He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Netflix series)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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Genre

Action
Fantasy

Created by

Rob David

Based on

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Mattel

Voices of

Yuri Lowenthal
David Kaye.
Kimberly Brooks
Antony Del Rio
Judy Alice Lee
Tom Kenny
Grey Griffin
Roger Craig Smith
Trevor Devall
Benjamin Diskin

Opening theme

"The Power is Ours" by Ali Dee

Composer(s)

Michael Kramer

Country of origin

United States

Language

English

No. of seasons

3

No. of episodes

26

Production

Producer(s)

Susan Corbin

Executive producer(s)

Rob David
Adam Bonnett
Christopher Keenan
Frederic Soulie

Running time

26 minutes

Production company(s)

House of Cool Studios^[1]
CGCG^[1]
Mattel Television

Distributor(s)

Netflix

Release

Original network

Netflix

Original release

September 16, 2021—2022

Chronology

Related show(s)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is a 2021 American CG web television series on Netflix. It is a reboot of the 1983 series of the same name.

Synopsis[]

Official full synopsis:^[1]

On the planet of Eternia, a young lost prince discovers the powers of Grayskull and transforms into He-Man, Master of the Universe! The classic battle between He-Man and evil Skeletor rages to new heights as both hero and villain forge new and mighty teams. A new generation of heroes fighting for the fate of us all. In the end, who will become Master of the Universe?

Official Netflix synopsis:

Mighty teen Adam and his heroic squad of misfits discover the legendary power of Grayskull — and their destiny to defend Eternia from sinister Skeletor.

Cast[]

Yuri Lowenthal as Adam/He-Man, Tuvar
- Max Stubington as Young Adam
David Kaye as Cringer/Battle Cat
Kimberly Brooks as Teela/Sorceress, Eldress
Antony Del Rio as Duncan/Man-At-Arms
Judy Alice Lee as Krass/Ram Ma'am/Rampage
Tom Kenny as Ork-O, RK Units
Benjamin Diskin as Keldor/Skeletor
Grey Griffin as Evelyn/Evil-Lyn, Mo'squita'ra (season 2)
Roger Craig Smith as Kronis/Trap Jaw, General Dolos
Trevor Devall as R'Qazz/Beast Man
Fred Tatasciore as King Randor, Baddrah
Max Mitchel as Kitty

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Stephanie Sheh as Justine
George Takei as Mer-Man
Wallace Shawn as Orko the Great
Kevin Conroy as Hordak

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

N°	N°	English Title	Original Airdate
1	1	The Sword of Grayskull	September 16, 2021
2	2	The Power of Grayskull	September 16, 2021
3	3	The Heirs of Grayskull	September 16, 2021
4	4	The Champions of Grayskull	September 16, 2021
5	5	We Have the Power	September 16, 2021
6	6	Orko the Great	September 16, 2021
7	7	He-Man, the Hunted	September 16, 2021
8	8	The Calm Before the Storm	September 16, 2021
9	9	Cry Havoc, Part 1	September 16, 2021
10	10	Cry Havoc, Part 2	September 16, 2021

Season 2[]

N°	N°	English Title	Original Airdate
1	11	The World Above	March 3, 2022^[2]
2	12	The World Below	March 3, 2022
3	13	Eternia 2000	March 3, 2022
4	14	A Very Hungry Dragonfly	March 3, 2022
5	15	Meanwhile...	March 3, 2022
6	16	Divided We Stand	March 3, 2022
7	17	The Battle of Avion	March 3, 2022
8	18	The Fifth Nemesis	March 3, 2022

Season 3[]

N°	N°	English Title	Original Airdate
1	19	The Haunting of Castle Grayskull^[3]	August 18, 2022
2	20	Frozen Solid	August 18, 2022
3	21	Wrath of the Mer-Man	August 18, 2022
4	22	The Tomb of Grayskull	August 18, 2022
5	23	A Leap of Faith	August 18, 2022
6	24	In-Can't-Ation	August 18, 2022
7	25	The Beginning of the End (Part 1 of 2)	August 18, 2022
8	26	The End of the Beginning (Part 2 of 2)	August 18, 2022

Production[]

In December 2019, it was announced that Netflix was developing a new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in CGI animated series. Rob David was developing the series and was also producing with Adam Bonnett, Christopher Keenan, Jeff Matsuda and Susan Corbin. Bryan Q. Miller was serving as story editor on the series. Animation services were being provided by House of Cool and CGCG.^[1]

Moreover, Netflix's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe drastically altered the source material to craft a story about Eternia for a new generation. Prince Adam and his crew were turned into teens, with Season 1 shifting how Keldor/Skeletor used Havoc to power up his fiends: turning R'Qazz into Beast Man, Kronis into Trap Jaw and Evelyn into the mage, Evil-Lyn, while in season 2, Tri-Klops became a machine, etc.^[4]

Trivia[]

In this version, Adam was kidnapped as a child by his uncle Keldor and ended up being raised by a jungle tribe instead of at the Royal Palace of Eternos. This hearkens back to "He-Man and the Power Sword", the very first minicomic released with the Masters of the Universe toys in 1982 in which He-Man left a jungle tribe seeking adventure.
- It is also reminiscent of She-Ra's origin in The Secret of the Sword, in which she was kidnapped as a baby from the palace in Eternia by Hordak (with help from Skeletor) and raised on another planet.
This marks as the first He-Man incarnation to be a full CGI series with the background effects like smoke and fire to be 2D animated. Previous or current running series use CGI animation for only vehicles, robots, background characters or giant monsters.
On March 17, 2022, Mattel released the 2021 version of He-Man alongside an older version of He-Man, his twin sister She-Ra, their predecessor He-Ro, and the separately created but now integrated diversity-positive hero Sun-Man.^[5]