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Marty’s midlife crisis leads the group to escape the zoo and eventually wash up on the island of Madagascar. They must adapt to life without steak and safety while meeting the eccentric King Julien and his lemur subjects. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

As of , a fourth mainline film has not been released, though it has a long and complicated history: madagascar 1 2 3 4

Madagascar film franchise, produced by DreamWorks Animation, follows the comedic and chaotic journey of four New York City zoo animals as they are thrust into the wild. While the series is a "trilogy plus spin-offs," a fourth main film was once planned but currently remains on indefinite hold. Madagascar (2005) Marty’s midlife crisis leads the group to escape

: The film focuses on themes of family, identity, and the main characters' growth. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted While the series is a "trilogy plus spin-offs,"

Still trying to return to New York, the gang ends up in Europe. To evade the relentless animal control officer Captain Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand), they join a struggling traveling circus. Alex reinvents the circus’s act with his showmanship, and the animals finally find a place where they truly belong — not the zoo, but with each other.

The group tries to leave Madagascar in a repaired plane (flown by penguins). They crash-land in mainland Africa — specifically, a wildlife reserve. Alex reunites with his long-lost father, Zuba, the alpha lion. Marty meets other zebras, Melman becomes a healer, and Gloria finds romance with a hippo named Moto Moto.