Power Rangers S.P.D.
Series, 2005, The Disney era, Set in Newtech City, 2025
Power Rangers S.P.D. is #15 of 34 in release order and #15 of 34 in chronological order in the Power Rangers.
The story
In the near future, an elite police force of Power Rangers dedicated to justice fight to save the Earth from an alien invasion led by Emperor Gruumm.
Power Rangers S.P.D. recap
Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) is set in 2025, when aliens live on Earth and the Space Patrol Delta police force defends it from the Troobian Empire. The thirteenth season aired 38 episodes from February to November 2005 on the Jetix block, starting on ABC Family and moving to Toon Disney; it adapts Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger and stands alone apart from a Dino Thunder crossover. When the elite A-Squad vanishes, Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger (John Tui) promotes the trainee B-Squad: Sky Tate (Chris Violette), Bridge Carson (Matt Austin) and Sydney Drew (Alycia Purrott). He adds two street thieves, Jack Landors (Brandon Jay McLaren) as Red and Elizabeth "Z" Delgado (Monica May) as Yellow, which Sky resents. Emperor Gruumm, his lieutenant Mora and the arms dealer Broodwing send criminals to Earth. Cruger fights as the Shadow Ranger, the scientist Kat Manx (Michelle Langstone) has her own morpher, and Sam (Brett Stewart) comes from the future as the Omega Ranger. In "Wormhole" the team travels to 2004 to join the Dino Thunder Rangers.
Power Rangers S.P.D. ending explained
Power Rangers S.P.D. ends with the two-part "Endings". The returning A-Squad turns out to have defected to Gruumm, and B-Squad defeats them in S.W.A.T. Mode while Troobian forces storm the base. Cruger rescues his wife Isinia, thought dead, from Gruumm's ship, and the team destroys the giant Omni before capturing Gruumm. Jack leaves S.P.D., Sky is promoted to Red Ranger and Bridge to Blue, and Sam returns to the future.
Where to watch Power Rangers S.P.D.
Power Rangers S.P.D. is streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Hoopla, Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Apple TV.
Ratings
IMDb 6.7/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Power Rangers Dino Thunder, before Power Rangers Mystic Force.
- Chronological order: after Power Rangers Dino Thunder, before Power Rangers Mystic Force.
What to watch before Power Rangers S.P.D.
In release order, 13 Power Rangers essentials come before Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005), from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) to Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004).
Cast
- Paul Schrier as Severax (voice)
- Jason Narvy as Skull
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston
- Kelson Henderson as Cruise (voice)
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott
Created by Haim Saban.