Shrek (franchise)

Shrek
Created by	Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S. H. Schulman
Original work	Shrek (2001)
Owners	DreamWorks Animation (Universal Pictures)
Years	2001–present
Based on	Shrek! by William Steig
Films and television
Film(s)	Main series: Shrek (2001) Shrek 2 (2004) Shrek the Third (2007) Shrek Forever After (2010) Shrek 5 (2026) Spin-offs: Puss in Boots (2011) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Television series	The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018)
Television special(s)	Shrek the Halls (2007) Scared Shrekless (2010)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	Shrek the Musical (2008)
Games
Video game(s)	Fairy Tale Freakdown (2001) Shrek (2001) Treasure Hunt (2002) Hassle at the Castle (2002) Super Party (2002) Shrek 2 (2004) SuperSlam (2005) Smash n' Crash Racing (2006) Shrek the Third (2007) Ogres & Dronkeys (2007) Shrek n' Roll (2007) Shrek Forever After (2010) Fruit Ninja (2011) Puss in Boots (2011)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	List of songs featured in Shrek
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Shrek 4-D (2003–present) Enchanted Airways (2010–present) Shrek's Faire Faire Away (2012–2023) Puss in Boots' Giant Journey (2015–present) DreamWorks Tours (2015–present)
* Shrek 4-D is also known as Shrek 3-D on the DVD release, and The Ghost of Lord Farquaad on the Netflix release.

Shrek is an American media franchise of DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on William Steig's 1990 picture book Shrek! The series primarily focuses on Shrek, a bad-tempered but good-hearted ogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in a fairy tale world. It includes four animated films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010), with a fifth film, Shrek 5, currently in production for a 2026 release. A short 4-D film, Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls (2007) and the Halloween television special Scared Shrekless (2010), have also been produced. Two spin-off films were made centered around the character Puss in Boots: 2011's Puss in Boots and its sequel, 2022's The Last Wish. Additionally, a stage musical adaptation was made and premiered at Broadway for more than a year (2008–2010).

In May 2010, The New York Times described the principal Shrek characters as "brilliantly realized" and said "nearly a decade after the first Shrek film they remain as vital and engaging fusions of image, personality, and voice as any characters in the history of animation."^[1] The series was a financial success, becoming the 18th highest-grossing film franchise of all time, the second highest-grossing animated franchise, as well one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.