Power Rangers Dino Fury
2021–2022NickelodeonSci-Fi
Dinosaur rangers again, sixteen years on, with the first deaf ranger in the franchise.
Power Rangers Dino Fury opens with a main title sequence of 30 seconds.
At 30 seconds, it opens well under the 58-second median for sci-fi sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Nickelodeon in 2021, when Star Trek: Prodigy, The Casagrandes and It's Pony were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
30sCast cards beside their suits, thirty seconds.
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