The New Maya and the Three Trailer Introduces a Few Magical Helpers

When we final noticed Netflix’s “Mexican Lord of the Rings,” the titular Maya (voiced by Zoe Saldana) was attempting to transcend her patriarchal tradition to turn out to be a warrior, solely to find her life has been claimed by the God of War, Lord Mictlan (Alfred Molina). But if she’s going to flee her destiny, in addition to combat what seems to be a wide range of different gods, she’s going to want some assist. Enter: the Three.

Chimi the Skull Warrior (Brooklyn 99‘s Stephanie Beatriz, who’s additionally voicing a personality in Disney’s Encanto), Rico the Rooster Wizard (The Last O.G.’s Allen Maldonado), and Picchu the Puma Barbarian (comic Gabriel Iglesias) are all outcasts from faraway lands who’re destined to assist Maya on her journey. Here’s the brand new trailer:

Although the trailer isn’t dangerous, per se, it feels so much like a online game trailer: fixed motion pictures, fixed appears to be like at completely different dazzling environments, and the occasional jokey line of dialogue or two. It nonetheless appears to be like enjoyable, however all the pieces is such a visible overload all of it feels a bit a lot, though that is also the trailer’s rapid-fire montage. Suffice it to say, if you would like a deeper take a look at Maya and the Three, go try its first trailer.

Or you’ll be able to simply wait till October 22, when the nine-episode collection debuts on Netflix. Directed by The Book of Life’s Jorge R. Gutiérrez, who just lately described it as 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” on the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Maya and the Three additionally stars Rogue One’s Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Alfred Molina, Kate del Castillo, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Rosie Perez, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Rita Moreno, and extra.

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