Besides Lucy Liu and James Hong, who reprise their film roles as Viper and Mr. Ping, the cast features new voice actors for the characters of Po (Mick Wingert), Master Shifu (Fred Tatasciore), Tigress (Kari Wahlgren), Crane (Amir Talai), Monkey (James Sie), and Mantis (Max Koch).

[3] Netflix commissioned a successor series, titled Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, in 2022.

[10] In addition, Sifu Kisu was the martial arts consultant for the show as he was on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

[11] Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness took part in Nickelodeon's revamp to their cartoon season on TV.

[12] On July 23, an exclusive sneak peek of the show was shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, with producers and members of the voice cast present at the panel.

[16] Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness "a show that won't drive every adult in earshot absolutely crazy.