Netflix is bringing back He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with Kevin Smith

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Filmmaker Kevin Smith will serve as showrunner on the new Masters of the Universe: Revelation animated series for Netflix.<br> <br> <br> <br> Netflix Remember He-Man? Masters of the Universe? Remember Skeletor, Battle Cat and Orco? Well, it's time to don the nostalgia goggles and relive that 80s childhood. A new He-Man series on Netflix, with filmmaker Kevin Smith at the helm, is en route.<br> <br> <br> <br> Smith announced he will be serving as the showrunner and executive producer of the new animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation, which will focus on the unresolved storylines of the classic '80s series, according to The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday.<br> <br> <br> <br> The new series for Netflix is described as "a wholly original story set in the epic world of Mattel's over 35-year-old global He-Man toy franchise."<br> <br> <br> <br> Get ready for Masters of the Universe: Revelation, an animated @netflix show from @ThatKevinSmith that will pick up where the 80s show left off! #MOTU pic.twitter.com/enQyRjGDjs<br> <br> <br> <br> — Masters of the Universe (@MastersOfficial) August 18, 2019 The original '80s Masters of the Universe series tells the adventures of Prince Adam, heir to the throne of planet Eternia, who uses a magical Power - http://www.zixiutangpollencapsules.com/?s=magical%20Power Sword to transform into the warrior He-Man.<br> <br> <br> <br> "I'm Eternia-ly grateful to Mattel TV and Netflix for entrusting me with not only the secrets of Grayskull, but also their entire Universe," Smith said in a statement. "In Revelation, we pick up right where the classic era left off to tell an epic tale of what may be the final battle between He-Man and Skeletor! This is the Masters of the Universe story you always wanted to see as a kid!"<br> <br> <br> <br> Took a writer road trip down to #Powercon in Anaheim to announce #STINKORLIVES!!! #MOTU pic.twitter.com/gY2zMkSS2D<br> <br> <br> <br> — Diya Mishra (@thedimishra) August 18, 2019 Carnival Row writer and Smith's podcast partner Marc Bernardin will also team up with Smith -- along with Eric Carrasco (Supergirl), Tim Sheridan (Reign of the Supermen), Diya Mishra (Magic the Gathering) -- to write new adventures - https://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=adventures for He-Man and Skeletor.<br> <br> <br> <br> The war for Eternia begins again! Superstar director Kevin Smith continues the original series' story right where it left off in Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a new series telling the epic tale of what may be He-Man and Skeletor's final battle. pic.twitter.com/41rOXjZLtO<br> <br> <br> <br> — NX (@NXOnNetflix) August 18, 2019 "The war for Eternia begins again! Superstar director Kevin Smith continues the original series' story right where it left off in Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a new series telling the epic tale of what may be He-Man and Skeletor's final battle," Netflix tweeted on Sunday.<br> <br> <br> <br> The new poster for the Netflix series gives a more darker tone than the original '80s series. But here's hoping we also get to see some cameos on the series from other characters from the franchise including She-Ra -- who already has her own Netflix series.<br> <br> <br> <br> This animated series is different than the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe Movie subtitles - http://subtitless.com/category/english-movie-subtitles starring To All The Boys I've Loved Before actor Noah Centineo being developed by Sony.