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Revision as of 19:04, 9 September 2013 by BD2412 (talk | contribs) (|The Matrix || X || X || '''''The Matrix''''', and two sequels || - || - || X || -)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Following is a list of multimedia franchises.
A multimedia franchise is a media franchise for which installments exist in multiple forms of media, such as books, comic books, films, television series, and video games. Multimedia franchises usually develop through a character or fictional world becoming popular in one media, and then expanding to others through licensing agreements with respect to intellectual property in the franchise's characters and settings.
In the following table, the initial media through which the franchise characters or settings became known is shown in boldface. Note: only works of fiction are only considered part of the series; a book or a documentary film about the franchise is not itself an installment in the franchise.
| Franchise | Books | Comic books | Films | Animated TV series |
Live action TV series |
Video games | Other media |
| A Song of Ice and Fire | A Game of Thrones (1996) A Clash of Kings (1998) A Storm of Swords (2000) A Feast for Crows (2005) A Dance with Dragons (2011) The Winds of Winter A Dream of Spring |
- | - | - | Game of Thrones | - | - |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force | - | - | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | several | - | - |
| Babylon 5 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - |
| Battlestar Galactica | X | - | - | - | X | - | - |
| Buffyverse | X | X | X | - | X | - | - |
| Conan the Barbarian | X | X | X | - | X | - | - |
| DC Comics | X | X | X | X | X | X | - |
| Doctor Who | numerous | X | X | - | Various series beginning in 1963 | X | - |
| Dungeons & Dragons | X | X | X | X | - | X | Role-playing game |
| Hannibal Lecter | X | - | X | - | X | - | - |
| James Bond | 14 novels by Ian Fleming over 30 other novels and published stories by other authors |
- | over 20 films | - | - | numerous | - |
| Pokémon | X | X | X | X | - | X | - |
| Marvel Comics | X | X | X | X | X | X | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Broadway musical) |
| The Matrix | X | X | The Matrix, and two sequels | - | - | X | - |
| Mortal Kombat | X | - | X | X | - | X | - |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | X | X | X | - | - | X | Theme park ride |
| Rambo | X | X | X | X | - | numerous | - |
| Sherlock Holmes | X | X | X | - | X | - | - |
| Star Trek | X | X | X | X | Various series beginning in 1966 | X | - |
| Star Wars | numerous | numerous | six live action films, one animated film, more planned | numerous | planned | numerous | - |
See also
- List of fictional universes in film and television - many multimedia franchises are based in fictional universes.