''Spirit Rangers'' is an animated

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television series created by Karissa Valencia, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of the Chumash Nation. Co-produced by

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, Laughing Wild and Superprod Studio, the series was released on

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on October 10, 2022, before

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. On January 18, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 8. On June 15 the same year, it was announced the series was renewed for a third and final season which premiered on April 8, 2024.

Premise

The show centers on

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and Cowlitz siblings Kodi, Summer and Eddy Skycedar, who wield magical necklaces that enable them to enter a magical spirit dimension in their national park. All three can assume animal forms: Kodi a

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, Summer a

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, and Eddy a

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. At the end of the second season, the Skycedars' necklaces are stolen by the Trickster Trio, a group of antagonistic animals. An otter spirit creates new necklaces that enable the Skycedars to transform into aquatic animals: Kodi a

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, Summer an

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, and Eddy an

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. The Skycedars later recover the original necklaces, which fuse with the second set and enable them to assume both forms at will. The third season reveals that the Skycedars' mother and father were previously Spirit Rangers, but lost their magic after transferring it to them. The two later regain their magic, enabling them to reassume their respective spirit forms: a bear and an anthropomorphic tree.

Voice cast

Main

* Wačíŋyeya Iwáš'aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar * Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar * Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar *

Kimberly Norris Guerrero Kimberly Norris Guerrero (née Norris; born 1967), is an American actress and screenwriter. She has over two dozen screen appearances, generally playing roles of Indigenous women. Norris played Gen. Custer's American Indian wife in the movie '' ...

as Mom * John Timothy as Dad * Shaun Taylor-Corbett as Coyote *

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as Lizard

Villains

* Adrianne Chalepah as Raven * Bobby Wilson as Rabbit, Trouble, and Snow Bunnies * Deanna MAD as Raccoon * Jackie Keliiaa as Bubble

Recurring

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as Sunny *

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as Moon * Tonantzin Carmelo as Buffalo and Orchids * Litefoot as Qamash * Brooke Simpson as Spider * G. K. Bowes as Mud and Smelly *

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as Lawetlat'la * Jaylan Evans as Condor and Gem * Román Zaragoza as Miy * Jake Hart as Sticks, Rocky Rock, and Boar Spirit * Devery Jacobs as Wind Eagle * Mahpiya Waste Win Dilabaugh as Meow Meow * Wicahpi Etan U Win Dilabaugh as Mittens

Minor

as DeeDee

Guest

* Ben Gonzales as Dad Thunderbird and Snowy Mountain * Siouxsaya Hohenstein as Sky * Sheri Foster as Tuk'e'm, Grandma Rattlesnake, and Cat Rescue Volunteer * Jana Schmieding as Vulture, Detzy, Mom Goose, and Ruby * Michelle Bardach as Corn Spirit and Colocolo Opossum * Monique Candelaria as Mom Thunderbird *

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as 'Ayatulutul * Burgandi Trejo Phoenix as Squash Spirit *

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as Mouse and Bat * Gregory Norman Cruz as Great Gecko *

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as Cindy *

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as Mindy * Javier Prusky as Woodpecker * Erin Campbell as Snake Spirit * ShanDien LaRance as Eagle Dancer * Ty Defoe as Flower Spirit *

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as Brad *

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as Chad * Krizia Bajos as Shad * Princess Daazhraii Johnson as Dekehone * Jayli Wolf as Hedgehog * Aaron Yazzie as Himself * Jenna Clause as Blade * Gary Batton as Himself * Glen Gould as Deneege * Sky Lakota-Lynch as Stink Bug * Debora Iyall as Great Sa'mn Spirit * William Belleau as Adrian Lopez and Hummingbird * Eugene Brave Rock as Crane * Wawikiya Cik’ala Black Elk as JJ * Kenny Ramos as Takak * Jalen Gomez as Ribbit Junior *

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as Waqaq *

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as Ngārara * Moira Cleaves as Bianca * Talus Meraz as Spike * Sarah Podemski as Otter Woman * Moses Goods as Keali'ikau *

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as Sukupin *

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as 'Eleyewun * Lane Factor as Tanegwa * Kyla Garcia as Łmłaná * Gregory Zaragoza as Cholhkun * Crystle Lightning as Twigs * Dallas Goldtooth as Toofus * Joy Harjo as Great Oak Tree

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023)

Season 3 (2024)

Production

The series was announced in October 2020 alongside '' Ridley Jones'' and ''Dino Daycare'', with the latter's production being canceled in April 2022. Production of the series featured a writer's room that was staffed entirely by Indigenous Americans. Valencia also consulted

* Pentateuch (dis ...

and Cowlitz tribes around content. Superprod Animation provided the animation services, alongside Netflix Animation and Laughing Wild.

Release

''Spirit Rangers'' premiered on October 10, 2022, globally on Netflix. A trailer was released on September 23.

Accolades

References

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