Coming to Netflix in August 2023

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The Monkey King is an upcoming animated Netflix Original adventure film directed by Anthony Stacchi

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An adaptation of the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman wrote the screenplay

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It was first announced in 2017 alongside five other feature film projects from Pearl Studio.

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It was attached to Netflix alongside Mech Cadet and Boons and Curses, the latter of which is no longer moving forward at Netflix.

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The primary animation studio behind The Monkey King is Pearl Studio, based in Shanghai, China.

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Peilin Chou and Kendra Haaland serve as producers on the movie, with Stephen Chow listed as an executive producer.

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Netflix recently revealed in their Summer Kids & Family slate that The Monkey King will be released on Friday, August 18th, 2023.

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