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What You Need to Know About Netflix’s New Animated Series: Spirit Rangers

It is an incredible time for Native Representation and it’s only getting better. In December of 2021, Karissa Valencia and executive producer Chris Nee announced the creation of “Spirit Rangers,” an animated series for children that would stream on Netflix. It’s been a long wait, but on September 7, 2022, Netflix announced the premiere and cast of the much-anticipated animated show. As an added bonus, they also released new photos to give us a sneak peek of what’s in store when the show premieres. Here’s everything you need to know about Netflix’s Spirit Rangers.

Spirit Rangers (L to R) Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar and Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar in Spirit Rangers. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

Spirit Rangers is a historic first for NDN Country. It is the first kid’s show in U.S. to be created by a Native American woman and featuring an all-Native writer’s room with Native talent working in every department of the production. It is only fitting that Netflix announced that Spirit Rangers, a show bursting with Indigenous excellence, will be premiering on October 10, 2022, which also marks the 2022 Indigenous People’s Day!

“I’m absolutely thrilled that Spirit Rangers will air on Indigenous People’s Day. The holiday has been dedicated the traumatic past of Columbus, but Spirit Rangers is a reminder that the future for Indigenous people is bright. This is a show that celebrates modern Native families, our youth, stories and land!”

– Karissa Valencia, Spirit Rangers Creator / Showrunner / Santa Ynez Chumash
Spirit Rangers (L to R) Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar, Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar and Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar in Spirit Rangers. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

About the Show:

Spirit Rangers, a fantasy-adventure animated series, created by Karissa Valencia(Santa Ynez Chumash) as part of the Representation Matters Collection, celebrates community, nature, and Native American history. The first season will consist of ten 22 minute episodes that will premiere on October 10, 2022. It is produced by Netflix Animation and Laughing Wild in association with SUPERPROD. Creator and showrunner, Karissa valencia and Chris Nee, creator of Doc McStuffins, serve as executive producers on the groundbreaking series.

Spirit Rangers, inspired by Native folklore and the American National Parks, follows the adventures of Chumash/Cowlitz siblings, Kodi, Summer and Eddy Skyceder, who share a secret. They are Spirit Rangers, who are tasked with protecting the land and spirits of the national park in California that they call home.

Spirit Rangers (L to R) Kimberly Guerrero as Mom, Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar and Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar in Spirit Rangers. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

The Cast:

Featuring a predominantly Native Cast, I am excited for our young ones to be able to see themselves on TV as superheroes! Starring as the Skycedar siblings is Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar, Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar.

Kimberly Guerrero, who may recognize from Rutherford Falls and Reservation Dogs will portray their Mom, John Timothy as Dad, Cree Summer as Lizard and DeeDee and Shaun Taylor-Corbett as Coyote. Rounding out the cast, Wes Studi will be portraying Sunny, Tantoo Cardinal as Moon, Devery Jacobs as Wind Eagle and Nyla Rose as Lawetlat’la.

Spirit Rangers (L to R) Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar, Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Kimberly Guerrero as Mom, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar and John Timothy as Dad in Spirit Rangers. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2022

And that is everything you need to know about the upcoming animated series, Spirit Rangers! Be sure to set a reminder and some time aside on Indigenous People’s Day (October 10, 2022) to support this incredible Native animated series and all the Native talent that has worked so hard to make this show a reality.

Johnnie Jae
Johnnie Jaehttp://www.atribecalledgeek.com
Known as the Brown Ball of Fury, Johnnie Jae is the founder of A Tribe Called Geek, an award-winning media platform for Indigenous Geek Culture and STEM. She is a multimedia journalist, speaker, futurist and entrepreneur that loves empowering others to follow their passions and create for healing and positive change in the world. She is from the Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw Tribes of Oklahoma. Jae seamlessly shifts from humor and pop culture to advocacy and digital media, which has made her a much-sought after speaker and commentator.

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