"The Dragon Master is here." So proclaims Jack Black's Po the Panda in the official trailer for the new Netflix/DreamWorks Animation animated series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.
In the trailer, we see the first images of Black's Po, in a reprisal of his role from the Kung Fu movies, the first time he has voiced the character in a television series. Black first voiced him to Po for the original Kung Fu Panda movie in 2008, then reprized the role in Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2011 and Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016.
An official synopsis has now been released alongside the trailer for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which reads; "Jack Black returns to KUNG FU PANDA in the new series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globetrotting quest. for redemption and justice that finds him partnered with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. Together, these two disparate warriors embark on an epic quest to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction, and they may even Learn a thing or two about each other along the way."
Jack Black will join Rita Ora's Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Wandering Blade, Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont, Della Saba as Veruca Dumont, James Hong as Mr. Ping, Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini, Ed Weeks as Colin, and Amy Hill. like Pei Pei.
Rita Ora also stars as the no-nonsense English gentleman Wandering Blade, along with James Hong as Mr. Ping. The cast also includes Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont, Della Saba as Veruca Dumont, Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini, Ed Weeks as Colin, and Amy Hill as Pei Pei.
In the series, according to the tagline, when a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on him in a collection of four powerful weapons, Po (Black) must leave his home to embark on a worldwide quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered. with a no-nonsense English gentleman named Wandering Blade. Together, these two mismatched warriors embark on an epic quest to first find the magical weapons and save the world from destruction, and they may even learn a thing or two about each other along the way.
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is executive produced by Peter Hastings, Shaunt Nigoghossian and Black. Co-executive producers are Chris Amick and Ben Mekler.