While not everyone is on board with the changes, the return of Shrek has undeniably sparked excitement.

The film is the first major iteration in the main series since Shrek Forever After was released in 2010. Universal and DreamWorks Animation have set a release date of December 23, 2026 for the film.

The teaser is just over 30 seconds long, but it involves Shrek looking at a bunch of Shrek memes via the Magic Mirror. We got dancing Shrek in tight leather TikTok filter, buff Shrek, and glam Shrek.

It's fitting that the teaser referenced many iconic Shrek memes, considering the number of memes posted when it was officially given a release date a while back. For those out of the loop ...

The short 30-second clip primarily focused on Shrek and Donkey scrolling through a magical version of TikTok, viewing real-life meme edits of Shrek dancing and shirtless clips—supposedly posted ...