Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
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Genre	Adventure Comedy
Written by	Peter Hastings
Starring	Mick Wingert Kari Wahlgren James Sie Max Koch Amir Talai Kate Higgins Fred Tatasciore James Hong John DiMaggio
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producer	Peter Hastings
Production companies	DreamWorks Animation SKG Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	2011 (2011)

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, also known as Kung Fu Panda: The Series, is an upcoming American animated television series based on the Kung Fu Panda movies. The series was originally going to air in 2010; now, it is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon sometime in 2011. With the exception of James Hong, none of the original actors from the films will reprise their roles in this series.

The series will be Nickelodeon's second DreamWorks Animation deal, the first being The Penguins of Madagascar. The show is going to be an action-comedy matching the feature films. Like The Penguins of Madagascar, the show was given a second season before premiering.

Synopsis

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness tells the continuing adventures of Po as he trains, protects, fights, teaches, learns, stumbles, talks too much, and geeks out as the newest hero in the Valley of Peace. Now living in the barracks with the Furious Five, Po will have to take on his many new responsibilities, his many new adversaries, and his many old pounds in the continuing adventures of the Dragon Warrior. And kick some serious boo-tay. Yeah, that goes without saying. For being the Dragon Warrior is not a destination, it's a journey. Unfortunately for Po, most of that journey is uphill.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Kung Fu Panda characters

None of the voice actors from the movies will come back; the only actor to reprise his role from the first two Kung Fu Panda movies is James Hong, who voices Mr. Ping. However, four of the voice actors from the video game versions of Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2 will reprise their roles: Mick Wingert, who voiced Po, Fred Tatasciore, who voiced Shifu, James Sie, who voiced Monkey, and Les MacWilliams, who voiced Tai Lung.

• Mick Wingert as Po
• Kari Wahlgren as Tigress
• James Sie as Monkey
• Max Koch as Mantis
• Amir Talai as Crane
• Kate Higgins as Viper
• Fred Tatasciore as Shifu
• James Hong as Mr. Ping
• John DiMaggio as Fung
• Wallace Shawn as Taotie
• Simon Helberg as Bian Zao
• Stephen Root as Junjie
• Wayne Knight as Jong
• Lauren Tom as Bai Li
• Diedrich Bader as Hundun
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Temutai
• John Kassir as Sai So
• Toby Huss as Mr. Yeung
• Maria Bamford as Chen
• Jim Ward as Kwan
• Amy Hill as Mrs. Gow
• Peter Hastings as Apple Cart Duck
• Lynn Milgrim as Scorpion
• Tim Dadabo as Shengqi
• Les MacWilliams as Tai Lung

Episodes

Season 1

• Episode 1: "The Ladies of the Shade"

Development

Nickelodeon has stated that they have "big plans for the [show]", giving the series an additional 26 episodes, bringing the total to 52.

There is also a soundtrack in development for the series. The score is being done by the Track Team, who are known for composing the score for Avatar: The Last Airbender. In addition, Sifu Kisu will be the martial arts consultant for the show as he was on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

Media

The show will also be taking part in Nickelodeon's revamp to their cartoon season on television. As an early promotion, Master Po was featured in a Nickelodeon bumper with all the characters of the shows set to premiere (or were renewed) in 2011. On July 23, an exclusive sneak peek of the show was shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, with producers and members of the voice cast present at the panel. A sneak peek episode is also planned to be on the DVD / Blu-ray release for Kung Fu Panda 2.

External links

• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness at IMDb