Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

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Kung Fu Panda:
The Dragon Knight

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General info

Developed by

Mitch Watson

Network(s)

Netflix

Original release

• July 14, 2022 (season 1)
• January 12, 2023 (season 2)
• September 7, 2023 (season 3)

Genre

Fantasy - Action - Adventure - Comedy

Directed by

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Voices of

Jack Black
Rita Ora
Chris Geere
Della Saba
James Hong
Rahnuma Panthaky
Ed Weeks
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Music by

Kevin Lax, Robert Lydecker

Country of origin

United States

Original language

English

Seasons

3

No. of episodes

42 (episode list)

Production info

Running time

24 mins.

Rating

Production company(s)

DreamWorks Animation Television

Distributor(s)

NBCUniversal Television Distribution

Chronology

Preceded by

Followed by

Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is an American CGI-animated Netflix streaming series in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. The first season was released on July 14, 2022, the second on January 12, 2023, and the third and final season on September 7, 2023.

Plot[]

Synopses[]

Season 1:

Jack Black returns to Kung Fu Panda in the new series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction—and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.

—Press release synopsis^[1]

Legendary warrior Po teams up with an elite English knight on a global quest to rescue magical weapons, restore his reputation—and save the world!

—Netflix synopsis^[2]

Season 2:

Pursuit of the villainous weasels Klaus (Chris Geere) and Veruca (Della Saba) and the powerful Tianshiang weapons has Po (Jack Black) venture outside of China for the first time with a motley crew of warriors, including the fierce Wandering Blade (Rita Ora), the slippery Rukhmini (Rahnuma Panthaky), and loyal Mr. Ping (James Hong). From a museum heist in India to a volcanic eruption in Central America, the heroes face danger at every turn on their journey to unravel the secrets surrounding Blade’s brother and his connection to the magical weapons.

—IGN synopsis^[3]

Season 3:

As the quest to destroy the powerful Tianshiang weapons points them toward England, Po and the Dragon Warriors' voyage turns treacherous when faced with menacing pirates from Mr. Ping's past. With English knights hot on their heels, old enemies will resurface and Blade will have to face one of her most challenging opponents yet—her mum! When their mission takes an unexpected turn, the Dragon Knights must summon the Ancient Masters if they want to save the world from destruction.

—Animation World Network synopsis^[4]

Summary[]

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The series continues the adventures of Po, who now has the title of Dragon Master. Due to his heroism all throughout China, he was greatly loved and revered by everyone including the Emperor himself. Unfortunately, things soon changed after encountering a duo of evil weasels named Klaus & Veruca, which resulted in the destruction of a local village and the theft of an elemental-powered Gauntlet. As a result, Po's popularity and reputation got destroyed causing him to be shunned and hated by the same people who loved him. However, after being given a chance to seek redemption by Wandering Blade, a medieval knight from England, Po embarks on a new journey to restore his reputation and to stop the two weasels, who seek to retrieve 3 other elemental weapons in their goal of taking over the world. Along the journey, other threats emerge; the Emperor sends his guards to apprehend Po while a Mysterious Figure is pursuing Wandering Blade for his own reasons.

As Klaus and Veruca escaped, Po, Wandering Blade, this time with the thief Rukhmini and Mr. Ping, set out on a journey across the world to find the remaining Tianshang Weapons before they fall to the wrong hands. However, newer problems and threats would begin to rise along the way.

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Episodes[]

Main article: Category:The Dragon Knight episodes

Season	Episodes	Original U.S. release
1	11	July 14, 2022
2	12	January 12, 2023
3	19	September 7, 2023

Season 1 (2022)[]

The Dragon Knight Season 1 episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"A Cause for the Paws"	Shaunt Nigoghossian	Peter Hastings	Jul. 14, 2022
2	"The Knight's Code"	Matthew Humphreys	Christopher Amick, Ben Mekler	Jul. 14, 2022
3	"The Lotus"	Kevin Wotton, James Yang	Jasmine Chiong	Jul. 14, 2022
4	"The Legend of Master Longtooth"	David Dick, James Yang	Shane Lynch	Jul. 14, 2022
5	"The Gateway to the Desert"	Mike Goguen, Matthew Humphreys	Christopher Amick, Ben Mekler	Jul. 14, 2022
6	"The Lost City"	Kevin Wotton, James Yang	Joy Regullano	Jul. 14, 2022
7	"The Last Guardian"	David Dick, Calvin Tsang	Jasmine Chiong	Jul. 14, 2022
8	"A Thread in the Dark"	Matthew Humphreys, Mike Goguen	Shane Lynch	Jul. 14, 2022
9	"Slow Boat to England"	Kevin Wotton, James Yang, Michael Mullen	Joy Regullano	Jul. 14, 2022
10	"The Knight's Fall Part 1"	David Dick, Jack Kasprzak	Christopher Amick, Ben Mekler	Jul. 14, 2022
11	"The Knight's Fall Part 2"	Kelly Baigent, Kevin Wotton, Will Ruzicka	Christopher Amick, Ben Mekler	Jul. 14, 2022

Season 2 (2023)[]

The Dragon Knight Season 2 episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Liar and the Thief"	Jan. 12, 2023
2	"One Last Job"	Jan. 12, 2023
3	"Doom and Groom"	Jan. 12, 2023
4	"The Pinging"	Jan. 12, 2023
5	"Mister Mastadon"	Jan. 12, 2023
6	"Hide the Lightening"	Jan. 12, 2023
7	"The Beast"	Jan. 12, 2023
8	"An Uphill Battle"	Jan. 12, 2023
9	"The Mad Scientist"	Jan. 12, 2023
10	"Apok-ta-pokalypse Now Part 1"	Jan. 12, 2023
11	"Apok-ta-pokalypse Now Part 2"	Jan. 12, 2023
12	"Epic Lunar New Year"	Jan. 12, 2023

Season 3 (2023)[]

The Dragon Knight Season 3 episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Trial of Mr. Ping"	Sep. 7, 2023
2	"Baddie Issues"	Sep. 7, 2023
3	"A Family Friend"	Sep. 7, 2023
4	"The English Opening"	Sep. 7, 2023
5	"The Bog-ey Man of Festermouth"	Sep. 7, 2023
6	"Tea Time Trouble"	Sep. 7, 2023
7	"Benny and the Jests"	Sep. 7, 2023
8	"Black Steel of the Equinox"	Sep. 7, 2023
9	"Luthera's Shield"	Sep. 7, 2023
10	"The Battle of Tianshang Part 1"	Sep. 7, 2023
11	"The Battle of Tianshang Part 2"	Sep. 7, 2023
12	"The Pangea-ing"	Sep. 7, 2023
13	"The Poison Ravine"	Sep. 7, 2023
14	"The Master Key"	Sep. 7, 2023
15	"The Last Dumont"	Sep. 7, 2023
16	"A Teacup Filled with the Self"	Sep. 7, 2023
17	"The Beginning of the End"	Sep. 7, 2023
18	"The Dragon Knights Part 1"	Sep. 7, 2023
19	"The Dragon Knights Part 2"	Sep. 7, 2023

Voice cast[]

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Jack Black as Po^[5]
Rita Ora as Wandering Blade
Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont
Della Saba as Veruca Dumont
James Hong as Mr. Ping
Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini
Ed Weeks as Colin
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Forouzan
Melissa Villasignor as Akna
Omid Abtahi as Alfred

Season 1 only:

Amy Hill as Pei Pei

Season 2 only:

Deepti Gupta as Diya
Harvey Gullien as Pelpel
Richard Ayoade as Kyle

Season 3 only:

Toks Olagundoye as Lucinda

Production[]

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When we came onto the scene, Po was sort of at the height of his fame, so I had to knock him down and find a reason for him to lose his stature. ... I wanted to put him in a hole and start this new series where he’s kind of lost everything, because his innocence and his need to get better at something are so much fun and so charming.

—Co-exec. producer Peter Hastings^[6]

First word about the series was discovered back in November 2020 when a trademark for the series title was filed.^[7] It was much later officially announced by DreamWorks Animation and Netflix during National Panda Day in March 2022^[5] that production of a new CGI-animated Kung Fu Panda series was in the works, which would be executive-produced by Peter Hastings and Shaunt Nigoghossian and story-edited by Chris Amuck and Ben Mekler, most of whom have been involved in past Kung Fu Panda or DreamWorks series.^[8]^[1] At the same time Jack Black announced on TikTok his reprisal of Po in the series.^[9]

Some visual 3D assets from The Paws of Destiny were recycled for the series. However, some episodes have unique 2D animation styles themed around the context of the scene. For example, one is rendered as comic graphic art when the scene talks about an unpublished comic book, and another renders a British lithograph when the scene talks about the past of some of the British characters.^[6]

Music[]

A score soundtrack from Kevin Lax and Robert Lydecker was produced and released on July 15 by Universal Pictures subsidiary Back Lot Music.^[10]

Tracks[]

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Release[]

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Reception[]

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Critical[]

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Trivia[]

This is the first Kung Fu Panda series that Jack Black reprises his role as Po from the films rather than Mick Wingert, who instead provides some miscellaneous voices in the series.
This is the first Kung Fu Panda media to feature other countries such as England and India besides China.