Spirit Rangers – the animated series of 2022

December 16 2022

Spirit Rangers is a preschool streaming animated television series created by Karissa Valencia, of Mexican and Chumash descent. It is unique in having both a writer's room made up of Indigenous people and his consultation with the Chumash and Cowlitz tribes on content.

Spirit Rangers

Co-produced by Netflix Animation, Laughing Wild and Superprod Studio, the series premiered on Netflix on October 10, 2022, ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day.

The show centers on Native American siblings Kodi, Summer and Eddy Skycedar who have the power to teleport themselves to a magical spirit dimension in their Californian national park, while also transforming into a grizzly bear cub (Kodi), red-tailed hawk ( Summer) and a turtle (Eddy) to complete missions.

Vocal cast

Wačíŋyeya Iwáš'aka Yracheta as Kodi Skycedar
Isis Celilo Rogers as Summer Skycedar
Talon Proc Alford as Eddy Skycedar
Cree Summer as DeeDee and the Lizard
Shaun Taylor-Corbett as Coyote
Wes Studi and Tantoo Cardinal as Sunny and Moon
Román Zaragoza as Miy the spirit of the wolf
Kimberly Norris Guerrero as Mom
John Timothy as Dad

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

1 “MThunder Mountain"
“Sleeping Sun” Dominique Monfery Karissa Valencia Dominique Monfery October 10, 2022
A thunderstorm threatens the park's opening day.
Kodi, Summer and Eddy help Condor work up the courage to wake up the sun and bring it back to the sky.

2 "The Cuzzin”
“Totally Eclipsed” Dominique Monfery Lucas Brown Eyes
Subject by : Karissa Valencia
Screenplay by : Jason Marcus Mohammed Labidi
Benoit Phelippeau October 10, 2022
Coyote feels left out when his super cute cousin Sunka comes to play.
A game of "sky and seek" shows Summer and Sunny that winning isn't everything.

3 "Field of Caterpillars"
“Coyote's Treasure Treasure” Dominique Monfery Kelly Lynne D'Angelo and Kent Redeker
Subject by : Joey Clift
Screenplay by : Shelley Dennis Nicola Reynaud
Bich Pham October 10, 2022
A cute caterpillar spirit doesn't need the Spirit Rangers to save her, thank you very much!
Coyote needs help looking for hidden treasure.

4 "Rumble Mountain Rumble”
“Eagle View” Dominique Monfery Joey Clift
Jason Marcus Franck Bonnet
Mohammed Labidi October 10, 2022
The Spirit Rangers discover why the spirit of the volcano, Lawetlat'la, rumbles and rumbles.
One windy day, Summer discovers that doesn't always work out.

5 “Trout Problems”
“Sweet Dreams” Dominique Monfery Joey Clift
Shelley Dennis Gastone Jaunet
Bernardo Portier 10 October 2022
The Spirit Rangers encourage three squabbling beavers to work together.
What looks like a spider web turns out to be a very important dream catcher.

6 "The three sisters"
“The boss of lacrosse” Dominique Monfery Kelly Lynne D'Angelo Benoit Phelippeau
Dominique Monfery October 10, 2022
One of the three sisters is missing, Squash! Will the Spirit Rangers be able to help Corn and Bean find her?
Eddy's feelings are hurt when he gets kicked out of a game.

7 “Distracted by Gecko”
“Belly of the Beast” Dominique Monfery Kelly Lynne D'Angelo
Kent Redker Bernardo Portier October 10, 2022
The Spirit Rangers are separated in their search for the Great Gecko.
A concert is an underwater adventure when the spirit of a river monster is swept away.

8 "Woe Wolf"
“The Big Bad Buffalo” Dominique Monfery
Dorothée Robert Karissa Valencia
Shelley Dennis Sebastian Lurcel
Dorothee Robert October 10, 2022
A-woo! Monster hunters Mindy and Cindy are looking for werewolves.
Kodi is ready to save the day when a buffalo spirit needs help.

9 “Broken Trees”
“Hoop Dance Off” Dominique Monfery Joey Clift Gastone Jaunet October 10, 2022
The park's bird spirits are not pleased when Woodpecker ignores their deal.
The Spirit Rangers receive a hoop dance tutorial from Eagle and his friends.

10 “Not Your Pet Opossum”
“Stinging Pride” Dominique Monfery Joey Clift
Carlee Malemute Bernardo Portier
Nicola Reynaud October 10, 2022
The Spirit Rangers help Colocolo Opossum find his voice.
A very peculiar porcupine spirit is on a mission to cross the river.