He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series. The series spanned two seasons consisting of 39 episodes. It was developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series and was animated by Mike Young Productions. It served as an update of the 1980s series of the same name, produced to coincide with Mattel's revival of the Masters of the Universe franchise eleven years after its previous attempt (The New Adventures of He-Man).The series made its premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami on August 16, 2002. Later it moved to Saturday Video Entertainment System (SVES), but with SVES' cancelation the series moved back to Toonami.