- Acting for Two: As in the original film, as well as the Austin Powers movies and the first Shreknote , Mike Myers plays multiple characters. This time, he will play a whopping eight characters, double his previous record of four in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
- Jennifer Saunders will be getting in on the act as well, portraying both the Maester of Dubrovnik and Saester of Dubrovnik.
- Casting Gag: The lead character, played by Mike Myers, is named Ken Scarborough. Myers was born in the Scarborough district of Toronto.
- Dueling Works: With Inside Job (2021), another comedy about a secret conspiracy that runs the world requiring a change in leadership, released less than a year before it (also on Netflix).
- Meaningful Release Date: The series was released on May 5, in keeping with its Arc Number, 5.
- Role Reprise:
- For the first time since 2010, Mike Myers voices his iconic role of Shrek.
- In the Latin American Dub, Shrek is once again voiced by Alfonso Obregón Inclán.
- Sequel Gap: So I Married an Axe Murderer came out all the way back in 1993. This series was released in 2022, 29 years later.
- Sequel in Another Medium: Well, spin-off, but yes. From feature film to miniseries.
- Star-Derailing Role: Mike Myers had wrecked his film career more than a decade prior, after The Cat in the Hat and The Love Guru bombed hard. Besides his role in the Shrek movies, his appearances onscreen were mostly cameos in Inglourious Basterds and Bohemian Rhapsody. He tried pulling off a Career Resurrection on streaming with this miniseries, but its failure put an end to those hopes.
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