# The Swan Princess (film series)

The Swan Princess is an animated film series that began with the 1994 film The Swan Princess. There are twelve films in the series as of 2023.

## Films

| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producers |
| The Swan Princess | November 18, 1994 (1994-11-18) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Christmas | November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | February 28, 2014 (2014-02-28) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! | September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover | March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery | March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music | August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding | August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born | May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever | September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown |

### The Swan Princess (1994)

The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet Swan Lake. Starring the voices of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film was directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, and produced by Nest Family Entertainment / Rich Animation Studios and with a music score by Lex de Azevedo. The story follows the relationship between Princess Odette and Prince Derek, who, pushed together by their respective parents, dislike each other as children and teenagers, but develop romantic feelings for each other as adults, get married, and are established as the future rulers of the kingdom. It was released theatrically on November 18, 1994, where it received mixed reviews from critics.

### The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain / The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Castle is a 1997 American animated musical-fantasy film and the direct-to-video sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess. Directed by Richard Rich (who also directed the original), the film follows Derek and Odette one year after their wedding. Their anniversary celebrations are suddenly disrupted by the actions of the wizard Clavius, who wants to regain the Forbidden Arts and destroy their happiness.

### The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)

The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom / The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure is a direct-to-video film and the third installment in The Swan Princess franchise. It was released in 1998, directed again by Richard Rich, and features the voices of Michelle Nicastro and Brian Nissen as Odette and Derek. This film follows Derek and Odette having to deal with Zelda, a sorceress who is seeking the Forbidden Arts and wishes to use them to destroy Odette and Derek's happiness.

### The Swan Princess: Christmas (2012)

The Swan Princess: Christmas is a 2012 American animated fantasy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich, and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette and Yuri Lowenthal as Derek. It is the fourth film in The Swan Princess series. The first released in 14 years, it follows the adventures of Odette and Derek celebrating their first Christmas together, while dealing with the return of an old enemy. While the three previous films in the series were animated using traditional 2D hand-drawn animation, The Swan Princess Christmas was the first film to be created entirely with 3D CGI animation.

### The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale (2014)

The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale is a 2014 American animated fantasy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich, and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette and Yuri Lowenthal as Derek. It is the fifth film in The Swan Princess series and follows Odette and Derek's adoption of a young girl named Alise, and their battle to defeat the Forbidden Arts. The film marks the 20th anniversary of The Swan Princess. It was released directly to DVD and Blu-ray on February 25, 2014.

### The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! (2016)

The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today is an American 2016 direct-to-DVD animated sequel and sees Alise on an adventure overseas. Produced by Crest Animation Productions, Nest Family Entertainment and Streetlight Productions, it was directed by Richard Rich and stars the voices of Jayden Isabel as Alise and Grant Durazzo as Lucas. It is the sixth film in The Swan Princess series and follows the adventures of Odette and Derek's daughter Alise on her first journey as a member of the royal family overseas. It was released direct-to-DVD on September 6, 2016.

### The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover (2017)

The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover is a 2017 animated direct-to-DVD sequel and sees Alise and Lucas on a secret spy adventure. It is a musical comedy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette, Yuri Lowenthal as Derek, Jayden Isabel as Alise and Grant Durazzo as Lucas. This seventh film in The Swan Princess series was released on DVD and Digital HD on March 28, 2017.

### The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery (2018)

The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery is a 2018 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Odette and her friends investigate the mysterious appearance of the "Z" and learn what it signifies. It was released on March 27, 2018.

### The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music (2019)

The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music is a 2019 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Odette is hosting a music competition to celebrate Princess Alise's birthday. This film commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Swan Princess.

### The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding (2020)

The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding is a 2020 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Princess Odette and Prince Derek are going to the wedding of Princess Mei Li and her beloved Chen. But evil forces are at stake, the wedding plans are tarnished, and true love has difficult conditions.

### The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born (2023)

The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born is a 2023 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Princess Odette and Prince Derek are to be crowned the new king and queen while the former Queen Uberta reveals how her life was turned upside-down when she was crowned.

### The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever (2023)

The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever is a 2023 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Derek discovers that his father was accused of having deals with pirates forcing him and Odette to go undercover.

## Cast and characters

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
* An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
* $^O$ indicates an older version of the character.
* $^Y$ indicates a younger version of the character.
* $^D$ indicates an appearance as a character's disguised voice.
* $^S$ indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.
| Character | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Character | The Swan Princess | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | The Swan Princess: Christmas | The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! | The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover | The Swan Princess: A Royal MyZtery | The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music | The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding | The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born | The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever |
| Princess Odette | Michelle NicastroLiz CallawayAdrian ZahiriLarisa Oleynik | Michelle Nicastro | Michelle Nicastro | Laura BaileySummer Eguchi | Laura BaileyKathryn S. Hill | Laura Bailey | Laura Bailey | Nina Herzog | Nina Herzog | Nina Herzog | Nina Herzog | Nina HerzogAmy Shreeve Keeler |
| Prince Derek | Howard McGillinAdam Wylie J.D. Daniels | Douglas SillsKenneth Cope | Brian Nissen | Yuri LowenthalMichaelangelo | Yuri LowenthalDavid Osmond | Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri LowenthalSagan Carter | Yuri LowenthalDavid Paul Smith |
| Jean-Bob | John CleeseDavid Zippel | Donald Sage MacKay | Donald Sage MacKay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay | Clayton James Mackay |
| Speed | Steven WrightJonathan Hadary | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug StoneJoel Bishop | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone | Doug Stone |
| Puffin | Steve Vinovich | Steve Vinovich | Steve Vinovich | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas | Gardner Jaas |
| Queen Uberta | Sandy Duncan | Christy Landers | Christy Landers | Jennifer MillerJan Broberg | Jennifer Miller | Jennifer Miller | Jennifer Miller | Jennifer Miller | Jennifer Miller | Catherine Lavin | Catherine Lavin | Catherine Lavin |
| Lord Rogers | Mark Harelik | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano |
| Bridget | Bess HopperMichelle Nicastro | Rosie Mann | Cameo | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | | Catherine Lavine | |
| Bromley | Joel McKinnon MillerWes Brewer | Owen Miller | Owen Miller | Joe Ochman | Joe Ochman | | | | | | Silent cameo | |
| Sir Chamberlain | James ArringtonDavis Gaines | James Arrington | Cameo | James Arrington | Cameo | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | | Brian Nissen | Cameo |
| Rothbart | Jack PalanceLex de Azevedo | Portrait | Sean Wright | Sean Wright | Flashback | | | | | | Flashback | |
| King William | Dakin Matthews | | | | Flashback | | Portrait | | Portrait | | Michael Sorich | |
| Clavius | | Jake WilliamsonMichael Lanning | | | | | | | | | | |
| Knuckles | | Joey Camen | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zelda | | | Katja ZochMichelle Nicastro | | | | | | | | | |
| Whizzer | | | Paul Masonson | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter | | | | Doug Stone | Cameo | | | | | | Chris Smith | |
| Ferdinand | | Cameo | Paul Masonson | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | | | | Brian Nissan | | Brian Nissan | |
| Princess Alise | | | | | Carly G. Fogleson | Jayden IsabelOlivia Bateman | Jayden Isabel | Jayden Isabel | Bleau Essen | | Bleau Essen | |
| Lucas | | | | | | Grant Durazzo | Grant Durazzo | Grant Durazzo | Grant Durazzo | | Grant Durazzo | |
| King Sebastian | | | | | | | Joe Ochman | Cameo | Cameo | Cameo | Joe Ochman | Joe Ochman |
| Number 9/Jasper | | | | | | | David Lodge | David Lodge | | | | |
| Scully | | | | | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | | | Joseph Medrano |
| Niccolo | | | | | | | David Lodge | David Lodge | | | | |
| Count Antonio | | | | | | | Kirk Thornton | Statue | | | | |
| Prince Li | | | | | | | | | Francis Huang | Francis Huang | | |
| Princess Mei Li | | | | | | | | | Stephanie Sheh | Stephanie Sheh | | |
| Emperor of Cathary | | | | | | | | | George Ju | George Ju | Flashback | |
| Ru | | | | | | | | | Ben King | Ben King | | |
| Fang | | | | | | | | | Lynna Yee | Lynna YeeStephanie Sheh | | |
| Chen | | | | | | | | | Alexandre Chen | Alexandre ChenHao Feng | | |
| Lord Romberg | | | | | | | | | | | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan |
| King Maximillian | | | | | | | | | | | Jesse Lapierre | Jesse Lapierre |
| Queen Wixom | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Gallagher | Lin Gallagher |
| Queen Aubri | | | | | | | | | | | Mela Lee | |
| King Ivan | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Ochman | Joe Ochman |
| King Edgar | | | | | | | | | | | Kirby Garrett | Kirby Garrett |
| Queen Genevieve | | | | | | | | | | | Mela Lee | Mela Lee |
| King Howard | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Ochman | Joe Ochman |
| Crispin | | | | | | | | | | | Kirby Garrett | Kirby Garrett |

## Additional crew and production details

| Film | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail | Crew/Detail |
| Film | Composer | Songwriter(s) | End Credits title song | Art Director(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time |
| The Swan Princess | Lex de Azevedo | David Zippel & Lex de Azevedo | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Jeffrey Osborne & Regina Belle "Eternity" performed by: Dreams Come True | Mike Hodgson & James Koleman | James Koford & Arnetta Jackson-Hamlett | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios | New Line Cinema | 1hr 30mins |
| The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Lex de Azevedo | Lex de Azevedo & Clive Romney | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Michelle Nicastro & Kenneth Cope "No Fear (Rap Version)" performed by: The Swan Princess 2 Cast | Steven E. Gordon | Joseph Campana & Paul Murphy | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios, Swan II LLC | Legacy Releasing Corporation, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, Warner Home Video | 1hr 11 mins |
| The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | Lex de Azevedo | Lex de Azevedo & Clive Romney | "Because I Love Her" performed by: Connell Moss | Steven E. Gordon | James D. Koford & Paul Murphy | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios, Swan III | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 1hr 11mins |
| The Swan Princess: A Royale Family Tale | J Bateman | Jenny Frogley & J Bateman | "Right Where I Belong" performed by: Charice | Kyung Duk Kim | Joseph L. Campana | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, Crest Animation Productions, Motion Makers Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd. | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 1hr 19mins |
| The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! | J Bateman | J Bateman & Tyler Castleton | "I'll Be Your Star" performed by: Macy Kate | Kyung Duk Kim | Everette JBob Webber | Sony Wonder, Nest Entertainment Productions, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1hr 21mins |
| The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover | J Bateman | J Bateman & Tyler Castleton | "Born to Be Me" performed by: Macy Kate | Kyung Duk Kim | Ajit Gangawane | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1hr 19mins |
| The Swan Princess: A Royal MyZtery | J Bateman | J Bateman, Emily Pearson & Rob Moffat | "After All" performed by: Lexi Mae Walker | Kyung Duk Kim | Arvind Chaurasiya | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1hr 19mins |
| The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music | J Bateman | J Bateman | J Bateman | Kyung Duk Kim | Everette JBob Webber | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions | 1hr 22mins |
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding | J Bateman | J Bateman | J Bateman | Kyung Duk Kim | Joe Campana | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions | 1hr 23mins |
| The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born | J Bateman | J Bateman | "Let The Curtain Rise" performed by: Taylor Bateman | Kyung Duk Kim | Joe Campana | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions | 1hr 23mins |
| The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever | J Bateman | J Bateman | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Bo Jacqueline & R. George Banner | Kyung Duk Kim | Joe Campana | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions | 1hr 23mins |