BTS look of Netflix special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always · 2:35am Jan 18th, 2023
From Entertainment Weekly:
Original Blue Ranger David Yost and original Black Ranger Walter E. Jones are joined by other Mighty Morphin cast. Plus insights into the upcoming, history-making Cosmic Fury season.
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 (who became the second Pink Ranger, Kat, in season 3), as well as Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, and Johnny Yong Bosch (who joined the show in season 2 as the second Red Ranger, Rocky, Yellow Ranger, Aisha, and Black Ranger, Adam, respectively) — and EW has exclusive first-look video and photos of the stars on set.
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."
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."
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 Netflix.
Here is a special behind-the-scenes look of the Netflix special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.
It's so nice seeing Walter and David again like old times. And Walter's finally working along side Rocky, Aisha, and Katherine, whom he never interacted with ever. And based off that footage of the OG rangers fighting OG Putty patrollers, makes me wonder if that scene's going to be a flashback scene, or a present day scene. I mean we all know that's not Tommy in that Green Ranger costume this time around
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As for the new character, the little girl is named Minh (portrayed by Charlie Kersh). She is the daughter of the original Yellow Ranger, Trini.
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So I heard. Well, that's one way to keep Trini's legacy alive. Plus looking at them with their old morphers... Hard to imagine twenty such years ago when the old Power Coins were destroyed Zordon said they were gone forever. And yet the series have come up with so many ways to restore them to power.
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Not only that, the special also features Barbara Goodson (voice of Rita Repulsa), and Richard Horvitz (voice of Alpha 5). There is no word if there are other original cast members are involved, or if the special will tribute the original Yellow Ranger, Trini, portrayed by Thuy Trang, who died at 27 in 2001 after being involved in a car accident and the original Green Ranger, Tommy, portrayed by Jason David Frank, who died at 49 by suicide in 2022.
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It would be nice at the end they gave a special 'In Memory Of' message for JDF
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And Thuy Trang.
It's Morphin' Time!