Review: New Netflix animated show 'Maya and the Three' has a grand design
by Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times
Oct 22, 2021
4 minutes
"Maya and the Three," which premiered Friday on Netflix, is a big, animated epic from Jorge R. Gutierrez, whose earlier works include the 2014 feature "The Book of Life" and the 2007 Nickelodeon series "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera." Fans of either will find themselves at home in this Mesoamerican epic, with its mix of folkloric motifs, comedy and anime-derived action; fans of both should be filled with joy. It's been too long an absence for a singular talent.
Spread out over nine episodes, "Maya" is a sprawling affair with intricately worked out action and a digressive plot. Yet one feels — though it can't actually be the case given that it takes a heap
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