Kevin Smith Unveils Plans for 'Masters Of The Universe: Apocalypse' – Deadline

By the power of Grayskull, Kevin Smith took a power metaphorical sword to help bring a new animated series based on He-Man. the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot The director surprised Power-Con fans in Anaheim on Sunday to tell them about the news of his new animated series Netflix Masters of the universe: the revelationit will be an original story inspired by the world of the 1980s classic Mattel's He-Man toy franchise.

Smith will serve as executive producer and showrunner of Masters of the universe: revelation, a limited series that focuses on the unresolved intrigues of the classic series, describing many of the characters' journeys where they left off several decades ago.

"I'm forever grateful to Mattel TV and Netflix for not only telling me about Grayskull's secrets, but also about their entire universe," Smith said. "In Revelationwe pick up where the classic era stopped to tell an epic story about what could be the final battle between He-Man and Skeletor! Animated by most of the metal character designs that Powerhouse Animation can hold in the frame, it's the history of the Masters of the Universe that you've always wanted to see as a kid! "

The series will be produced by Mattel Television with Rob David, Vice President of Mattel TV and author of He-Man: the war of eternity, serving as executive producer on the series. They also brought together an impressive team of writers, including Eric Carrasco (Super Girl), Tim Sheridan (Reign of Supermen), Diya Mishra (Magic the Gathering) and Marc Bernardin (alphas). The animation of the series is performed by Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania).

Netflix is ​​also home to She-Ra and the princesses of power. In the original series of the 80s, the titular princess is the sister of He-Man. We do not know yet whether the two series will cross or not. In addition to She-ra, Master of the Reverse: Revelation adds to the growing list of Netflix animated content from around the world. This includes Castlevania, Devilman Crybaby, Aggretsuko and Ultraman.