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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was developed by ND Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television for Netflix. Stevenson, a cartoonist known for the Eisner Award-winning comics Nimona and Lumberjanes, served as showrunner and creator. Development began in April 2016 and the series was publicly announced on the 12th of December 2017.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power ran for 5 seasons and 52 episodes total on Netflix, from 2018 to 2020. The fifth and final season was released on the 15th of May 2020.
Yes, it is a reboot of the 1985 Filmation series She-Ra: Princess of Power. The reboot retains the core premise and Adora's transformation catchphrase but removes He-Man and features a deliberately diverse cast that takes visual inspiration from anime and the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Moebius.
The series features same-sex romance between leads Adora and Catra, which concludes with an on-screen kiss in the final episode. Secondary characters include a married same-sex couple, Spinerella and Netossa, and Bow's two fathers, Lance and George. The fourth season introduced Double Trouble, a non-binary character voiced by non-binary actor Jacob Tobia, and character designer Ray Geiger confirmed on Tumblr that Jewelstar is a transgender man.
The series was removed from Netflix on the 21st of February 2026 due to the expiration of DreamWorks' license to keep it on the streaming service. Creator ND Stevenson said on social media that showrunners have no control over such decisions and expressed hope the series would find a new home and receive a full DVD release.
The series won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming in 2021, tying with First Day. It was also nominated at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards and received nominations from the Annie Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and NAACP Image Awards, among others.