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Disney+ will not move forward with live-action Power Rangers series, Deadline reports
The streaming service has ended development of a live-action adaptation of the long-running franchise, according to an exclusive report from Deadline. The project was set up roughly a year and a half ago at Disney+ with 20th Television as the studio.
Disney+ is not proceeding with a planned live-action Power Rangers series, according to an exclusive report from Deadline published on August 13, 2026. The report says the project had been in development but will not advance further at the Disney streaming platform.
Deadline reports that the series was written and executive produced by the team behind Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. In particular, the adaptation was developed with Percy Jackson executive producers and showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz attached, alongside their involvement with the Percy Jackson franchise.
The live-action Power Rangers effort was described as having been set up for development at Disney+ approximately a year and a half before the Deadline story. In that arrangement, 20th Television was reported as the studio producing the project for the streamer, under the internal sibling-studio structure typically used for Disney television development.
Deadline characterizes the project as “not moving forward” at Disney+, indicating that development has effectively ended rather than shifting to another platform or proceeding into production. The report does not, in the summary provided to this desk, specify a reason such as a change in creative direction, casting decisions, or budget considerations.
The Power Rangers franchise has previously been adapted across multiple formats, including long-running television and film projects tied to the franchise’s origin in Japanese tokusatsu. With Disney+ pausing this particular live-action series in development, the report suggests the next step for the live-action concept, if any, would require a new buyer or a new development path.
For Steinberg and Shotz, the cancellation also represents another high-profile development that will not move toward a release timeline at Disney+. For Disney+ and 20th Television, the decision reflects the ongoing churn of scripted development at major streamers, where projects frequently exit the pipeline before entering production.
Details about whether any elements of the planned series, such as scripts, production design concepts, or assembled creative materials, will be repurposed are not included in the information available in the Deadline report summary used here. As a result, the public next steps remain limited to the acknowledgement that Disney+ will not proceed with this live-action adaptation.
The Deadline report provides the clearest current update on the project’s status. It also leaves open whether a separate Power Rangers live-action series, at Disney or elsewhere, will be announced in the future. For now, the immediate effect is that this Disney+ development slate item is closed without a path to production at the platform.
Why It Matters
- The decision affects a planned Disney+ release pipeline, removing an established franchise title from the streamer’s near-term scripted slate.
- It reflects the high-attrition nature of major-streamer development, where projects may not reach production despite high-profile creative attachments.
- Creative teams including Steinberg and Shotz will need to redirect their focus to other projects as this one ends at Disney+.
- The franchise’s ongoing expansion into live-action remains open, but the specific Disney+ pathway for this series has closed.
Key Facts
- Deadline reports that Disney+ is not moving forward with its live-action Power Rangers series.
- The report describes the series as having been written and executive produced by Percy Jackson and the Olympians executive producers and showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz.
- Deadline says the project was set up for development at Disney+ about a year and a half ago.
- 20th Television is reported as the sibling studio attached to develop the series for Disney+.
- Deadline describes the outcome as the project not proceeding, indicating an end to development rather than production progress.