Shrek Spin Offs: Every Film in the Puss in Boots Series

Two Shrek spin offs have reached theaters: Puss in Boots (2011), directed by Chris Miller, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), directed by Joel Crawford. Both follow the swordsman cat voiced by Antonio Banderas, who first appeared in Shrek 2 (2004), and in both films Banderas is the top billed star rather than a supporting player.

The count stays at two because the main saga is a separate list of four films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007) and Shrek Forever After (2010). Shrek 5 (June 30, 2027) is the next main film, not a spin off. Together the four main films and two spin offs make six released films, and the shrek movies series now runs from 2001 to 2022.

Puss in Boots (2011) is the first Shrek spin off movie: a PG rated, 90 minute caper in the US that takes the first slot in chronological order. Chris Miller, who had just directed Shrek the Third (2007), made it, and it reached US theaters in October 2011. Box Office Mojo credits it with about $555 million worldwide against a $130 million budget.

Banderas plays a hunted outlaw cat who has avoided his hometown of San Ricardo ever since he left. Word reaches him that Jack and Jill, a pair of outlaws, keep magic beans that sprout a stalk reaching a giant's castle, home to golden goose eggs. His attempt to lift the beans puts him face to face with Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek Pinault), a cat burglar chasing the same haul. Her partner is Humpty Alexander Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), the orphanage friend Puss disappointed long ago, so the heist doubles as an awkward reunion.

The cast and crew around that trio have some notable names. Guillermo del Toro is an executive producer and also voices the Comandante, and Henry Jackman wrote the music. Miller has described Western influences on the storytelling, in an interview with Animation World Network. Anyone who wants the full credits can start at the puss in boots film guide.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) is the second Shrek spin off and the most recent Shrek film released, a 103 minute PG adventure directed by Joel Crawford. It earned about $480 million worldwide on a $110 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo, and Heitor Pereira composed the score.

The setup is a clean one. Puss, a famous outlaw hero who has lost count of his close calls, is told by a doctor after a near fatal accident at a party that he has only one of his nine lives left. He gives up adventuring and hides out in a cat lady's home, then hears that a wishing star exists and sets off to win his lives back, with a hooded wolf stalking him and other treasure seekers chasing the same prize. Salma Hayek Pinault returns as Kitty Softpaws, and the newcomers include Harvey Guillén as Perrito, Wagner Moura as Wolf, Florence Pugh as Goldilocks and John Mulaney as Jack Horner.

The look is a clear break from the earlier films. TheWrap's behind the scenes report describes a fairy tale painting style with stepped animation, and Syfy credits Nate Wragg with the painterly idea and a hand drawn opening. Cartoon Brew greeted the sequel as the end of an 11 year wait. The full cast and credits are covered in the puss in boots the last wish film guide.

No, there is no Donkey spin off film; none has been released. Donkey (Eddie Murphy) is the talkative animal Shrek meets on his way to Lord Farquaad, and he appears in all four main Shrek films, but neither Puss in Boots film lists him in its credited cast.

The released spin offs are built around Puss, Kitty Softpaws and, in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Perrito, so anyone looking for a Donkey adventure will find him only inside the main saga. His role across those films is covered in the donkey shrek character guide.

The new Shrek movie is Shrek 5, a main saga film from Universal and DreamWorks Animation that is in production and confirmed for a US release on June 30, 2027. It is not a spin off, and no UK or Australian release date has been reported.

The date has moved before. Variety Australia reported on August 12, 2025 that Shrek 5 was delayed from December 23, 2026 to June 30, 2027, and the date has held since. Cast, production status and any reported rumors for the film are followed at shrek 5.

Watch the Shrek spin offs in release order: Puss in Boots (2011) after the four main films, then Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). That makes the 2011 film fifth, right after Shrek Forever After (2010), and the second spin off sixth.

Chronological order shuffles things slightly, because Puss in Boots (2011) comes first, ahead of Shrek (2001), while Puss in Boots: The Last Wish stays sixth. Each spin off sets up its own story in its first act, so both can be watched on their own, and a viewer who has only met Puss in Shrek 2 (2004) or Shrek the Third (2007) can start with either one. The full run of all six films is laid out in shrek movies in order.

In the US, Puss in Boots (2011) streams on Peacock and HBO Max through the Amazon Channel, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) streams on Netflix, according to JustWatch data on TMDB as of November 3, 2026.

Streaming lineups change often and differ in the UK and Australia, and where to watch shrek covers each country.

Puss in Boots became the only Shrek spin off star because Antonio Banderas moved from fifth billing in Shrek 2 (2004) to first billing in both of his own films. The credits tell the rest of the story: he is billed fourth in Shrek the Third (2007) and Shrek Forever After (2010), so his billing climbed with each appearance before the studio gave him a lead.

The money points the same way, at least for the first film. Puss in Boots (2011) grossed about $555 million worldwide, ahead of Shrek (2001) at about $490 million, though it cost $130 million against $60 million. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish cost $110 million and earned about $480 million, so it ranks below the 2011 film on gross. Tone is the bigger contrast, and in my opinion it matters more than the numbers: a doctor tells Puss in the first act of The Last Wish that he has one life left, which puts mortality at the center in a way the main saga does not, and the painterly look moves it furthest from the style of Shrek's swamp.

So, which one should you pick? Both are PG in the US, and the UK rates the first U and the second PG. For a lighter caper with a beanstalk and a goose, I would start with the 2011 film. For older kids, and for adults who grew up on the main saga, The Last Wish is the stronger of the two.