She-Ra: Princess of Power | |
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Genre | Animated series, Action, Fantasy |
Directed by | Gwen Wetzler |
Voices of |
Melendy Britt Linda Gary John Erwin George DiCenzo Lou Scheimer Erika Scheimer |
Composer(s) |
Shuki Levy Haim Saban |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 93 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Lou Scheimer |
Location(s) | United States |
Running time | 24 mins. |
Production company(s) |
Filmation Associates Mattel |
Distributor |
Group W Productions NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | First-run syndication |
Audio format | Stereo |
First shown in | United States |
Original release | September 9, 1985 | – December 2, 1987
Chronology | |
Related shows |
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe The New Adventures of He-Man He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series) |
She-Ra: Princess of Power is an American animated television series produced in 1985 by Filmation. A spin-off of Filmation's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, She-Ra was aimed primarily at a young female audience to counterbalance He-Man's popularity with young males. Unlike the He-Man cartoon, which was based on the Masters of the Universe toy line by Mattel, the creation of She-Ra was a collaboration between Filmation and Mattel. The initial group of characters and premise were created by Filmation, while the characters introduced later were designed by Mattel. Mattel provided financial backing for the show, as well as an accompanying toyline. The series premiered in 1985 and was cancelled in 1986, after 2 seasons and 93 episodes.
On March 22, 1985, Filmation released an animated movie based on the series titled, He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword. The film is composed of five episodes from the She-Ra television series: "Into Etheria", "Beast Island", "She-Ra Unchained", "Reunions" and "Battle For Bright Moon".
The show follows the adventures of Princess Adora, Prince Adam/He-Man's twin sister, who leads a group of freedom fighters known as the Great Rebellion in the fight to free Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak and the Evil Horde. With her Sword of Protection Adora can become She-Ra, just as Prince Adam can become He-Man.
Born on planet Eternia to Queen Marlena and King Randor, Princess Adora is kidnapped at birth by Hordak and taken to Etheria. There she serves as a mind-controlled Horde Force Captain before He-Man rescues her. After reuniting with her parents on Eternia, She-Ra decides to return to Etheria and lead the Great Rebellion.
The Great Rebellion
The Evil Horde