STEVEN UNIVERSE Gets Prime Video Sequel LARS OF THE STARS
Steven Universe Titled Lars of the Stars , said sequel series will premiere on Prime Video.
Lars of the Stars Expect the show to follow the adventures of the titular space pirate and his crew as they traverse the galaxy.
The beloved Cartoon Network series Steven Universe is getting a sequel at Prime Video. Lars of the Stars will follow Lars Barriga (Matthew Moy) in his adventures through space. Lars of the Stars
The original Steven Universe ran for five seasons, from 2013 through 2019. And the show has already had two sequels. The first was a feature-length musical, 2019's Steven Universe: The Movie . And the second sequel was the series Steven Universe Future , which ran for one season from 2019 through 2020.
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According to Deadline , Lars of the Stars will follow the titular space pirate and his crew on their adventures across the galaxy. It also states the show will explore 'the past, present and future of the universe.' This raises questions about when in the chronology Lars of the Stars will be set. Both The Movie and Future were set two years after the final episode of the original series .
On the original series, Lars was initially a moody young man who worked at the Beach City donut shop, The Big Donut. There, he had a somewhat complicated (and arguably toxic) relationship with his coworker, Sadie Miller (Kate Micucci). However, as the series went on, Lars became increasingly involved with the galactic-scale adventures of the Crystal Gems. By the conclusion of the series, he had begun a new life as a space pirate.
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In Future , Lars had returned to Earth, where he opened a bakery called Spacetries (say it out loud). But later in the season, he once again headed to the stars with his crew, the Off Colors. What further adventures await as Lars and the Off Colors explore the universe together?
You can catch up with the three previous iterations of Steven Universe on Hulu.
The Doubleclicks New Video Is a STEVEN UNIVERSE Inspired Non-Binary Video Game Delight Avery Kaplan is the author of several books and the Features Editor at Comics Beat. She was honored to serve as a judge for the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize Award and the 2021 Prism Awards. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her partner and a pile of cats, and her favorite place to visit is the cemetery. You can also find her writing on Comics Bookcase, NeoText, Shelfdust, the Mary Sue, StarTrek.com, in many issues of PanelxPanel, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.
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