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Peacock subscribers can now stream the complete Madagascar franchise after Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, and Penguins of Madagascar joined the platform on March 1st. The original three movies center around four Central Park Zoo animals who are shipped from New York and wash up on Madagascar. After following the crew as they crash in an African wildlife reserve and later join a circus to return to New York in the two sequels, the franchise changed things up for Penguins of Madagascar. The spin-off movie shifted focus to the penguins as they team up with an elite undercover animal task force to stop the evil Dr. Octavius Brine’s revenge mission.
Why Is the Madagascar Franchise So Good?
DreamWorks Animation certainly has a knack for producing top-tier sequels and franchises, and Madagascar absolutely deserves a spot up there with Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, and Kung Fu Panda. Aside from delivering the high-quality and vibrant animation style that DreamWorks is known for, all four films are driven by fast-paced adventure that makes them fun for all ages to watch and comedic, high-energy that is impossible not to laugh along to. The central quartet of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo are great from the start, with each movie after doing a great job at developing their characters and relationships. And while the story abandoned those core four in the most recent installment, the penguins were some of the most memorable characters from the original trilogy and interesting enough to hold their own film.
