Kung Fu Panda: Chronicles of a Grandmaster

Kung Fu Panda: Chronicles of a Grandmaster is an American animated web television series based on the Kung Fu Panda franchise. It is a prequel series taking place 500 years before the events of the Kung Fu Panda movies and tells the story of Master Oogway's time as a warlord in the Imperial Army, fighting alongside his brother-at-arms General Kai.

Premise
500 years ago, Master Oogway wasn't so straight-laced as we may know him now. He was an ambitious warlord leading a great army alongside his brother-at-arms, General Kai. Their adventures were many, and all of what happened would ultimately come to shape who Oogway is today.

Cast

 * Randall Duk Kim as Master Oogway-main character of the series, Grandmaster of the Jade Palace-turned warlord. Having been blackmailed by a rival into leaving the Jade Palace and joining the Imperial Army, Oogway's personality is drastically altered by military life.
 * JK Simmons as General Kai, Oogway's best friend and brother-at-arms

Reception
The series was positively received by viewers, who praised the writing, animation, music and many other aspects of the series. Fans praised the consistent writing and lore and considered it superior to the prior series because of no contradictions from the original franchise.

Trivia

 * Unlike the three prior Kung Fu Panda spinoff series, this is the first officially confirmed canon series of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
 * It is the first and only Kung Fu Panda series to be entirely of hand-drawn animation.
 * Randall Duk Kim, Oogway's voice actor, claims that he broke down in the recording booth while recording Oogway's lines in the ultimate and penultimate episodes of the series due to their emotional intensity. Overall, Kim immensely enjoyed his voice acting role, as did JK Simmons.