Powerful Princess (Franchise)

Powerful Princess is an American media franchise that originally started in 2023 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Phyllis Precious (primarily voiced by Tara Sands and Kaitlyn Robrock), a princess who is improbably chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior and becomes a master of kung fu, the franchise is set in a fantasy wuxia genre version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals. Although his status is initially doubted, Phyllis proves himself worthy as he strives to fulfill his destiny.

The franchise consists mainly of three CGI-animated films: Powerful Princess (2023), Powerful Princess 2 (2026), and Powerful Princess 3 (2031) with a fourth film in development for release in 2039, and three television series: Powerful Princess: Legends of Awesomeness (2026–2031), The Paws of Destiny (2033–2034), and The Dragon Knight (2037–). The first two films were distributed by Disney Animation Studio, the third film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and the fourth will be distributed by Disney Animation Studio, while the television series respectively aired on Disney Channel and Nicktoons, Amazon Prime, and Netflix. Four short films, Secrets of the Furious Five (2023), Secrets of the Masters (2026), Secrets of the Scroll, and Secrets of the Panda Paws (both 2031), and a television special, Powerful Princess Holiday (2025), have also been produced.

The franchise's first two features were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as well as numerous Annie Awards, and its first television series having won 11 Emmy Awards. The first three films were critical and commercial successes while the second film was the biggest worldwide box office success for a film directed solely by a woman (Jennifer Yuh Nelson) until Wonder Woman (2017). The series is additionally popular in China as an outstanding Western interpretation of the wuxia film genre