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We finally know what’s in store for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 3, and it looks awesome. At San Diego Comic-Con Netflix gave fans a first look at She-Ra Season 3’s trailer, which is set to premiere on August 2.
Ever since Adora first learned about her alter identity as princess She-Ra she has been using her power to battle her former leader, the nefarious Hordak. It’s been a universe altering feud two seasons in the making. Now in Season 3 it looks like She-Ra and Hordak will finally face off. Season 3 is set to pick up right where Season 2 left off and will feature our heroes traveling to the Crimson Waste, a land from the original series that is also Scorpia’s home.
Developed by Noelle Stevenson, Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power takes the beloved ’80s cartoon of the same name and gives it a modern, body positive, queer-friendly makeover. The animated series focuses on Adora (voiced by Aimee Carrero), a young woman who used to be a soldier for the militaristic Horde. However after learning that she’s actually a princess — a magical being the Horde has fought against for years — her views about what’s right and who’s side she should be on are changed completely.
Adding to this difficult transition is Adora’s relationship with Catra (voiced by AJ Michalka), her best friend turned enemy. Together with her new friends Glimmer (voiced by Karen Fukuhara) the princess and Bow (voiced by Marcus Scribner) the archer, Adora will try to end the war between princesses and the Horde that’s tearing the land of Etheria apart.
Originally released in November of 2018, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was quickly praised for its LGBTQ+ representation and themes. Not only does the show feature several complicated romantically-charged relationships between same-sex couples, like the friendships between Adora and Catra as well as the one between Catra and Scorpia (voiced by Lauren Ash), but it also features several LGBTQ+ couples. Two of the princesses in Glimmer’s kingdom are explicitly dating, and in Season 2 it was revealed that Bow has two dads. It’s not just this clear representation that’s resonated with fans. It’s the show’s casual but accepting tone. Consistently She-Ra is a trope-breaking, genre-pushing addition to children’s animation, but its most revolutionary moments never feel like they’re trying to make a point. At the end of the day She-Ra is just being its lovely, accepting, queer self.
The first two seasons of the series are currently available on Netflix with Season 3 set to premiere this summer. You better bet we’ll be watching, for the honor of Grayskull.
