Filmmaker Kevin Smith has the power! And he is using that power to Revive the classic 1980s cartoon series, Masters of the Universe with Masters of the Universe: Revelation, for Netflix.

The new show will pick up where the beloved original ’80s series left off and introduce a new generation to characters like He-Man, Skeletor, and more. Check out the first trailer below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wyj65SJIo&feature=emb_title

Both of my brothers grew up watching He-Man and had the action figures. I remember growing up those and their Star Wars toys remained the only ones I could never play with. He-Man was kind of this mythical cartoon growing up and my first experience was the 1987 Dolph Lundgren film which also has Courtney Cox in it. (If you’ve never seen this movie I really do suggest watching it for all its late 80s IP glory.)

I did eventually get a chance to see a lot of the original series when my brother got it on DVD years ago. This new version and continuiation looks amazing though. I had a back and forth with my brother over how epic and true to the original this feels. Sure Prince Adam looks bulkier and some changes have been made but nothing that makes it feel out of place from the original.

Also if you don’t know anything about He-Man, the cast should intrigue you.

Chris Wood as Prince Adam/He-Man

Mark Hamill as Skeletor

Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela

Liam Cunningham as Man-At-Arms

Stephen Root as Cringer

Diedrich Bader as King Randor/Trap Jaw

Griffin Newman as Orko

Tiffany Smith as Andra

Henry Rollins as Tri-Klops

Alan Oppenheimer as Moss Man

Susan Eisenberg as Sorceress

Alicia Silverstone as Queen Marlena

Justin Long as Roboto

Jason Mewes as Stinkor

Phil LaMarr as He-Ro

Tony Todd as Scare Glow

Cree Summer as Priestess

Kevin Michael Richardson as Beast Man

Kevin Conroy as Mer-Man

Which is just a stacked cast of talent!

Part 1 of Masters of the Universe: Revelation will be available to stream on Netflix starting July 23, 2021.