Twenty years after the last “Power Rangers” theatrical release, the sci-fi series returns with an updated visual style.

    The new version reimagines the Power Rangers’ origins by establishing them as a team of intergalactic* protectors.

    An opening flashback* reveals that the original Power Rangers were humanoid-like extraterrestrials*, arriving on Earth millions of years ago as Zordon (Bryan Cranston) and his team of Rangers tried to defend the planet from power-hungry alien invader Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks).

    When a meteor* strikes, Zordon’s Rangers are all killed and he almost dies before his loyal robot assistant Alpha 5 (Bill Hader) saves him by uploading* his consciousness into their spacecraft’s computer system, while Rita’s body is sent to the depths of the ocean.

    Digitally imprisoned within the ship, Zordon will have to wait until the power coins that enable the development of Ranger superpowers are discovered. Then he can be freed.

    More than 60 million years later, a deserted gold mine outside the rural California town of Angel Grove attracts the attention of teen tech-whiz* Billy (RJ Cyler), who’s focused on a project started by his late father to unearth a mysterious energy source within the mountainside. Billy gets help from disgraced football star Jason (Dacre Montgomery), who needs his help hacking* the tracking anklet the local police department forces him to wear after he’s arrested for staging a disastrous high school prank*. It turns out that some other teens are also drawn to the mountain, including bad boy Zack (Ludi Lin), cheerleader* Kimberly (Naomi Scott) and Trini (Becky G).

    After Billy’s homemade explosive device blows away the wall of the mine, they discover the buried power coins and quickly begin developing unexpected super abilities, including incredible* strength, speed and agility. It’s not until they discover Zordon’s buried spaceship and encounter Alpha 5, however, that they begin to understand their role as Zordon’s next team of Power Rangers. As the kids struggle to control their new abilities, Rita is revived. She arrives in Angel Grove seeking Zordon and begins destroying the town. The Rangers have to come together and form a team to defeat Rita.