The 1980s Sci-Fi Series CAPTAIN POWER Is Getting a Reboot and There's a Teaser Trailer
Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future is one of those properties from the 1980s that I had a blast with. It was a cool sci-fi TV series that you could interact with the tie-in action figure toy line. It was actually on a list I put together of 1980s toys that you might not remember. The original series took place in the year 2147 and was set in the aftermath of the Metal Wars, which was an World War that involved an epic battle between humans and machines.
The original co-creator of the series, Gary Goddard, is rebooting the franchise in a new series called Phoenix Rising. and thanks to Deadline, we have information on the story and a teaser trailer for you to watch:
Phoenix Rising picks up 15 years after humanity has lost a devastating war against an artificial intelligence called Overmind. Jonathan Power, the son of the man who caused that war, learns the truth about his father and discovers a new type of battle armor that will enable a small, mismatched team of soldiers and civilians to fight the Bionic armies of the New Order. Dunigan will return in a new role.
The series is bring produced by Planet X Production, and Goddard will be bringing Phoenix Rising to Comic-Con this week as a way to start promoting it. The first episode was written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, who previously worked on Star Trek: Enterprise. When talking about the series Goddard said:
“As fans of both science fiction and the Captain Power series, we’re excited to help re-imagine this iconic TV show for today’s viewers. Although the surprisingly dark themes, serialized storytelling and shocking character deaths featured within the series were well ahead of their time in 1987, they’re exactly the kind of story elements a modern viewing audience craves.”
You can watch the teaser trailer for the new series below. It just doesn’t look like the style and effects have been upgraded since the '80s. Regardless of that, I hope the new series provides some entertainment. It’s a shame that there won’t be a action figure line attached to it like back in the day. That's kind of what set it apart from everything else.