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Power Rangers Cosmic Fury is an American superhero drama serving as an adaptation of the 41st Super Sentai series Uchu Sentai Kyuranger[note 1], and is the 30th installment of the Power Rangers franchise. The series is Hasbro's third production following their acquisition of the franchise and is currently the final season to be set within the mainstream continuity established since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. An upcoming reboot series had been in development since 2020.[2][3][4]
The series also commemorates the franchise's 30th anniversary as it picks up directly following the end of the final episode of Dino Fury. In the series, the Morphin Masters have tasked the Rangers with re-capturing Lord Zedd and fighting his new forces throughout outer space.
Production[]
Development[]
Executive producer Simon Bennett pitched an idea for a potential future third season utilizing Zord footage from Uchu Sentai Kyuranger.[5][6] After the success of Dino Fury, development on a thirtieth season of Power Rangers was green-lit as early as May 2021, with the cast and crew of Dino Fury having already signed on to star.[7] In February 2022, casting sides for the season were released.[8]
The series was originally titled to simply be a third season of Dino Fury, but was changed to its own unique season titled Cosmic Fury for marketing purposes.[9] In June 2022, the new title was leaked to the public, though it was initially believed to have been a placeholder title, subjected to change.[10]
Netflix was initially open to a 20-episode season for Cosmic Fury. However, it was ultimately decided by the Hasbro executives to limit the series to just 10 episodes. The shorter season resulted in the Izzy and Fern relationship storyline being more condensed than what was originally intended. [11] Furthermore, Bennett confirmed that Cosmic Fury would be release worldwide simultaneously, eliminating any potential spoilers that come from early international airings in previous years.
Pre-production[]
On August 27, 2022, Hasbro hosted an Hasbro Pulse and showed a video of Simon Bennett on the set of Cosmic Fury, revealing his returning involvement from Dino Fury as executive producer, as well as the six main Rangers.[12] According to Bennett, Dino Fury was intended to end at the second season, but due to the positive reception with the series, Hasbro made the executive decision to continue with a third season.[13]
On September 30, 2022, Hasbro Pulse held a panel featuring Bennett and the Cosmic Fury Ranger cast. Bennett confirmed that the show would only adapt the Zord footage from Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, while Ranger suits, some villains, and on-ground fights will be entirely original.[14] A feat not attempted since the Zordon Era, however, in a first for Cosmic Fury, all footage is filmed in New Zealand with no carryover in the vein of Zyu2.
With the revealing of the later many fans expressed their disappointment with Hasbro's decision to not utilize the Kyuranger suits, with the Cosmic Fury suits also receiving negative feedback as well. [15]
Bennett stated a concerning difficulty of developing stories for 12 individual Rangers,[16] which was ultimately mitigated by using original suits instead [17], logistically reducing the amount of location scouting need to accurately match Sentai footage, which often times the results were not perfect. [18]This idea came about with Hasbro's recent capabilities of being able to film more original footage, allowing for more original storytelling and resulting in less Sentai footage being used per episode. [19] Furthermore, Bennett stated that earlier original suit design drafts had much more detail and texture until they were removed on the request of Hasbro for the sake of easy toy replication. [20]
Filming[]
Filming began October 27, 2022 in New Zealand.[21][22] Filming was done in 6K resolution using RED V Raptor Cameras.[23]
It was revealed behind-the-scenes that Ryan Carter would reprise his role as Heckyl from Power Rangers Dino Super Charge and debut as the Dino Charge Dark Ranger, marking the first adaptation of Deathryuger from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music in the live-action Power Rangers continuity. Bennett stated that the rights to the suit as well as the film's footage were not previously available during the production of Dino Super Charge.
However, the helmet supplied by Toei is actually of Kyoryu Navy's instead as the streak on the edges of the visor is gray, not red. Bennett stated that this was the helmet Toei had supplied along with the suit, with no reason given as to why the helmet was sourced from a different Ranger.[24] A recolor was considered but heavily disallowed by Toei.[25]
The season features many old monster suits from various Super Sentai seasons. This came to be from Toei clearing out the storage in their warehouses and offering them to the team, who needed many suits for the monster armies.[26]
Filming wrapped before December 25, 2022.[27]
Post Production[]
On May 29, 2023, several voice actors were announced to have been cast as villains.
Andrew Laing, who had voiced Lord Zedd in Power Rangers Dino Fury, was expected to reprise his role for Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. However, due to online harassment from fans who criticized his performance for being lackluster in comparison to the late Robert Axelrod, Zedd's original voice actor from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Laing had stepped down from the role and was replaced by Fred Tatasciore for Cosmic Fury onwards.
By early June, ADR work had been completed.[28][29] By late July, post-production had wrapped.[30]
On August 17, 2023, David Yost was revealed to be reprising his role as Billy Cranston.
On December 28, 2023, Super Sentai and Toei Company executive Shin-ichiro Shirakura had visited the set of Cosmic Fury.[31]
Marketing[]
On September 30, 2022, Hasbro Pulse revealed concept art for the Cosmic Fury Ranger suits, particularly the Green and Gold Rangers.[32] In October, concept art for the Cosmic Fury Blue Ranger was revealed.[33] On January 17, 2023, concept art for the remaining Rangers, particularly Black, Zenith, and Red were revealed.[34] On the same day, a video was released featuring the main cast in their suits, with Amelia being marketed as the first mainstay female Red Ranger.[35]
On May 24, 2023, Bennett revealed a display of the Rangers' weapons.[36] On May 30, 2023, he revealed a first look at the Cosmic Morpher.[37]
On August 17, 2023, the opening sequence was released, revealing a September 29th release date for the show. On August 28, 2023, the 30th anniversary of the franchise, a preview clip of the first episode was released.[38] On September 18, 2023, the Cosmic Fury Red Ranger was teased, revealed three days later to be playable for the mobile game Power Rangers Legacy Wars.[39][40] During an Hasbro Pulse stream on September 22, 2023, a second preview clip was released.
Hasbro felt there was a flaw in the "toy design". [41][42] However, no toys other than the DX Cosmic Morpher, Zenith Ranger Playset, and the Cosmic Fury Zord pack have been released with Hasbro confirming a hiatus in toy production for the foreseeable future. [43]
Synopsis[]
When Lord Zedd returns more powerful than ever, Team Cosmic Fury takes to the cosmos to battle the emperor of evil - and save the universe as we know it.
Continuity and Placement[]
- Power Rangers Dino Fury: The series takes place immediately after the finale of Dino Fury, with the Rangers heading into space to battle Lord Zedd.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Bennett stated Cosmic Fury takes place after Once & Always.[44][45][46] In episode 8, the energy tube in Cranston Tech is still shown to be cracked from the aftermath of Rita's attack.
- Power Rangers Dino Super Charge: The series takes place sometime after End of Extinction as Heckyl had received his Dark Ranger powers since. The events of MMPR #31 are not acknowledged as Hasbro and Boom! Studios were not officially in consultation with each other during the production of Cosmic Fury.
- Power Rangers S.P.D.: The series takes place some time before the events of the series, as Billy acknowledged that alien citizens were taking refuge in Newtech City.
Characters[]
Rangers[]
Cosmic Fury Rangers[]
| Designation | Name | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Fury | Cosmic Fury | ||
| Dino Fury Pink Ranger | Cosmic Fury Red Ranger | Amelia Jones | Hunter Deno |
| Dino Fury Zenith Ranger | Cosmic Fury Zenith Ranger | Zayto | Russell Curry |
| Dino Fury (Evil) Blue Ranger | Cosmic Fury Blue Ranger | Ollie Akana | Kai Moya |
| Dino Fury Green Ranger | Cosmic Fury Green Ranger | Izzy Garcia | Tessa Rao |
| Dino Fury Black Ranger | Cosmic Fury Black Ranger | Javi Garcia | Chance Perez |
| Dino Fury Gold Ranger | Cosmic Fury Gold Ranger | Aiyon | Jordon Fite |
| Cosmic Fury Orange Ranger | Fern | Jacqueline Joe | |
Other Rangers[]
| Designation | Name | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ranger | Billy Cranston | David Yost |
| Yellow Ranger | Minh Kwan (Suit only) | N/A |
| Dino Charge Dark Ranger | Heckyl | Ryan Carter |
| Ninja Steel Red | Mick Kanic | Kelson Henderson |
Allies[]
Dinohenge[]
- Solon (1-10)
Morphin Masters[]
- Master Red (1 & 10)
- Master Pink (1 & 10)
- Master Green (1 & 10)
- Master Blue (1 & 10)
- Master Black (1 & 10)
- Master Gold (1 & 10)
- Zayto (10)
Pine Ridge[]
- Lani Akana (1-3, 8, 10)
- Tarrick (1, 5, 7-8, 10)
- Slyther (8-10)
- Mucus (8-10)
Grid Battleforce[]
- General Shaw (3)
Morphin Grid[]
- Zordon (10)
Civilians[]
BuzzBlast[]
- Jane Fairview (2-3, 5, 7)
- J-Borg (2-3, 5, 7)
Pine Ridge[]
- Ed Jones (1, 7, 10)
- Carlos Garcia (2, 7, 10)
- Rina Garcia (2, 7, 10)
- Lily (7)
Villains[]
- Squid Ink Inc.
- Leader
- Lord Zedd (1-10) / Master Zedd (9-10)
- Generals
- Main
- Bajillia Naire (1-2, 5-6, 8-10)
- Squillia Naire (1-3, 5-8)
- Scrozzle (1, 3, 5, 8-10)
- Inkworth (1-2, 4, 8-9)
- Doodrip (1-2)
- Jozotic (5-6)
- Omwhyzo (6-7)
- Others
- Ollie Akana (1-8) / Cosmic Fury Evil Blue Ranger (4-6, 8)
- Main
- Squid Ink Inc. Monsters
- Monster Army Warrior 1 (1)
- Monster Army Warrior 2 (1)
- Monster Army Warrior 3 (1)
- Monster Army Warrior 4 (1)
- Monster Army Warrior 5 (1)
- Jadana (3-4)
- Snoutia (3-4)
- Krymzo (3-4)
- Quaddo (3-4)
- Monster Guard 1 (5)
- Monster Guard 2 (5)
- Monster Miner 1 (5)
- Monster Miner 2 (5)
- Monster Miner 3 (5)
- Monster Miner 4 (5)
- Monster Miner 5 (5)
- Monster Miner 6 (5)
- Copyguard Variant 1 (5)
- Copyguard Variant 2 (5)
- Uggo (7)
- Grunts/Evil Zords
- Grunts
- Normal
- Zentinels (1-10)
- Copyguards (1, 5-9)
- Others
- Scuttleworms (3, 6)
- Variant Scuttleworm (6)
- Normal
- Evil Zords
- Squidrill (1-5, 7, 10) / Squidrill Battle Mode (1, 4-5, 7)
- Mega Squidrills (1-2, 7-8)
- Squidrones (2, 10)
- Grunts
- Leader
Arsenal[]
Morphing Devices[]
- Dino Fury Morpher ◆◆◆◆◆
- Mosa Blaster ◆
- Power Morpher
- Ninja Battle Morpher
- Cosmic Morpher[47][48][49] ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
- Dino Fury Morpher (Corrupted) ◆
- Spino Boomerang
Multi-Use Devices[]
- Cosmic Orbs[1] ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
Individual Weapons and Team Weapon[]
- Cosmic Blaster ◆◆◆◆◆◆
- Master Staff ◆
Other Devices[]
Zords[]
- Legend:◆ piloted zord, ◄► 2-person zord, ❖ auxiliary zord; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors
- Cosmic Fury Ultrazord ◆❖❖❖❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Zords
- Cosmic Lion Zord ◆
- Cosmic Scorpion Zord ❖
- Cosmic Wolf Zord ❖
- unnamed Gold Zord ❖
- Cosmic Bull Zord ❖
- Cosmic Cobra Zord ❖
- Cosmic Chameleo Zord ❖
- Cosmic Eagle Zord ❖
- Cosmic Shark Zord ❖
- Cosmic Grizzly Zord ❖
- Cosmic Fury Zords
- Cosmic Dragon Zord ❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
Cosmic Fury Megazord Formations[]
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖◆❖❖
- Cosmic Fury Megazord ◆❖◆❖❖
Cosmic Dragon Megazord Formations[]
- Cosmic Dragon Megazord ❖❖❖
- Cosmic Dragon Megazord ❖❖❖
- Cosmic Dragon Megazord ❖❖❖
Episodes[]
- Lightning Strikes
- Beyond Repair
- Off Grid
- Team Work
- Rock Out
- Take Off
- Operation Seasoning
- Switching Sides
- Master Plan
- The End
Cast[]
- Russell Curry - Zayto (Dino Fury Red Ranger, Cosmic Fury Zenith Ranger)
- Hunter Deno - Amelia Jones (Dino Fury Pink Ranger, Cosmic Fury Red Ranger)
- Kai Moya - Ollie Akana (Dino Fury Blue Ranger, Dino Fury Evil Blue Ranger, Cosmic Fury Blue Ranger)
- Tessa Rao - Izzy Garcia (Dino Fury Green Ranger, Cosmic Fury Green Ranger)
- Chance Perez - Javi Garcia (Dino Fury Black Ranger, Cosmic Fury Black Ranger)
- Jordon Fite - Aiyon (Dino Fury Gold Ranger, Cosmic Fury Gold Ranger)
- Jacqueline Joe - Fern (Cosmic Fury Orange Ranger)
- David Yost - Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
- Kelson Henderson - Mick Kanic (Ninja Steel Red)
- Ryan Carter - Heckyl (Dino Charge Dark Ranger)
- Teuila Blakely - General Shaw
- Josephine Davison - Solon (voice)
- Kira Josephson - Jane
- Victoria Abbott - J-Borg
- Blair Strang - Warden Garcia
- Jared Turner - Tarrick
- Torum Heng - Mucus (voice)/Human Mucus
- Campbell Cooley - Slyther and Scrozzle (voice)/Human Slyther
- Fred Tatasciore - Lord Zedd (voice)
- Jennifer Onyeiwu - Mother
- Lori Dungey - Snoutia (voice)
- Ashton Brown - Jozotic (voice)
- Callum Stembridge - Monster Guard 1 (voice)
- Adrian Smith - Monster Guard 2 (voice)
Suit Actors/Stunts[]
- Dino Fury Zenith Ranger, Cosmic Fury Zenith Ranger, Ninja Steel Red, Javi Garcia (stunt double): Masaaki Nitta
- Dino Fury Pink Ranger, Cosmic Fury Red Ranger: Momoka Takasaki
- Dino Fury Blue Ranger, Cosmic Fury Blue Ranger: Kohei Matsuoka
- Dino Fury Green Ranger, Cosmic Fury Green Ranger: Tsubasa Honda
- Izzy Garcia (stunt double): Shane Greetham
- Dino Fury Black Ranger, Cosmic Fury Black Ranger: Rintaro Shimizu
- Dino Fury Gold Ranger, Cosmic Fury Gold Ranger: Atsushi Okuma
- Dino Fury Gold Ranger, Zentinel: Shota Takahashi
- Cosmic Fury Orange Ranger, Monsters: Takashi Furuya
- Solon: Dan Graham
- Monsters, Zentinels: Kiara Pascale, Mackay Crawley, Alec McColl
- Zentinels: Toby Langdon, Matt Bowden, Tori Marsh, Isaac McFarlane, Justin Haiu, Byrin Henry
- Hirokazu Iwakami
- Kōji Mimura
- Kazuhiro Yokoyama
- Ryohei Sakai
- Kai Nakayama
- Kei Saeki
- Peter Timmins
Crew[]
- Simon Bennett - Executive Producer
- Michael Hurst - Director[52] (Episodes 1-3, 8-10)[53]
- Charlie Haskell - Director (Episodes 4-7)[54]
- Oliver Dumont - Executive Producer
- Kari Rosenberg - Executive Producer
- Randi Yaffa - Executive Producer
- Haim Saban - Executive Producer
- Kōji Mimura - Japanese Stunt Coordinator
- Jun Watanabe - 2nd Unit Director (Episodes 4-7)[55]
Release[]
- All ten episodes released on Netflix on September 29, 2023.
Toyline[]
- to be added
Errors[]
- The Black Ranger is erroneously mirrored on the poster.
- The Kyurangers are erroneously visible in several Megazord cockpit scenes.
Notes[]
- This Power Rangers Season has multiple notable firsts. Cosmic Fury is:
- The first direct-to-streaming series in the franchise, with all ten episodes released on Netflix the same day.
- The first Power Rangers series with an official Orange Ranger.
- The first to not have a Pink and/or Yellow Ranger with each predecessor having at least one of the two.
- To have two queer Power Rangers in the main TV series.[note 2]
- Although not the first, Cosmic Fury can be considered the first season to have a leading woman as a Red Ranger.
- This is the second season overall to have only 10 episodes, with the first being Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers.
- Cosmic Fury marked the franchise's final installment filmed in New Zealand, with the upcoming reboot now moving production to a new undisclosed location. [56]
- Due to the short length of the series, several Voyagers from Kyuranger were not used in Cosmic Fury. These voyagers include the Houou Voyager, Orion Voyager, Kojishi Voyager, and the Cerberus Voyager.
- Several Ranger colors from Kyuranger do not have direct counterparts in Cosmic Fury. They include Hebitsukai Silver, Washi Pink, Kajiki Yellow, Ryu Commander, Koguma Skyblue, and Houou Soldier.
- Although this is the “final” season of the main TV show, it was left open-ended.
See Also[]
- Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page. - featuring the Rangers Sentai counterparts
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page. - featuring the Zords, Megazords, and villains' Sentai counterparts
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://ew.com/tv/blue-power-ranger-billy-joins-cosmic-fury-cast-video-exclusive/
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yBv6G4ydTFuvBlGVgOv1v?si=9d1c087298af4b08
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/GlobalNerdz/status/1707862805771358525?s=20
- ↑ “The stories we wanted to tell needed monster armies. We needed cannon fodder. Toei were clearing out some of their warehouse storage and offered us a whole lot of old suits from other seasons. We were happy to accept.” https://web.archive.org/web/20240118183225/https://www.heatdsfl.com/post/why-watch-power-rangers-cosmic-fury-w-exec-prod-simon-bennet
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- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CspPxA4SSsD/
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/PRLegacyWars/status/1703816249812058351
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- ↑ Bennett in the comments section confirming this
- ↑ https://twitter.com/search?q=kajiki%20yellow%20helmet&src=typed_query
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RangerBoard/status/1749893232597602640
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Pookina1/status/1692221263522259127
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- ↑ https://news.tokunation.com/2023/06/03/first-look-power-rangers-cosmic-fury-morpher-75548
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkuhIN1cj_8
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/GeminiJun621/status/1715560902014202094
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RangerBoard/status/1674040583894040578
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Although the series is an "adaptation", it does not utilize any Super Sentai footage except for Zord sequences from Kyuranger, from where the Zords for Cosmic Fury are adapted from. On-ground fights are filmed using original Ranger suits inspired by Ryusoulger and monsters consisting of both PR-exclusive villains and ones from Kyuranger, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, and Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.
- ↑ Although not the first in the franchise.
