Power Rangers Time Force is a television series and the ninth entry of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 24th Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Timeranger, running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. It was the last season to be distributed by Saban Entertainment.
Originally, a Time Force film was planned, but ultimately went unproduced in light of the commercial failure of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie and the purchase of the franchise by Disney. However, Buena Vista Home Entertainment did release the series' final four episodes as a film-length home video in 2002 entitled The End of Time. A video game based on the series was released in November 2001 for PlayStation, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance.
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Plot
When a gang of mutant criminals led by the powerful Ransik escapes from 3000 to 2001, a group of officers from the Time Force law enforcement agency -- Jen Scotts, Lucas Kendall, Trip Regis, and Katie Walker -- pursue them through time. To assist them, they recruit a socialite named Wes Collins to help them unlock their powers and become Power Rangers to stop Ransik's gang. Along the way, Wes' father Mr. Collins forms the Silver Guardians private security team to fight back against the mutants, leading to Silver Guardian and Wes' estranged classmate Eric Meyers obtaining Time Force technology and becoming the Quantum Ranger.
Cast and characters
Time Force Rangers
Jason Faunt as Wesley "Wes" Collins, the present-day Red Time Force Ranger
Jason Faunt also portrays Alexander "Alex" Drake, future Red Time Force Ranger
Michael Copon as Lucas Kendall, the Blue Time Force Ranger
Kevin Kleinberg as Trip Regis, the Green Time Force Ranger
Deborah Estelle Philips as Katie Walker, the Yellow Time Force Ranger
Erin Cahill as Jennifer "Jen" Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger and leader of the team.
Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger
Supporting characters
Edward Laurence Albert as Mr. Collins
Brianne Siddall as the voice of Circuit
Douglas Fisher as Phillips
Roy Werner as Captain Logan
Ken Merckx as Dr. Michael Zaskin, a scientist at Bio-Lab
Villains
Vernon Wells as Ransik
Kate Sheldon as Nadira
Eddie Frierson as the voice of Frax
Neil Kaplan as the voice of Gluto
Guest stars
Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger
Michael Chaturantabut as Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger
Keith Robinson as Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger
Sasha Williams as Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger
Alison MacInnis as Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger
Rhett Fisher as Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger
Jennifer L. Yen as Vypra
Comics
Characters have been featured in Power Rangers comics published by Boom! Studios.
In 2018, the Time Force Rangers appeared in "Shattered Grid", a crossover event between teams from all eras commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original television series. It was published in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25-30 and various tie-ins.
In 2020, Power Rangers: Sins of the Future by Matthew Erman, Trey Moore and Giuseppe Cafaro was published. An original graphic novel taking place after the events of the Power Rangers Time Force television series, it features Jen and Wes being pursued by a new antagonist: the Black Time Force Ranger.