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The Saban Brands Era (also called the New Saban Era, Nickelodeon Era or Neo-Saban Era) is the unofficial term that refers to the seasons of Power Rangers that were produced after Saban reacquired the franchise from Disney in 2010. The New Saban Era began in February 2011 and is the former era of Power Rangers, broadcasting on Nickelodeon. The New Saban Era of Power Rangers lasted from 2010 to 2018 when Hasbro acquired the full rights to the franchise in May 2018, starting the Hasbro Era of Power Rangers.

As part of Saban's partnership with Nickelodeon, individual seasons generally consist of a total of 22 episodes, a regular 20 episode run split into two 10 episode halves along with a Halloween and Christmas special each year.

Saban Brands Seasons[]

History[]

Following the end of production of Power Rangers RPM in 2009, Disney canceled the series. In 2010 they aired a "re-versioning" of the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It included a restored picture, but poorly received graphics that appeared throughout an episode that was reminiscent of those seen in the Transformers Generation 2 series that aired in the early 1990s. In response, Saban reacquired the franchise in May 2010. After reacquiring the franchise, production on Power Rangers Samurai began a few months later and began airing on Nickelodeon in February 2011. Saban Brands has renewed their partnership with Nickelodeon through 2021.

On May 1, 2018, Hasbro announced their plans to acquire the brand in full for $522 million in cash and stocks. Haim Saban will remain working with Hasbro for the time being in an advisory role.

Notes[]

  • Although production has remained in New Zealand, the actors for the Rangers are once again cast in the United States.
  • Three Power Rangers adaptations from Shinkenger, Kyoryuger and Ninninger are split into 2 seasons, due to Nickelodeon's distribution with Saban Brands.
  • This era marks the first time where Sentai seasons are adapted out of order. Adaptations of Go-Busters and ToQger were skipped over in favor of Kyoryuger and Ninninger, respectively. However, costumes from these skipped series are still used in New Saban Era seasons. Most notable are Neo-Geildon, from the Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters special and a heavily modified Baron Nero from Toqger, which are used for Snide and Cosmo Royale respectively. In addition, Go-Busters would later be adapted for the Hasbro Era as Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
    • Sledge is the only villain whose suit was made just for Dino Charge.
  • It seems that as of Dino Charge, the very items that give the Rangers their powers would be sought after by the main villain of the show. (Sledge sought the Energems, which are used to power the Dino Charge Rangers and Galvanax sought the Ninja Power Stars, which the Ninja Steel Rangers use).
  • It is the first time since the Zordon Era in which cast members appear in more than one season.
    • Also, it is the first era in which every series is split into two seasons (with the common inclusion of the usual word "Super" in the title of each second season).
  • The Saban Brands Era is the longest era in terms of seasons, with eight.
    • However, the Zordon Era has more episodes with a total of 293 episodes.
    • The Disney Era is the second longest era in terms of seasons, with seven.
  • Excluding Dino Charge/Dino Super Charge, all teams had only 6 members.
    • Dane and Mick had only temporary powers and Jayden and Lauren are never seen morphed together.
  • Excluding Megaforce/Super Megaforce, all teams have Megazord exclusive forms as well the Megazord cockpit design and footage is exclusive for Power Rangers.
  • The scene is after narration and before opening theme song that involved each episode.
  • All seasons involve a gimmick of some sort (Samurai Disks, Power Cards/Ranger Keys, Dino Chargers, and Power Stars)
  • The first and last season from this era are themed after Japanese warriors (Samurais and Ninjas).
  • The Saban Brands Era has the most anniversary seasons, which is two.
    • One being the era's culmination.
  • This is the second time where a representative of all the past seasons of the era appear in the anniversary special.
  • Excluding Megaforce/Super Megaforce, all teams feature a Gold Ranger.
  • Dino Charge is the only season in this era to have both a Green Ranger and a Black Ranger on the core team.
    • It is also the only season in this era where a Yellow Ranger is absent.
    • It is also the only season in this era where a Purple Ranger appears.
  • Ninja Steel is the only season in this era not to feature a Green Ranger or a Black Ranger.
    • It is also the only season in this era where a White Ranger appears.
  • This is the only era where the team doesn't reveal their identities to the public.
  • Excluding Super Ninja Steel, there were no Evil Ranger teams in any of the Neo Saban series.
  • Each show premieres on 12:00 P.M. (ET/PT).
  • This is so far the only era in the franchise where none of the morphers are designed or meant to be worn on the wrist.
Power nav icon Power Rangers Eras
Zordon Era (1993-1998)Post-Zordon Era (1999-2002)Disney Era (2003-2009)Saban Brands Era (2011-2018)Hasbro Era (2019-)
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