In the United Kingdom, the TV movie aired the same day as Masters of the Universe (1987) which aired on BBC1 also in that country. The film starred Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor.
Released on VHS in the United Kingdom by Braveworld Ltd. in 1992.
When the TV movie aired on ITV in the UK, it was called "The New Adventures of He-Man The Movie".
Like Blake's 7: The Beginning (1985) Shogun (1980) The Incredible Voyage of Stingray (1980) and He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985) the TV movie is an edited feature length version of the series.
Skeletor falling into a bottomless pit filled with water which he surfaces and remarks that some days nothing goes right for him is a nod to Masters of the Universe (1987) which after the end credits, Skeletor (Frank Langella) whom fell into a bottomless pit filled with pink water pops his head out of the pink water and says "I'll be back!".