The Shrek franchise from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book, with the same name, consists of four computer-animated films including: Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After. A short 3D film, Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. A spin-off project, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls, premiered on ABC in the USA and worldwide in 2007 to successful ratings as well as another spin-off project, the Halloween television special Scared Shrekless, which premiered on NBC in the USA in 2010. A spin-off film titled Puss in Boots was released in October 2011. The series primarily focuses on Shrek, a reclusive but good-hearted ogre, who becomes a respected hero with an ever growing collection of friends and family in a fairy tale world in spite of himself. In May 2010, The New York Times called the principal Shrek characters "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." The series was a great financial success, being the 8th highest-grossing franchise of all time, and the highest-grossing animated franchise. Wikipedia [ - ]

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