The Next Mutation '' is an American live - action television series produced by Saban Entertainment , which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997 to 1998 based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles published by Mirage Studios .
The Next Mutation '' is an American live - action television series produced by Saban Entertainment , which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997 to 1998 . 
 The short - lived series was based loosely on the characters the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles published by Mirage Studios .