What if Disney acquired DreamWorks Animation in 2004?/Shrek: Swamp Ahoy!

***Shrek: Swamp Ahoy!*** is an American animated fantasy-comedy television series based on the *Shrek* franchise, being developed by Conrad Vernon and Pete Docter as executive producer. It is produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Disney Television Animation and it will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney+ on July 13th, 2023.

## Synopsis

Set after the events of *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*, Shrek reunites his gang when they find out that Puss is back in Far Far Away as they get in several chaotic adventures.

## Characters

### Main

* **Shrek** (voiced by Mick Wingert) - an anger-prone but caring ogre who has been trying to live his life, although he often gets into chaotic situations.
* **Donkey** (voiced by Zeno Robinson) - a loud-mouthed yet lovable donkey who is Shrek's best friend as he loves waffles and being friends with him and almost anyone else.
* **Princess Fiona** (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Shrek's level-headed but occasionally hot-headed wife who has decided to spend her life as an ogre as she tries to make sure Shrek is on the right path.
* **Puss in Boots** (voiced by Eric Bauza) - a dashing and cocky Spanish bounty hunter who is Shrek's other best friend as he recently returned from a life-changing adventure, often getting into situations.

### Supporting

* **Fergus, Farkle and Felicia** (all voiced by Tara Strong) - Shrek and Fiona's three children who are now toddlers as they often get in situations while Shrek tries to raise them.
* **Dragon** (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a giant yet friendly dragon who has married Donkey and is somewhat protective of him.
	+ **Dronkeys** (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a bunch of dragon-donkey hybrids who are Donkey's children as they love to cause chaos and mischief.
* **Kitty Softpaws** (voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera) - a sarcastic and witty mercenary who is Puss' on and off love interest as she now lives in Far Far Away, feeling rather awkward about it.
* **Perrito** (voiced by Harvey Guillén) - an overly friendly therapy dog who befriended Puss as he is extremely happy about moving to a new place, just wanting to help people.
* **Gingy** (voiced by Conrad Vernon) - a friendly yet anxious gingerbread man who spends him time hanging with the Muffin Man and befriended Shrek.
* **Pinocchio** (voiced by Cody Cameron) - a weird wooden puppet who wishes to be a real boy as he is a friend of Shrek's, yet can be seen as annoying.
* **The Big Bad Wolf** (voiced by Aron Warner) - a sarcastic and lazy wolf wearing an old lady clothing who spends most of his time reading books, being friends with Shrek.
* **The Three Little Pigs** (all also voiced by Cody Cameron) - three idiotic pigs who all hang out together as they are also friends to Shrek.
* **The Three Blind Mice** (voiced by Christopher Knights and Simon J. Smith) - three blind mice who can't see where they are going as they often mess around with things.
* **The Magic Mirror** (voiced by Chris Miller) - a smooth talking magic mirror who hosts numerous events in Far Far Away.
* **King Arthur "Artie" Pendragon** (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - the nerdy king of Far Far Away who has been trying to focus on ruling, although he can be easily manipulated.
* **Queen Lillian** (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) - Fiona's calm mother who abdicated from the throne following her husband's passing as she helps her and her son-and-law with occasional troubles.
* **Doris the Ugly Sister** (voiced by Jim Meskimen) - an ugly and rather masculine woman who used to work at the Poison Apple as she now works for the kingdom, being friends with Fiona.
* **The Muffin Man** (also voiced by Conrad Vernon) - Gingy's caring father who is a skilled baker and currently runs a massive bakery.
* **Snow White** (voiced by Amy Poehler) - a charismatic and arrogant princess who is one of Fiona's best friends and can get extremely cocky at times.
* **Cinderella** (voiced by Amy Sedaris) - a neat freak and slightly snobby princess who also happens to be Doris' stepsister as she is one of Fiona's old best friends.
* **Sleeping Beauty** (voiced by Cheri Oteri) - a lazy and tired princess who often falls asleep as she is also one of Fiona's old friends.
* **Butter Pants** (voiced by Mike Mitchell) - a snobby little boy from rich parents who wants whatever he wants in life, being seen as somewhat annoying.
* **Merlin** (voiced by Dana Snyder) - a slightly obnoxious wizard who decided to just live in the woods as he occasionally helps Shrek out when he really needs it.
* **King Harold** (also voiced by Jim Meskimen) - Fiona's deceased honorable father who was the previous king of Far Far Away as guides Shrek when he entered the Afterlife to find and save Puss' soul.
* **Humpty Alexander Dumpty** (voiced by André Sogliuzzo) - a former vengeful egg who had died in peace as he resides in the Afterlife and acted as a mole in the Legion of the Dead to help Shrek escape with Puss.
* **Mongo** (also vocied by Conrad Vernon) - a giant gingerbread man who exists in the Afterlife.

#### Show-exclusive

* **Little Red Riding Hood** (voiced by Ashly Burch) - a somewhat aggressive teenager who is a professional bounty hunter, having brushes with Puss as she claims nothing can scare her as she escaped from Death itself.
* **Alice** (voiced by Natalie Lander) - the Queen of Hearts' happy-go-lucky and optimistic daughter who is supposedly pure of heart and finds Shrek to be fun.
	+ **The White Rabbit** (also voiced by Mike Mitchell) - a control freak rabbit who is Alice's advisor/pet as he tries to make sure that she is behaving herself.
* **The Ugly Duckling** (also voiced by Cody Cameron) - an extremely ugly duck who Doris decides to keep as a pet as he is surprisingly annoying enough to annoy Donkey.
* **Don Quixote** (voiced by Christian Lanz) - a slightly insane historian who has become Puss' number one fan since stopping the Golden Goose as he wants to prove himself as a hero to his idol.
	+ **Sancho Panza** (voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda) - a more sensical historian who tries to talk sense into Don Quixote but is forced to be his squire.

### Antagonists

* **Rumpelstiltskin** (voiced by Walt Dohrn) - a villainous yet pathetic trickster who wants revenge on Shrek for ruining his conquest plans as he plans many schemes for revenge.
* **Jack and Jill** (voiced by Billy Bob Thornton and also by Amy Sedaris, respectively) - two lovey-dovey mercenaries who clashed with Puss in the past as they have arrived in Far Far Away to get their revenge.
* **The Pied Piper** (non-speaking) - a skilled solo bounty hunter who wields a flute that allows him to force people to dance, being surprisingly dangerous.
* **Legion of the Dead**, consisting of:
	+ **Fairy Godmother** (voiced by Jennifer Saunders) - a flamboyant yet cruel fairy who was trapped in the Afterlife after her death as, after learning that Shrek has entered to find Puss' soul, leads a legion of dead villains to drag Shrek to his doom.
		- **Prince Charming** (voiced by Sean Bishop) - Fairy Godmother's snobby and idiotic son who has also died as he is glad that they are reunited and is extremely loyal to her.
	+ **Lord Farquaad** (also voiced by André Sogliuzzo) - the narcissistic and power-hungry former ruler of Duloc who sides with the Legion of the Dead after Shrek arrived to the afterlife, although he is heavily pathetic.
	+ **Jack Horner** (voiced by John Paul Karliak) - a near irredeemable backstabbing rich pie factory owner who joined the Legion of the Dead as he is planning behind Godmother's back to escape to the real world to get power for himself.
	+ **Sugar** (voiced by Kristen Schaal) - a psychopathic gingerbread woman who was defeated after Gingy escaped from her as she joins the Legion of the Dead.

#### Show-exclusive

* **Beowulf** (voiced by John DiMaggio) - an extremely cocky self-claimed monster hunter who learns of Shrek and wants to hunt him, although he is quite idiotic.
* **The Queen of Hearts** (voiced by Lena Headey) - the popularity-obsessed and vain Queen of Wonderland who only really cares about popularity and power, wanting to invade Far Far Away.
* **Dorian Gray** (voiced by Scott Porter) - a popular nobleman and an old friend of Fiona's who happens to have an obsession with both her and his own beauty, locking all of it in a portrait as he wants to both stay young forever and to get Fiona for himself.
* **[idk why but a musical villain to mock Broadway musicals and Disney]** (voiced by [Idina Menzel, Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Phillipa Soo, Eden Espinoza, Alex Brightman, Darren Criss, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Sutton Foster or Brian D'Arcy James to mock Shrek the Musical itself, Christian Borle or TBD, surprise me]) - TBD
* **[the Beanstalk giant, besides Jack did appear in the first Puss movie]**
* **The Puppet Master** (also voiced by Conrad Vernon) - a pathetic former puppet show master who really wants to have his day in the limelight, believing Pinnochio can help him.
* TBD

## Episodes

### Season 1

1. *TBD* - 07/14/2023 - TBD
2. TBD - 07/21/2023 - TBD
3. TBD - 07/28/2023 - TBD
4. TBD - 08/04/2023 - TBD
5. TBD - 08/11/2023 - TBD
6. TBD - 08/18/2023 - TBD
7. TBD - 08/25/2023 - TBD
8. TBD
9. TBD
10. TBD
11. TBD
12. TBD
13. TBD
14. TBD
15. TBD
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17. TBD
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20. TBD
21. TBD
22. *Welcome to the Afterlife* - After Puss gets in an accident and loses his last life, Shrek finds the aloof Merlin and asks him to bring him to the Afterlife to save Puss' soul. Things get worse when both Death himself and a legion of Shrek and Puss' most dangerous villains aim to make sure that Shrek doesn't escape.

## Trivia

* This series takes a shift on the franchise's art style by embracing 2D animation over CGI due to, according to Vernon, allowing for more creative animation and the previous CGI efforts seen on *The Adventures of Puss in Boots* being regarded as rather cheaply animated.
* The series clarifies that Death is indeed a Big Bad Wolf, but the one from *Little Red Riding Hood* instead as the one from the mainline films is actually the one from *The Three Little Pigs* who happens to like to crossdress.