New photos revealed and cast announced includes Devery Jacobs, Tantoo Cardinal and Wes Studi
As previously reported in Native Viewpoint, In December of 2021, Chumash tribal citizen Karissa Valencia and executive producer Chris Nee announced a collaborative effort to create “Spirit Rangers,” an animated preschool series for youth that will be coming to Netflix.
Netflix has just announced the show series will premiere on October 10th.
Press information below courtesy of Netflix.
Spirit Rangers is produced by Netflix Animation and Laughing Wild in association with SUPERPROD and is executive-produced by Karissa Valencia and Chris Nee.
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The show’s synopsis
Inspired by stories from Native American tribes and the majestic landscapes of national parks of America, Spirit Rangers explores the adventure and beauty of nature through the eyes of Kodi, Summer and Eddy Skycedar, Chumash/Cowlitz siblings who share a secret.
This trio of kids are “Spirit Rangers” who help protect the land and spirits of the national park that they call home in California. Taking on new perspectives as a grizzly bear cub, red-tailed hawk and spunky turtle, the Skycedar kids take on every challenge — from helping a lost thunderbird to waking a sleepy sun — with courage and compassion.
Created by Santa Ynez Chumash tribal descendant and the first California Native American showrunner Karissa Valencia, the fantasy-adventure preschool series celebrates community, nature and the rich heritage of Native American storytelling.
The cast
Wačíŋyeya Iwáš’aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar, Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar, Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar, Kimberly Guerrero as Mom, John Timothy as Dad, Cree Summer as Lizard and DeeDee and Shaun Taylor-Corbett as Coyote, Wes Studi as Sunny, Tantoo Cardinal as Moon, Devery Jacobs as Wind Eagle and Nyla Rose as Lawetlat’la.
Visit the Netflix page
Visit Netflix page here and set a reminder for October 10th. netflix.com/spiritrangers
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