With all of the talk (both good and bad) about Masters of the Universe Revelation, it was easy for fans to forget that there was another He-Man series coming to Netflix. The series will look vastly different, be geared towards a younger audience and seemingly have a different focus. The first trailer for the series was released today, so you can judge for yourself.
Before I get to the cast, take a look at the synopsis for the story: “On Eternia, the first planet of creation, a demonic tyrant rises: Skeletor! With dark armies at his command, Skeletor is on the march, hell-bent on capturing Eternia’s kingdoms, and its ultimate prize – Castle Grayskull, the ancient fortress of mystery said to contain the greatest power in the universe. It’s up to He-Man and his brave squad of rookie heroes to stop Skeletor and restore the peace. Both sides come armed with enchanted Power Weapons – transforming them into Masters of the Primal Powers of the Universe. It’s Master vs. Dark Master, He-Man vs. Skeletor – fighting for control of Eternia, Castle Grayskull, and the fate of us all. In the end, who will become MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE?”
This series also boasts an all star cast of voiceover superstars. Here’s the full list, and who they will be playing: “
Yuri Lowenthal (He-Man/Adam/Tuvar), David Kaye (Cringer/Battle Cat), Grey Griffin (Evelyn/Evil-Lyn), Antony Del Rio (Duncan/Man-at-Arms), Kimberly Brooks (Teela/Eldress/Sorceress), Trevor Devall (R’Qazz/Beast Man), Judy Alice Lee (Krass/Ram Ma’am), Roger Craig Smith (Kronis/Trap-Jaw/General Dolos), Fred Tatasciore (King Randor/Baddrah), Ben Diskin (Skeletor/Prince Keldor), Tom Kenny (Ork-0/RK Units), Max Mitchell (Kitty) and Max Stubington (Young Adam).
A lot of the producers for the series also worked on Revelation. Returning for this series will be
Rob David (Masters of the Universe: Revelation) will serve as Showrunner and executive producer this time around. Frederic Soulie (Masters of the Universe: Revelation), Adam Bonnett (Masters of the Universe: Revelation), Christopher Keenan (Masters of the Universe: Revelation) also serve as executive producers with fellow producer Susan Corbin. Jeff Matsuda (The Batman, TMNT) will also co-produce. In the writer’s room we have Heath Corson, Amanda Deibert, Keely MacDonald, Peter Binswanger, Lila Scott, Matt Drdek, Julie Benson and Shawna Benson. The CG animation is in good hands with both House of Cool (Trollhunters) and CGCG (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) handling those duties.
I’ll admit, this new look and animation style will take some getting used to. That definitely won’t stop me from giving this series a fair chance. I’m actually really looking forward to more He-Man. We’ll all find out together next month when He-Man and the Masters of the Universe premieres September 16th on Netflix from Mattel Television. I’ll have much more coverage of the series coming up, but be sure to add it to your list at www.netflix.com/hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse.
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