that Percy Jackson and the Olympians showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz will write, serve as showrunners, and executive produce the new series. It was also stated at the time that Hasbro would also produce the series, which reports at the time described as a reinvention of the franchise “for a whole new generation of fans while delighting those who already know and love the world of Power Rangers.”
While we still don’t know whether this means the series will reboot the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, act as something completely different, or perhaps even try to do both with a trendy legacy sequel approach, we at least now know that the Power Rangers project is happening with Dan Shotz and Jonathan E. Steinberg in charge.
While we wait patiently for further details, Dan Shotz and Jonathan E. Steinberg will next return to the mythological world of Percy Jackson with this month’s second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which is due to debut on Disney+ next week on December 10, 2025.
- Release Date
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1993 – 1996-00-00
- Network
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ABC, Nickelodeon, ABC Family, Toon Disney, Netflix, Fox Kids
- Directors
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Charlie Haskell, Oliver Driver, Terence H. Winkless, Jonathan Brough, Robert Hughes, Akihiro Noguchi, Peter Salmon, Worth Keeter, Shuki Levy, Michael Duignan, Mike Smith, Riccardo Pellizzeri, John Stewart, Ryuta Tasaki, Michael Hurst, Blair Treu, Peter Burger, Steve Markowitz, Caroline Bell-Booth, Jerry P. Jacobs, Robyn Grace, Vickie Bronaugh, Larry Litton, Robert Radler
- Writers
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Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
- Franchise(s)
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Power Rangers
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Austin St. John
Dana Mitchell
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Walter Emanuel Jones
Taylor Earhardt
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Amy Jo Johnson
Kimberly Hart
