Madagascar: Circus Zaragoza

Madagascar: Circus Zaragoza is an American computer-animated miniseries centering around the Zoosters' new life with Circus Zaragoza after Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012).

The series chronicles the Zoosters' adventures with their new friends and how their new lives working as circus animals are like.

The series cast consists of Crispin Freeman as Alex, Keith Leak Jr. as Marty (replacing Phil LaMarr), Stephen Stanton as Melman, Bethany Bush as Gloria, Ashley Johnson as Gia, Ed O'Ross as Vitaly, Danny Jacobs as King Julien and Gary Anthony Williams as Maurice (replacing Kevin Michael Richardson). Meanwhile, Martin Short reprises his role as Stefano; Tom McGrath, Chris Miller and Christopher Knights as Skipper, Kowalski and Private; Conrad Vernon as Mason and Rico; and Andy Richer as Mort.

Cast

 * Crispin Freeman as Alex
 * Keith Leak Jr. as Marty
 * Stephen Stanton as Melman
 * Bethany Bush as Gloria
 * Ashley Johnson as Gia
 * Ed O'Ross as Vitaly
 * Martin Short as Stefano
 * Danny Jacobs as King Julien
 * Gary Anthony Williams as Maurice
 * Andy Richer as Mort
 * Tom McGrath as Skipper
 * Chris Miller as Kowalski
 * Conrad Vernon as Rico and Mason
 * Christopher Knights as Private
 * Frank Welker as Sonya

Development
The idea was thought up by Xavier Shaquille, a fan of the Madagascar franchise, who was interested in giving the main characters of the main film trilogy an epilogue of how their lives are now since they had joined Circus Zaragoza. He had the idea since August 2020.

Casting
Shaquille's choices for casting the characters for Circus Zaragoza were Keith Leak Jr. as the voice of Marty, after watching and listening to Leak impersonate Chris Rock in a parodic audition of Smosh: The Movie; Gary Anthony Williams as Maurice to see how he can pull off Cedric the Entertainer's voice; Ashley Johnson as Gia; and Ed O'Ross as Vitaly.

The other cast members such as Crispin Freeman, Stephen Stanton, Bethany Bush, and Danny Jacobs reprise their roles from the video games and other media; along with Andy Richer, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights and Conrad Vernon reprising their roles from the main films. However, Vernon takes on the role of Rico in place of John DiMaggio.

Animation
The series' animation will be provided by Bardel Entertainment, who has collaborated with DWATV on its last Madagascar series All Hail King Julien (2014-2017).