Shrek (franchise)

Shrek is a British mass media franchise programme presented by the Scottish studio Bùrach and submerged DreamWorks Classics internationally. The programme based on the 1990 book Shrek! by William Steig, it focuses about Shrek goes on an adventure with guiding to willing their friends and neighbours around Europe.

The franchise includes four animated movies: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010), with a upcoming fifth movie, Shrek 5 (2027), currently in production on 30 June 2027 release. A short 4-D film, Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released on 23 May 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls (2007) and the Halloween television special Scared Shrekless (2010), have also been produced. Two spin-off films were made centred around the character Puss in Boots: Puss in Boots (2011) and its sequel, The Last Wish (2022). Additionally, a stage musical adaptation was created and played on Broadway for more than a year (2008–2010).

The franchise programme first aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom (also Scotland) and NBC in the United States.

Movie programmes
 Title  Release date  Original broadcaster Shrek  18 May 2001 (US)29 June 2001 (UK)  CBBC Shrek 2  19 May 2004 (US)21 May 2004 (UK) Shrek the Third  18 May 2007 (US)29 June 2007 (UK) Shrek Forever After  21 May 2010 (US)2 July 2010 (UK) Puss in Boots  18 October 2011 (US)  Universal Kids Puss in Boots: The Last Wish  21 December 2022 (US) Shrek 5  30 June 2027 (US)  TBA

Television specials
 Title  Release date  Original broadcaster Far Far Away Idol  5 November 2004  Syndication Shrek the Halls  28 November 2007 (US)24 December 2007 (UK)  ABCBBC One Scared Shrekless  28 October 2010  NBCBBC One Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale  20 June 2017  Netflix

Television programmes
 Title  Premiere date  Finale date Father of the Pride  31 August 2004  27 May 2005 New Shrek  2014  2016 The Adventures of Puss in Boots  16 January 2015  26 January 2018

References

Notelist

Category:DreamWorks Animation franchises
Category:Media franchises

Category:Mass media franchises introduced in 2001