Power returns! First look at Kevin Smith's "Masters of the Universe: Revelation"

Netflix debuted the first images for the highly anticipated new He man series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and announced that Part 1 (5 x 30 ′) of the animated action-adventure will be released on Friday, July 23 exclusively on the streamer. Produced by Mattel Television with animation by Castlevania Powerhouse Animation studio, the series comes from showrunner and executive producer Kevin Smith (Employees, On the hunt for Amy).

"I watched all the TV series growing up, it was everywhere in the 80s. These characters started out as toys and ended up being part of the fabric of global pop culture. Much of this show was possible because of love and love. affection for this world at every level of production and the fandom that surrounds this franchise. One of the main reasons we have such a high level of vocal talent is because people really want to be a part of this world. Many of us have been touched by these stories and from these characters early in our lives and they were so happy to return to Eternia, ”Smith said. "But even if you've never watched a single episode of the show or don't know this universe at all, you can jump right into the story. It's a truly classic and universal action-adventure epic about growth, discovery, magic and power. . This series explores fate in a new way. There is a lot of reconciliation with secrets, betrayal, trust, acceptance, love and ultimately loss. "

Synopsis: The war for Eternia culminates in Masters of the Universe: Revelation, an innovative and action-packed animated series that picks up where iconic characters left off decades ago. After a catastrophic battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the Guardians of Grayskull are scattered. And after decades of secrets have destroyed them, it's up to Teela to reunite the broken band of heroes and solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power in a race against time to restore Eternia and prevent the end of the universe.

"Narratively, our show is set as the next episode in the 80s animated series that aired from 1983 to 1985. This is a continuation of that story," added Smith. "We're playing with the original mythology and characters, revisiting and delving deeper into some of the unsolved storylines. Visually we've also made the conscious decision to lean on the Masters of the Universe toy line also for inspiration. Mattel owns the entire vast library of that artwork, so we immediately wanted the show to open with classic pieces of that artwork. Mattel has been committed to this look ever since they started as a toy line in the 80s, and now we're leaning on and honoring it.

The voice cast includes:

• Mark Hamill like Skeletor
• Lena Headey like Evil-Lyn
• Chris Wood like Prince Adam / He-Man
• Sarah Michelle Gellar like Teela
• Liam Cunningham like Man-At-Arms
• Stephen root like Cringer
• Diedrich Bader like King Randor / Trap Jaw
• Griffin Newman like Orko
• Tiffany smith like Andra
• Henry Rollins like Tri-Klops
• Allan Oppenheimer (Original Skeletor) as Moss Man
• Susan Eisenberg as a Witch
• Alicia Silverstone like Queen Marlena
• J like Roboto
• Jason mewes like Stinkor
• Phil LaMarr like He-Ro
• Tony todd like Scare Glow
• Cree Summer as a Priestess
• Kevin Michael Richardson like Beast Man
• Kevin Conroy like Mer-Man

Together with Smith, Revelation is produced by Frederic Soulie (He-Man and the masters of the Universe), Adam Bonnett (Descendants), Christopher Keenan (Justice League, Batman Beyond) and Rob David (He-Man and the masters of the Universe); Susan Corbin (He-Man and the masters of the Universe) is a series manufacturer. The writers are Marc Bernardin (Castle Rock, Alpha), Eric Carrasco (Supergirl), Diya Mishra (Magic the Gathering) and Tim Sheridan (Kingdom of superman). The composer is Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander).

Obviously Mattel is planning a brand new line of Masters of the Universe "Masterverse" toys inspired by the new animated series. Read more about it from PJ Lewis, VP, Global Head - Action Figures here.