Power Rangers Beast Morphers

Power Rangers Beast Morphers are the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seasons of the American children's television program Power Rangers, and the first in the series to be produced by Hasbro's production studio Allspark, as well as being the first in the franchise to have all toys manufactured and distributed by Hasbro.[8][9][10] The seasons were produced using footage, costumes, and props from the 36th Japanese Super Sentai series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters which aired in 2012. As a result, Beast Morphers marks the first time the television franchise has gone backwards to adapt a Super Sentai series that was previously skipped over, and also serving as a direct sequel to Power Rangers RPM. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon on March 2, 2019. The second season premiered on February 22, 2020.

Power Rangers Beast Morphers
Also known asSaban's Power Rangers Beast Morphers (Season 1)
Genre
Created by
Based onTokumei Sentai Go-Busters
by Toei Company
Developed bySaban Brands (pre-production)
Haim Saban
Hasbro
Allspark Pictures
Toei Company
Directed bySimon Bennett
Yugi Noguchi
Oliver Driver
Riccardo Pellizzeri
StarringRorrie D. Travis
Jasmeet "Jazz" Baduwalia
Jacqueline Scislowski
Abraham Rodriguez
Theme music composerNoam Kaniel (Noam)
Cash Callaway[1]
Ian Osborne[1]
Composer(s)Matt McGuire
Noam Kaniel (Noam)[2][3]
Youssef "Joe" Guezoum[4][5]
Cash Callaway[6]
Ian Osborne[1]
Country of originUnited States
Japan
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Sally Campbell
Melissa Flores
Becca Barnes
Alwyn Dale
Production location(s)New Zealand (Auckland)
Japan (Kyoto and Tokyo)
Production company(s)
DistributorAllspark (Hasbro)
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Picture format720p/1080p (HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 2, 2019 (2019-03-02) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byPower Rangers Super Ninja Steel
Followed byPower Rangers Dino Fury

Beast Morphers was originally to be produced by Saban Brands. During pre-production, Hasbro acquired the Power Rangers franchise and other entertainment assets from Saban Brands and the latter company subsequently closed on July 2, 2018.[11][12]

Plot

Scientists in the city of Coral Harbor have discovered a way to convert the infinite-power of the Morphing Grid into a physical substance called "Morph-X", providing the city with a source of unlimited clean energy. To protect the city, a secret agency known as Grid Battleforce combines Morph-X with animal DNA to create a new team of Power Rangers. Now the Beast Morpher Rangers must defend the Morphin Grid from Evox, an evil sentient computer virus from another dimension and his evil avatar clones of original Beast Morphers candidates Blaze and Roxy, who were rendered comatose. After the three of them are transported to the Cyber Dimension, Evox, Cybervillain Blaze, and Cybervillain Roxy gain its de facto ruler Scrozzle as an ally as he helps them in their plan to return Evox to Earth.[13]

In the second season, following his first major defeat, Evox possesses Mayor Daniels and plots to finish what he started with the help of Scrozzle, Scrozzle uses a machine to replenish the robotic avatars of Blaze and Roxy. However, once they learn of his return, the Beast Morpher Rangers jump back into action to stop him once-and-for all. Along the way, they uncover Evox's origins and receive help from new allies in their fight against evil.

Episodes
Main articles: Beast Morphers (season 1) and Beast Morphers (season 2)

Cast and characters
Main article: List of Power Rangers Beast Morphers characters

Rangers
  • Rorrie D. Travis as Devon Daniels, the Red Beast Morpher Ranger.[14][15]
  • Jazz Baduwalia as Ravi Shaw, the Blue Beast Morpher Ranger.[14][15]
  • Jacqueline Scislowski as Zoey Reeves, the Yellow Beast Morpher Ranger.[14][15]
  • Abraham Rodriguez as Nate Silva, the Gold Beast Morpher Ranger.
  • Jamie Linehan as the voice of Steel, the Silver Beast Morpher Ranger.

Allies

Villains
  • Andrew Laing as the voice of Evox
  • Campbell Cooley as the voice of Scrozzle
  • Colby Strong as Cybervillain Blaze[14]
  • Liana Ramirez as Cybervillain Roxy[14]
  • Jamie Linehan as the voice of Vargoyle

Production

Saban Brands announced on February 12, 2018, that it had renewed its partnership with Nickelodeon for an additional three years now going until 2021.[18] In a joint statement on February 15, 2018, Saban announced that it would not renew its master toy license with Bandai going forward and that the current license would expire on April 1, 2019, ending a 25-year partnership dating back to 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[19] The following day on February 16, 2018 at New York Toy Fair 2018, Hasbro announced that it had acquired the master toy license from Saban Brands, revealed a re-branded logo for the Power Rangers franchise and mentioned that their contract with Saban Brands included an option to negotiate the purchase of the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Brands at a later time if they chose.[8] The next day on February 17, 2018, at the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro announced that their toys would start to appear in April 2019 and that the Super Sentai series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters would be the first season adapted under the re-branded Power Rangers logo as Power Rangers Beast Morphers.[13]

On May 1, 2018, Hasbro announced that it had agreed to purchase the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Brands in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $522 million.[11][10] On May 25, 2018, it was revealed that Saban Brands was preparing to lay off a majority of its employees with Saban Brands ceasing operation on July 2, 2018, though its parent company Saban Capital Group would remain open for business.[20][12]

Judd "Chip" Lynn, who resumed executive producer duties for Power Rangers since Dino Charge, will also return for Beast Morphers.[21]

The first season finished filming on December 20, 2018.[22] The second season began filming about a month later.[23] Filming for the second season finished on May 22, 2019.[24]

Noam Kaniel (Noam) composes the music for the series alongside Youssef "Joe" Guezoum, and Matt McGuire.[2][4]

References
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  3. "Youssef Guezoum". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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  8. "Hasbro Named Global Master Toy Licensee for Saban's Power Rangers". Hasbro. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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  11. Ziobro, Paul (May 1, 2018). "Hasbro Agrees to Acquire Power Rangers for About $500 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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  14. Staff (September 19, 2018). "New Power Rangers Beast Morphers Cast Announced". PowerRangersNow.
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  16. Ho, Kristina [@ImKristinHo] (March 2, 2019). "Betty Burke. (Sometimes overly) ambitious 😂 Loves protecting Grid Battleforce. Loves her brother, Ben. & Loves helping out the Rangers whenever she can (even though she might not be successful a lot the time LOL) ⚡️ #PowerRangers #BeastMorphers #Nickelodeon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  18. Mueller, Matthew (February 12, 2018). "Power Rangers Extends Run With Nickelodeon". Comicbook.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  19. Sorrentino, Mike (February 15, 2018). "Power Rangers toy maker is moving on after 25 years". CNET. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  20. Mueller, Matthew (May 25, 2018). "Power Rangers: Saban Brands Layoffs And Possible Closing Revealed". Comicbook.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  21. "EXCLUSIVE: Chip Lynn Returning For Beast Morphers To Maintain A Familiar Feel Of POWER RANGERS - That Hashtag Show". That Hashtag Show. June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  22. Ramirez, Liana [@lianakramirez] (December 19, 2019). "THAT'S SEASON ONE!!! (link: ift.tt/2BwK4xZ) ift.tt/2BwK4xZ" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  23. Ramirez, Liana [@LianaKRamirez] (January 15, 2019). "Officially back at it!!! Just now boarded a plane to NZ and we are about to take off!!! So excited to continue to work on this incredible show! GO GO POWER RANGERS!!!!🙌🏻👊🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. Rodriguez, Abraham (2019-05-22). "THAT'S A WRAP FOR POWER RANGERS BEAST MORPHERS!!!!!pic.twitter.com/eeiymFXdlh". @_abrahamrod. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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