A teenager’s fifteenth birthday is typically a time for celebration. Depending on where you are, perhaps you begin learning how to drive a car. Maybe your parents treat you more as an adult. And if you’re Maya from the Netflix series, “Maya and the Three,” it’s the time you team up with great warriors to take on the gods of the underworld to save everyone you love from certain doom. You know, typical teen stuff.
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As seen in the trailer for “Maya and the Three,” the animated series stars Zoe Saldaña as the voice of Maya, a young warrior that has turned 15 and finds out that due to a family secret, her life now belongs to the God of War. But Maya isn’t having that and decides to take on all the gods of the underworld with three warriors by her side.
Joining Zoe Saldaña in the incredible ensemble cast are Gabriel Iglesias, Allen Maldonado, Stephanie Beatriz, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Alfred Molina, Kate del Castillo, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Rosie Perez, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Sandra Equihua, Isabela Merced, Chelsea Rendon, Joaquín Cosío, Carlos Alazraqui, Eric Bauza, and Rita Moreno. ‘Maya’ comes from creator-director Jorge R. Gutiérrez, who also co-wrote the series alongside Silvia Olivas, Doug Langdale, and Candie Kelty Langdale.
“Maya and the Three” arrives on Netflix on October 22. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
In a fantastical world, where magic turns the world and four kingdoms rule the lands, a brave and rebellious warrior princess named Maya is about to celebrate her fifteenth birthday and coronation. But everything changes when the gods of the underworld arrive and announce that Maya’s life is forfeit to the God of War — a price she must pay for her family’s secret past. If Maya refuses, the whole world will suffer the gods’ vengeance. To save her beloved family, her friends, and her own life, Maya embarks on a thrilling quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy that foretells the coming of three great warriors who will help her defeat the gods and save humankind.