'As fans of both science fiction and the Captain Power series, we’re excited to help reimagine this iconic TV show for today’s viewers,” runs Vitale and Engler’s statement.

The show, which has a new promo trailer in advance of Comic-Com, is the brainchild of original co-creator Gary Goddard, as well as Planet X’s Thomas Vitale and Craig Engler. The leader, Jonathan Power, is, in an extra Terminator-y twist, the son of the man who caused the original war. called Overmind – and planning a new revolt. It’s set 15 years after the original, 22-part series left off, with humanity defeated by the machines – in particular, an evil A.I. If so, you’ll be intrigued by Deadline’s scoop that this is the latest TV property to get the reboot treatment.Ĭaptain Power’s new incarnation is called Phoenix Rising. Readers of a certain age will remember ‘80s TV series Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future, a low-budget sci-fi in which a posse of futuristic troopers did battle with sentient machines, all while while trying not to knock over any of the shonky-looking sets.

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