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The Monkey King

The Monkey King

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The Monkey King

"The legend has arrived"

2023

1h 32m

6.5(351 votes)

Animation

Fantasy

Adventure

Family

Comedy

Overview

A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

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Production Companies

Netflix

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

Monkey King (voice)

Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

Dragon King (voice)

Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

Lin (voice)

Jo Koy

Jo Koy

Benbo (voice)

Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan

Babbo (voice)

Nan Li

Stick (voice)

Andrew Pang

Andrew Pang

The Mayor (voice)

Stephanie Hsu

Stephanie Hsu

Mayor's Wife (voice)

Sophie Wu

Sophie Wu

Red Girl / Child Monkey (voice)

Hoon Lee

Hoon Lee

Jade Emperor / Monk (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Anthony Stacchi
Written by: Rita Hsiao
Steve Bencich
Produced by: Peilin Chou

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