After 10,000 years of imprisonment, the evil sorceress Rita Repulsa and her loyal minions are freed when astronauts on a routine mission accidentally open her dumpster prison on the Moon. Filled with rage, Rita decides to conquer the nearest planet: Earth. But the heroic sage Zordon has been waiting in preparation for this day. With the assistance of his robotic sidekick, Zordon recruits a team of five teenagers to receive superpowers and defend the earth.