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Prime Video subscribers can now stream Kung Fu Panda 4 after the movie joined the platform on January 9th. Hitting theaters in 2024 as the fourth and most recent entry in the DreamWorks franchise, Kung Fu Panda 4 brings Jack Black back as the voice of Po as the kung fu master embarks on a mission to find and train his successor as the new Dragon Warrior and encounters an evil sorceress along the way. The movie is a great addition to Prime Video’s lineup, but fans unfortunately won’t be able to watch the rest of the franchise before catching Kung Fu Panda 4, as the original trilogy does not stream on Prime.
Kung Fu Panda 4 Was Worth the 8-Year Wait
Fans had to wait nearly a decade to see the beloved prophesied Dragon Warrior Po Ping return to screens, and it was definitely worth the wait. Although Kung Fu Panda 4’s 71% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is the lowest in the franchise, its 84% audience rating is the highest out of every Kung Fu Panda movie, even slightly edging out the original’s 83% Popcornmeter score.
The movie successfully pushed the decade-old franchise into new territory and provided genuine growth for Po as he transitions from the Dragon Warrior to the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, a role that forces him out of his comfort zone. The storyline also brings about an expanded world as Po embarks on an adventure that takes him to the bustling, thief-filled Juniper City and introduces great new characters like Zhen, a character whose dynamic with Po introduces a new buddy-cop dynamic previously unseen in the series. As the franchise expands beyond what fans have already seen, Kung Fu Panda 4 also brings back so much of what fans love about the movies, including the franchise’s signature humor, vibrant animation, and exciting action sequences, which prove to be some of the best yet.
