[5] In 1999, Anderson supervised the production of a computer-animated test film, Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons, to explore the possibility of updating some of his 1960s Supermarionation series for a 21st-century audience.

[7] Produced by Moving Picture Company using a combination of Maya software and motion capture technology, the film features Francis Matthews and Ed Bishop reprising their voice roles of Captains Scarlet and Blue.

[14] As a nod to the original Captain Scarlet, which was "filmed in Supermarionation", the opening titles announce the animated remake as being "created in Hypermarionation".

Spectrum is staffed by agents recruited from various military services, who are each assigned colour codenames to hide their true identities.

A mission to locate the source of mysterious signals originating from Mars unleashed the power of the Mysterons, a ruthless alien consciousness.

Using their power of retrometabolism (the ability to recreate matter), the Mysterons rebuilt their city, killed Black, and promised to crush Earth and its destructive people.

This has taken the form of a war of nerves, with the Mysterons using their powers to influence people, vehicles and inanimate objects to fall under their control.

Spectrum's personnel and facilities are now mainly mobilised to combat the threat of the Mysterons, with Captain Scarlet as their greatest weapon.

[18][19] ITV premiered New Captain Scarlet on the Saturday morning children's entertainment show Ministry of Mayhem.

In December 2014 it was announced on Gerry Anderson's official site that the HD masters of the series which were thought to be lost were located and hopefully to be released on Blu-ray in the future.