She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
File:She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.png
Promotional poster
GenreAction
Adventure
Science fantasy
Superhero
Based onShe-Ra: Princess of Power
by Filmation and Mattel
Developed byNoelle Stevenson
Voices ofAimee Carrero
Karen Fukuhara
AJ Michalka
Marcus Scribner
Reshma Shetty
Lorraine Toussaint
Keston John
Opening theme
  • "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Theme Song"
  • by Kari Kimmel
ComposerSunna Wehrmeijer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersNoelle Stevenson
Chuck Austen
EditorJosie Campbell (story editor)
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Related
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is an upcoming American animated action adventure web television series developed by Noelle Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. A reboot of the 1985 Filmation series She-Ra: Princess of Power, it is to premiere on November 16, 2018 on Netflix.[1][2]

Plot

The series follows the 16-year-old orphan Adora of Planet Etheria, who turns into the Princess of Power, She-Ra, after finding a magic sword. She is guided by a group of magical princesses as she wages battle to liberate Etheria against the evil Horde and their leader Hordak.[3]

Production

She-Ra in the 1985 series (left) and her 2018 redesign (right) that triggered a controversy on social media.

The cast includes Aimee Carrero, from Elena of Avalor, who voices the title role.[4] Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is the voice director.[5]

After first images of She-Ra's design were released in July 2018, controversy ensued on social media. Some people – men, according to Vox[6] – contended that she wasn't as sexy,[6] voluptuous or glamorous as in the original series,[7] or that she looked like a man.[8] Other users responded that the new series tried to avoid sexualizing a children's show, and conveyed body positivity.[6]

J. Michael Straczynski, the co-creator of the original series, commented that his She-Ra was written as "a warrior, first and foremost", and that "anyone who is looking back at [her] as the 'ideal woman' is doing so through the lens of prepubescent (...) interest and kind of, understandably, imprinted on her like baby ducks. I get it. But that wasn’t the creative *intent*."[9] Fan artists responded to She-Ra's redesign and the controversy over it with a wave of artworks celebrating the heroine's new look.[7] The Verge reported that most of these artists were young women who were inspired by the new design's detractors to improve the new character's profile and her reputation.[7]

A first teaser trailer released in September 2018 showcased Adora's transformation into She-Ra.[10] A longer trailer was released in October 2018.[11]

Voice Cast

References

  1. ^ Alex Gilyadov. "First Look at Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power". IGN. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Alex Gilyadov (July 16, 2018). "First Look at Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "She-Ra: first look at Netflix reboot". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  4. ^ Burwick, Kevin (18 May 2018). "Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Teaser Offers First Look at the Reboot". TVWeb. Retrieved 23 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Mary E. McGlynn on Twitter". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Abad-Santos, Alex (18 July 2018). "The fight over She-Ra's redesign, explained: Some men are mad she isn't sexier". Vox. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Robinson, Tasha. "Why the wave of She-Ra fan art is subversive and uplifting". The Verge. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ Chen, Tanya. "Some Guys Are Criticizing The Redesign Of This Kids Cartoon Heroine For Not Being Sexy Enough". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. ^ Hale-Stern, Kaila (20 July 2018). "Original She-Ra Co-Creator J. Michael Straczynski ‏Weighs in on Anger Over the New Design". www.themarysue.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. ^ "The first teaser for Netflix's She-Ra shows off Adora's transformation". Polygon. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Netflix's She-Ra gets brand new trailer at New York Comic Con". Polygon. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ^ Sam Stone. "First Look at Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power". CBR. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "Grey Griffin on Twitter". Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

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