‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Sets Peacock Premiere Date

Peacock announced on Thursday morning that Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest installment in the hugely popular franchise from DreamWorks Animation, will begin streaming exclusively on the platform on June 21.

The original Kung Fu Panda will launch there exclusively earlier in the month, on June 6, with Kung Fu Panda 3 arriving on Peacock June 26.

More from Deadline

Released in theaters in March and going on to gross over $540M at the worldwide box office, Kung Fu Panda 4 continues the story of panda Po (Jack Black), the world’s most unlikely kung fu master. After learning he must find a new hero to take over as Dragon Warrior so that he may fulfill his destiny as the next spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, Po decides to take one last adventurous mission. He teams up with a quick-witted thief named Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox, to discover the truth about recent sightings of villains he’s defeated in the past. In a journey that puts both to the test, it will take a wicked, powerful sorceress, The Chameleon (Viola Davis), to bring them together and remind Po that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.

Pic’s starry ensemble also includes Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Ian McShane and Ke Huy Quan, among others. Mike Mitchell directed, with Stephanie Ma Stine as co-director, from a script by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger and Darren Lemke. Rebecca Huntley produced alongside EP Mitchell.

To date, the four chapters of the Kung Fu Panda franchise have grossed over $2B in total, globally.

Best of Deadline

Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.