NBC is bringing to primetime new adventures from the DreamWorks Animation blockbusters “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda.”
The network is partnering with DreamWorks Animation for the half-hour holiday specials “Scared Shrekless” and “Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special.”
The move continues a relationship between the companies that started last year with the specials “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space” and “Merry Madagascar.”
NBC will air the Halloween-themed “Shrekless” on Oct. 28, partnering it with a re-airing of “Mutant Pumpkins.” “Panda” will air Nov. 24, paired with an encore of “Merry Madagascar.”
The programming gives NBC a pair of one-hour animated blocks tied to recent animated family hits.
In “Shrekless,” Shrek challenges Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and the other fairy-tale characters to spend the night in Lord Farquaad’s haunted castle telling scary stories. In “Panda,” the lovable Po has to choose between his family obligations and his duty as Dragon Warrior when he’s ordered to host a formal winter feast at the Jade Palace.
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