Myth of the Monkey King

, alternately known as Disney's  (Season 1-4), was an American animated action-adventure-fantasy television series, being created by Kent Osborne. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation (Season 1-4) and ABC Signature (Season 5) and it aired on Disney Channel from July 14th, 2004 until April 5th, 2008, with a revival season airing on XYZ from September 19th, 2020 until January 16th, 2021.

Synopsis
Set in the prosperous world of Vyden, a young monkey named Wu gains the Scimitar of Light as he heads to fight against the forces of darkness and evil.

Season 5
Three years after the events of Season 4, Wu and Lena are now married and waiting for a child as they continue dealing with new threats while dealing with a more powerful horde of villains known as the Oni.

Main

 * Wu (voiced by Dante Basco) - a brave and adventurous spider monkey who wields the Scimitar of Light and uses it to battle against the forces of darkness. In the fifth season, he's now married to Lena and is out once more to fight the forces of evil, even if they are now stronger than before.
 * Ey-Ey (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - a comedic yet loyal aye-aye who is Wu's best friend and helps him out, even if he isn't as strong as him. In the fifth season, he TBD.
 * Hana (voiced by Elizabeth Daily) - a kind and athletic human villager capable of manipulating chi as she joins Wu in his quest to fight any evil force. In the fifth season, she and Erik are dating for two years as she continues her quest to TBD.
 * Lena (voiced by Tara Strong) - a playful and feisty tomboyish ring-tailed lemur who has a crush on Wu and occasionally joins him in his adventures as she wields a bo and is willing to protect anyone. In the fifth season, she is pregnant with a girl and hopes that she will TBD.

Supporting

 * Master Shun (voiced by James Hong) - Wu's senile but wise mentor who teaches him how to use the Scimitar of Light and to battle evil, sadly ascending to another realm in the original series finale.
 * Erik (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - a friendly and resourceful human villager who is Hana's childhood friend as he is usually supportive of her goals to TBD. In the fifth season, he and Hana are dating for two years and TBD.
 * Lord Lao (voiced by Jim Cummings) - the caring and loyal leader of the Bloom Sun Village who cares about the safety of TBD.
 * Hailey (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - a short-tempered but TBD Southern-accent teenage girl who TBD.
 * Stevie (voiced by Corey Burton) - a brave human survivalist who searches for whatever TBD.
 * The Family, consisting of:
 * Claudius (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - a TBD wolf who is the patriarch of the TBD.
 * Amy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - a caring fox who is Claudius' wife and TBD.
 * Curt (voiced by Will Friedle) - a TBD wolf-fox hybrid boy who TBD.
 * Emily (voiced by Hynden Walch) - a TBD wolf-fox hybrid girl who TBD.
 * Kosmi (voiced by George Takei) - a powerful cosmic deity who crafted the world into TBD.
 * Kosmi (voiced by George Takei) - a powerful cosmic deity who crafted the world into TBD.

Season 5 exclusive

 * Flick and Flack (voiced by Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, respectively) - two bartenders who TBD.
 * Lotus (voiced by ) - a chill and jokey monkey-lemur hybrid who is Wu and Lena's daughter and appears in the epilogue of the series finale.
 * Lotus (voiced by ) - a chill and jokey monkey-lemur hybrid who is Wu and Lena's daughter and appears in the epilogue of the series finale.

Antagonists

 * Oza (voiced by J.K. Simmons) - a vicious dragon who is out to destroy all forms of life by using several different TBD.
 * Ace (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a justice-seeking yet cruel tanuki who hunts anyone who supposedly disrespects the law, even if they are risking their life to provide aid for the ones in need, being rather sadistic and ruthless.
 * Lady Husk (voiced by Cristina Pucelli) - a seductive and aggressive husky who hunts for anyone TBD.
 * Silver (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - a greedy tax collector who is shown to TBD.
 * Luka (voiced by Tim Curry) - a vicious big game hunter who enjoys hunting TBD.
 * Kris (voiced by Bill Farmer) - a strange sea turtle who is a master of Dark Chi and TBD.
 * The Circus of Mind, consisting of:
 * Ringmistress Mesmra (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - a flamboyant porcupine who runs a circus and can control minds using several different TBD.
 * Squicky the Clown (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) - a creepy clown who is TBD.
 * Stefan and Stefano (also voiced by Jim Cummings and Jeff Bennett, respectively) - two eccentric Italian rats who are often TBD.
 * Pinky (voiced by Kath Soucie) - a TBD chipmunk who is Mesmra's personal assistant and TBD.
 * Lady Ele (voiced by Candi Milo) - a TBD bearded feminine elephant who TBD.
 * Madame Broade (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - TBD
 * Mimic and Echo (voiced by TBD and TBD, respectively) - TBD

Season 5 exclusive

 * The Oni, consisting of:
 * The Grand Oni King (voiced by Matthew Mercer) - the ruthless king of the Onis who TBD.
 * Elixa (voiced by Linda Cardellini) - a mentally insane oni who is the Grand Oni King's loyal henchwoman as she's willing to do TBD.
 * Ezra (voiced by Darin De Paul) - a TBD oni who TBD.
 * [female] (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - a TBD oni who TBD.
 * Krusher (voiced by David Sobolov) - a TBD oni who TBD.
 * Sciss (voiced by Erica Lindbeck) - a TBD oni who TBD.

Episodes
See List of episodes.

Broadcast history
[original series airdates, Disney Channel in the US and most territories with reruns on ABC and Toon Disney/Disney XD and Family in Canada]

[Season 5 on XYZ in the US, ABC Spark in Canada and Fox in most international territories (Latin America, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Scandinavia, Turkey, Africa, Southeast Asia and Japan), Fox8 in Australia, E4 in the UK and France 4 in France]

The first four seasons are available for streaming on Disney+ while the final season is available instead on Hulu due to being darker and more mature.

Critical reception
The series has received critical acclaim by critics and fans alike, being praised for its artstyle, TBD.

In addition, fans often list it as one of the greatest Disney Channel/Disney XD shows of all time, alongside Kim Possible, Phineas and Ferb, Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, TBD.

Tropes
See /Tropes.