Kevin Smith has joined Netflix’s upcoming sequel series to He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe as an executive producer. The series will be a follow-up to Filmation’s 1982 animated series, and will be titled Masters Of The Universe: Revelation.
The filmmaker announced his involvement with the series at Power-Con 2019 last weekend. He will also serve as showrunner, with Powerhouse (the company behind Netflix’s Castlemania) providing the animation.
Smith is best known for being one half of the stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob (as Silent Bob), and directing, writing and starring in films Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II.
Netflix’s hasn’t yet released a premiere date for Masters Of The Universe: Revelation, but here’s the streaming service’s official synopsis for the series:
A radical return to Eternia, Revelation is a direct sequel series to the classic era of Masters of the Universe. Featuring fan-favorites He-Man, Orko, Cringer and Man-At-Arms, the story pits our heroic warriors and guardians of Castle Grayskull against Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Beast Man and the vile legions of snake mountain!
But after a ferocious final battle forever fractures Eternia, it’s up to Teela to solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power in a race against time to prevent the end of the Universe! Her journey will uncover the secrets of Grayskull at last. This is the epic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe saga fans have waited 35 years to see!
Here’s the poster for the series:
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