Shrek 5 is the fifth film in DreamWorks’ main Shrek feature sequence. Mike Myers returns as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey and Cameron Diaz as Fiona. Universal also credits Zendaya as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia.
The four earlier Shrek features
The main feature list runs from Shrek to Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After. The third and fourth entries use words in their titles. A search for Shrek 4 can therefore be useful as a memory aid, while Shrek Forever After is the name to match to the feature in the franchise list.
Use that sequence when you want to revisit the earlier Shrek and Fiona films. Other titles set in the wider Shrek world can be separate stories with their own order. If you mean the fifth main feature, keep Shrek 5 as the title even when you remember a character from a related work.
Which character gives the scene away?
Hearing Myers, Murphy or Diaz is evidence that you have the familiar leads. Their voices recur in the older films. Felicia makes a more specific check for the new film’s announcement, which also names her brothers Fergus and Farkle. Universal lists Marcello Hernandez and Skyler Gisondo with those two roles.
The family names are enough to identify a cast announcement without using it to infer what the film will do with the characters. If a clip features Shrek and Donkey alone, look for the Shrek 5 title card or the family credits before placing it in the sequence.
Credits for the fifth film
Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn direct, with Brad Ableson as co-director. Vernon was also on the Shrek 2 directing team. Dohrn worked on several earlier Shrek films. The fifth film’s combination of directors and cast is a useful second check when an older production item shares some of the same names.