Netflix’s Power Rangers Cinematic Universe Would’ve Focused on Tommy Oliver

Before it was scrapped, Netflix's Power Rangers franchise would have focused on Tommy Oliver

Jonathan Entwistle (Karate Kid: Legends) was once set to lead a new Power Rangers cinematic universe, spanning both TV series and films on Netflix. The ambitious project spent two years in development before Hasbro shifted creative directions, and Netflix ultimately stepped away. During a Reddit AMA to promote the new Karate Kid movie, Entwistle shared a few details on the Power Rangers project, including revealing that Tommy Oliver would have b…

Netflix’s Power Rangers Cinematic Universe Would’ve Focused on Tommy Oliver

New details about the planned Power Rangers Cinematic Universe on Netflix have come to light a year after the project was scrapped. In 2019, it was reported that Jonathan Entwistle was in talks to direct a film reboot of the Power Rangers franchise, with Patrick Burleigh set to write the screenplay. Three years later, in 2022, Jenny Klein was tapped by Netflix, Hasbro, and Entertainment One to serve as showrunner on a new Power Rangers series. E…