Let’s be clear: Jorge R. Gutiérrez’s Maya and the Three is about in a legendary land impressed by Mexican and Mesoamerican tradition. The Book of Life director has drawn from Incan, Aztec, and Mayan mythology, as nicely as a smattering of Caribbean tradition, to create an epic fantasy TV sequence for Netflix, and you’ll see all of it in Maya’s first trailer.

The concept of a princess who not-so-secretly desires to be a warrior is a fairly acquainted one, however issues take a flip when Maya discovers the God of War claimed her life way back. If she refuses to submit, it is going to imply dangerous information for all the planet, so she decides to meet an historical prophecy that can summon three mythic warriors that may assist her struggle the gods themselves.

That’s a reasonably hardcore premise—and worthy of being known as a “Mexican Lord of the Rings”—however relaxation assured the fantasy sequence continues to be kid-friendly, as the primary trailer reveals:

What’s actually clear in regards to the sequence, although, is how a lot it’s a “hyper, hyper, hyper love letter to Mexican culture and to the ancient culture of Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and a little bit of South American culture,” as Gutierrez known as it on the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. And simply in case you didn’t acknowledge the present’s voice actors, as Deadline stories, Maya’s solid is wild:

• Zoe Saldaña as Princess Maya
• Gabriel Iglesias as Picchu
• Allen Maldonado as Rico
• Stephanie Beatriz as Chimi
• Diego Luna as Zatz
• Gael García Bernal as the Jaguar Triplets
• Alfred Molina because the God of War
• Kate del Castillo because the Goddess of Death,
• Danny Trejo because the God of Earthquakes
• Cheech Marin because the Gods of Wind and Storm
• Rosie Perez because the Goddess of Gators
• Queen Latifah as Gran Bruja
• Wyclef Jean as Gran Brujo
• Jorge R. Gutiérrez as King Teca
• Sandra Equihua as Queen Teca
• Isabela Merced because the Widow Queen
• Chelsea Random because the Goddess of Tattoos
• Joaquín Cosío because the God of Bats
• Carlos Alazraqui because the God of Dark Magic
• Eric Bauza because the God of Jungle Animals
• Rita Moreno as Ah Puch

Maya and the Three will likely be a nine-episode sequence, and can debut on Netflix someday this fall (there’s no concrete launch date for the time being).

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