Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
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Based on | Kung Fu Panda |
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Theme music composer | Peter Hastings |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No.of seasons | 3 |
No.of episodes | 42 |
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Running time | 24-46 minutes |
Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | July 14, 2022 September 7, 2023 | –
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knightis an AmericanCG-animatedtelevision series,[2]developed by Mitch Watson and Peter Hastings forNetflix.[3]It is the third TV series in theKung Fu Pandafranchise, followingKung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny.[2]Produced byDreamWorks Animation Television,the series premiered on Netflix on July 14, 2022.[4]A second season was released on January 12, 2023.[5]A third and final season was released on September 7, 2023.[6][7]
Premise[edit]
The series picks up a few years after the events ofKung Fu Panda 3andKung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destinywhere Po thegiant pandamust leave his home and embark on a globe-trotting quest across China for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Luthera (abrown bear), also known as Wandering Blade, to find four elemental weapons that broke up the world a long time ago.
Voice cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Jack BlackasPo/ Op[8]
- Rita Oraas Sir Luthera / Wandering Blade[9]
- Kai Zenas young Sir Luthera
- Chris Geereas Klaus Dumont[8]
- Della Saba as Veruca Dumont / Rabia's Mother[8]
- James Hongas Mr. Ping[8]
- Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini / Zip / Additional Voice[8]
- Ed Weeksas Colin / Mashmeater / Basil / Rock Monster / Additional Voice[8]
- Melissa Villaseñoras Akna
- Shohreh Aghdashlooas Forouzan
Recurring[edit]
- Omid Abtahias Sir Alfred
- Parry Shenas Weimin / Additional Voice[10]
- Todd Haberkornas The Emperor of China / Additional Voice
- Barbara Goodsonas The Queen of England
- Mick Wingertas Sir Drake / Rabia's Father / Additional Voice
- Kinza Khan as Rabia
- Martin Aistrope as Master Mastodon
- Sean T. Krishnan as Jayesh / Additional Voice
- Anjali Bhimanias Padma
- Deepti Gupta as Diya
- Richard Ayoadeas Kyle
- Harvey Guillénas Pelpel[11]
- Jorge Diaz as B'ah / Pax / Additional Voice
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Queen Zuma
- Toks Olagundoyeas Lucinda / Rosalie
Guest[edit]
- Amy Hillas Pei Pei[8]
- Tru Valentinoas Chuntao / Edward / Additional Voice
- Stephanie Shehas Elder Huang
- Stephanie Hsuas Zhen
- James Sieas Lao / Nian / Additional Voice
- Dayci Brookshire as Changpu
- Rolonda Wattsas High Priestess
- Nolan Northas Shoddy Boat Owner
- JB Blancas Nigel
- Peter Hastings as Additional Voice
- Carlos Alazraquias Amoch / Additional Voice
- Billy Boydas Edgar
- Nicholas Guy Smith as Duncan
- Keith Fergusonas Benny / Augustus / Additional Voice
- Sean Astinas Master Sloth
- Kineta Kunutu as Master Longtooth / Kemanzi
- Kenna Ramsey as Master Ostrich
- Regi Davis as Barya
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 11 | July 14, 2022 | ||
2 | 12 | January 12, 2023 | ||
3 | 19 | September 7, 2023 |
Season 1 (2022)[edit]
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "A Cause for the Paws" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Peter Hastings | Kelly Baigent, Martvin Britt, Matthew Humphreys, Kevin Wotton, Victoria Harris, Grace Liu, James Yang, Ed Raza, Calvin Tsang & Will Ruzicka | July 14, 2022 |
2 | 2 | "The Knight's Code" | Matthew Humphreys | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Victoria Harris, Grace Liu & Ed Raza | July 14, 2022 |
3 | 3 | "The Lotus" | Kevin Wotton & James Yang | Jasmine Chiong | Kelly Baigent, Peter Yong & Ian Young | July 14, 2022 |
4 | 4 | "The Legend of Master Longtooth" | David Dick & James Yang | Shane Lynch | Solomon Fong, Joey Largo, Ande Rose, Cody Shaw, Thalia Tomlinson & Mike West | July 14, 2022 |
5 | 5 | "The Gateway to the Desert" | Mike Goguen & Matthew Humphreys | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Victoria Harris, Grace Liu & Ed Raza | July 14, 2022 |
6 | 6 | "The Lost City" | Kevin Wotton & James Yang | Joy Regulland | Rachel Mackey, Marc Wasik, Peter Yong & Ian Young | July 14, 2022 |
7 | 7 | "The Last Guardian" | David Dick & Calvin Tsang | Jasmine Chiong | Solomon Fong, Matthew Humphreys, Ande Rose, Thalia Tomlinson & Calvin Tsang | July 14, 2022 |
8 | 8 | "A Thread in the Dark" | Matthew Humphreys & Mike Goguen | Shane Lynch | Victoria Harris, Grace Liu & Ed Raza | July 14, 2022 |
9 | 9 | "Slow Boat to England" | Kevin Wotton, James Yang & Michael Mullen | Joy Regulland | Rachel Mackey, Peter Yong, Ian Young & Marc Wasik | July 14, 2022 |
10 | 10 | "The Knight's Fall (Part 1)" | David Dick & Jack Kasprzak | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Solomon Fong, Ande Rose & Thalia Tomlinson | July 14, 2022 |
11 | 11 | "The Knight's Fall (Part 2)" | Kelly Baigent, Kevin Wotton & Will Ruzicka | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Rachel Mackey, Peter Yong, Ian Young, and Mark Sonntag | July 14, 2022 |
Season 2 (2023)[edit]
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
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12 | 1 | "The Liar and the Thief" | David Dick & James Yang | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Solomon Fong, Ande Rose & Thalia Tomlinson | January 12, 2023 |
13 | 2 | "One Last Job" | Mike Goguen & Matthew Humphreys | Jasmine Chiong | Akiel Guzman, Grace Liu, Ifesinachi Orijekwe & Ed Raza | January 12, 2023 |
14 | 3 | "Doom and Groom" | Kelly Baigent, Kevin Wotton & Will Ruzicka | Christopher Amick | Rachel Mackey, Mark Sonntag & Peter Yong | January 12, 2023 |
15 | 4 | "The Pinging" | David Dick, Shaunt Nigoghossian & James Yang | Joy Regullano | Solomon Fong, Louie Escauriaga and Ande Rose | January 12, 2023 |
16 | 5 | "Master Mastodon" | Mike Goguen | Ellie Guzman | Akiel Guzman, Grace Liu, Ifesinaki Orijekwe & Ed Raza | January 12, 2023 |
17 | 6 | "Hide the Lightening" | Kelly Baigent & Will Ruzicka | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Rachel Mackey, Mark Sonntag & Peter Yong | January 12, 2023 |
18 | 7 | "The Beast" | David Dick & Christo Stamboliev | Jasmine Chiong | Louie Escauriaga, Solomon Fong, James Q. Nquyen, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | January 12, 2023 |
19 | 8 | "An Uphill Battle" | Mike Goguen | Shane Lynch | Grace Liu, Isefinaki Orijekwe, Ed Raza & Joshua Taback | January 12, 2023 |
20 | 9 | "The Mad Scientist" | Will Ruzicka | Joy Regullano | Jiani Cao, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | January 12, 2023 |
21 | 10 | "Apok-ta-pocalypse Now (Part 1)" | David Dick & Christo Stamboliev | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Solomon Fong, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | January 12, 2023 |
22 | 11 | "Apok-ta-pocalypse Now (Part 2)" | Mike Goguen | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Akiel Guzman, Grace Liu & Ed Raza | January 12, 2023 |
23 | 12 | "Epic Lunar New Year" | Mike Goguen & Will Ruzicka | Felicia Ho | Jiani Cao, Akiel Guzman, Grace Liu, James Q. Nguyen, Ed Raza & Hideki Yumitani | January 12, 2023 |
Episode 12 (Epic Lunar New Year) is the only double length episode of the series, running at 46 minutes.
Season 3 (2023)[edit]
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
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24 | 1 | "The Trial of Mr. Ping" | Will Ruzicka | Jasmine Chiong | Jiani Cao, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
25 | 2 | "Baddie Issues" | David Dick, Dan Forgione & Christo Stamboliev | Shane Lynch | Solomon Fong, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | September 7, 2023 |
26 | 3 | "A Family Friend" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Ellie Guzman | Solomon Fong, Antonio Soares Neto & Megan Parker | September 7, 2023 |
27 | 4 | "The English Opening" | Mike Goguen | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Akiel Guzman, Grace Liu, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
28 | 5 | "The Bog-ey Man of Festermouth" | Will Ruzicka | Jasmine Chiong | Jiani Cao, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
29 | 6 | "Tea Time Trouble" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Shane Lynch | Solomon Fong, Antonio Soares Neto & Megan Parker | September 7, 2023 |
30 | 7 | "Benny and the Jests" | Mike Goguen | Ellie Guzman | Akiel Guzman, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
31 | 8 | "Black Steel of the Equinox" | Will Ruzicka | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Jiani Cao, Shiyeon Cho, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
32 | 9 | "Luthera’s Shield" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Jasmine Chiong | Solomon Fong, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | September 7, 2023 |
33 | 10 | "The Battle of Tianshang (Part 1)" | Mike Goguen | Ellie Guzman | Akiel Guzman, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
34 | 11 | "The Battle of Tianshang (Part 2)" | Will Ruzicka | Shane Lynch | Shiyeon Cho, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
35 | 12 | "The Pangea-ing" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Solomon Fong, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | September 7, 2023 |
36 | 13 | "The Poison Ravine" | Mike Goguen | Ellie Guzman | Akiel Guzman, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
37 | 14 | "The Master Key" | Will Ruzicka | Neyah Barbee | Shiyeon Cho, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
38 | 15 | "The Last Dumont" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Jasmine Chiong | Marta Demong, Solomon Fong, Calvin Leung, Megan Parker & Antonio Soares Neto | September 7, 2023 |
39 | 16 | "A Teacup Filled with the Self" | Mike Goguen | Shane Lynch | Akiel Guzman, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
40 | 17 | "The Beginning of the End" | Will Ruzicka | Ellie Guzman | Shiyeon Cho, James Q. Nguyen & Hideki Yumitani | September 7, 2023 |
41 | 18 | "The Dragon Knights (Part 1)" | David Dick & Dan Forgione | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Marta Demong, Calvin Leung, Antonio Soares Neto & Megan Parker | September 7, 2023 |
42 | 19 | "The Dragon Knights (Part 2)" | Mike Goguen | Christopher Amick & Ben Mekler | Akiel Guzman, Sam Montes, Ed Raza & Dan Stone | September 7, 2023 |
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
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During National Panda Day in March 2022, DreamWorks and Netflix announced a new CGI animatedKung Fu Pandaseries withJack Blackreprising his role as Po from the films and serving as executive producer with Peter Hastings (Pinky and the Brain,The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants) and Shaunt Nigoghossian (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!), while story edited and co-executive produced byKipowriters Chris Amick and Ben Mekler.[12][13]
The concept idea for the series began as a road buddy comedy that takes the viewers all over in pursuit of their goal to try and catch the bad guys. Jack Black had a cool vision for what an epic journey would be, one that fits well from the firstKung Fu Pandafilm while having a darker, more mature tone with the show versus past chapters also marks how the series is expanding the franchise.[14]Season 2 expands the concept further to explore Indian culture and Central American culture and deepens the characters made from the first season.
Assets fromPaws of Destinywere used to build the sets but some episodes have 2D animation styles based on their own setting. One is rendered as comic graphic art, since an unpublished comic book is the central icon of that particular chapter of the story, and another one has a British-looking, lithograph kind of look.[3]
A score soundtrack from Kevin Lax (The First Purge,Burning Sands) and Robert Lydecker (Iron Fist,Lethal Weapon,Sleepy Hollow,Designated Survivor) was released on July 15 byBack Lot Music.[15]
Animation production services are provided byTechnicolor(now known asMikros Animation), 88 Pictures (Season 2), and Stella Creative Labs while storyboard services are provided by Dave Enterprises and Kok & Co., Pty, Ltd.
Release[edit]
The first season ofKung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knightwas released on July 14, 2022, on Netflix.[1][16]A second season, announced in December 2022,[17]was released on January 12, 2023.[18]A third and final season, announced in August 2023,[19][20]was released on September 7, 2023.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | KidScreen Awards | Best New Series in Kids Programming | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Won | [21][22] |
2023 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Grace Liu(for "The Knight's Code" ) | Nominated | [23] |
Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program | Jack Black | Won | [24][25] | |
Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program | David Dick, Mike Goguen, Will Ruzicka, Kevin Wotton and James Yang | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program | Kevin Lax, Robert Lydecker, Vivian Aguiar-Buff, Alexandra Nickson and Clare Yezerski | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for an Animated Program | Rob McIntyre, DJ Lynch, Anna Adams, Evan Dockter, Marc Schmidt, Monique Reymond, Cat Gensler and Roberto Alegria | Nominated | |||
2024 | KidScreen Awards | Best Animated Series | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Nominated | [26][27] |
Best Holiday or Special Episode | "Epic Lunar New Year" | Won | |||
Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Grace Liu(for "Apok-ta-pokalypse Now, Part II" ) | Nominated | [28] |
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