Franchise
(Creator)
|
Literature
|
Comics
|
Animated films
|
Live action films
|
Animated TV series
|
Live action TV series
|
Video games
|
Other media
|
87th Precinct
Evan Hunter |
Cop Hater (1956)
several sequels |
87th Precinct (1962), Cop Hater (1990) |
no |
Cop Hater (1958)
The Mugger (1958)
The Pusher (1960)
several others |
no |
87th Precinct (TV series) (1961–62) |
no |
no
|
A Song of Ice and Fire
(George R. R. Martin) |
A Game of Thrones (1996)
several sequels |
A Game of Thrones (comics) |
no |
no |
no |
Game of Thrones (2011–2019) |
several, beginning in 2007 |
board games, role-playing games
|
Arthur
(Marc Brown) |
Arthur's Nose (1976)
several more books |
no |
Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) |
no |
Arthur (1996–2022)
Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) |
no |
yes |
children's album
|
American Psycho
(Bret Easton Ellis) |
American Psycho (1991)
Budapesti skizo (1997) |
no |
no |
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho 2 (2002) |
no |
no |
no |
musical
|
Babar
(Jean de Brunhoff) |
The Story of Babar (1931)
various |
no |
Babar and Father Christmas (1986)
Babar: The Movie (1989)
Babar: King of the Elephants (1999) |
no |
Babar (1989–1991; 2000)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou (2010–2014)
2 TV specials |
Les Aventures de Babar (1968) |
various |
various
|
Berenstain Bears
(Stan and Jan Berenstain) |
The Big Honey Hunt (1962)
several more |
no |
TV specials |
no |
The Berenstain Bears Show (1985–1987)
The Berenstain Bear (2002–2004) |
no |
various |
-
|
Blade Runner
(Philip K. Dick) |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
three sequels by another writer |
several |
no |
Blade Runner
(1982)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) |
no |
no |
Blade Runner (1985)
Blade Runner (1997) |
-
|
Buck Rogers
(Philip Francis Nowlan) |
Armageddon 2419 A.D. (1928)
several others |
yes |
no |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) |
no |
ABC television series (1950–1951)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981) |
Buck Rogers XXVC (1988)
several others |
|
Bourne
(Robert Ludlum) |
The Bourne Identity (1980)
several sequels |
no |
no |
The Bourne Identity (1988 TV movie), The Bourne Identity (2002), and several sequels |
no |
no |
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy (2008) |
-
|
Captain Underpants
(Dav Pilkey) |
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997)
several sequels
and activity books |
in-universe graphic novel series, including Dog Man |
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) |
no |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018–2020) |
no |
no |
?
|
The Cat in the Hat
(Dr. Seuss) |
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958)
several subsequent appearances |
? |
1971 TV special of the same name
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) |
The Cat in the Hat (2003) |
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010-) |
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss |
yes |
theme park attractions
musical
|
The Chronicles of Narnia[1]
(C. S. Lewis) |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
several sequels |
no |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979) |
The Chronicles of Narnia film series (2005–present) |
no |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967)
The Chronicles of Narnia (1988–1990) |
various |
radio dramatisation, audiobooks
|
Conan the Barbarian
(Robert E. Howard) |
Original Robert E. Howard Conan stories
(published from 1932–1936); various later publications |
Conan the Barbarian (comics) |
no |
Conan the Barbarian (1982), and several others |
Conan the Adventurer (1992–1993)
Conan and the Young Warriors (1994) |
Conan The Adventurer (1997–1998) |
several, beginning with Conan: Hall of Volta (1984) |
-
|
Clifford the Big Red Dog
(Norman Bridwell) |
Clifford the Big Red Dog (1963)
numerous sequels |
|
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) |
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) |
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)
Clifford's Puppy Days (2003)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) |
|
|
|
Curious George
(Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey) |
Curious George (1941); numerous sequels |
no |
Curious George (2006); various |
no |
Curious George TV series (2006); various |
no |
Curious George video game (2006) |
-
|
Die Hard
(Roderick Thorp) |
The Detective (1966)
Nothing Lasts Forever (1979) |
yes |
no |
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2 (1992)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) |
no |
no |
several |
|
Discworld
(Terry Pratchett) |
The Colour of Magic (1983); several sequels and spin-offs |
yes |
no |
Hogfather (2006)
The Colour of Magic (2008)
Going Postal (2010) |
Soul Music (1997)
Wyrd Sisters (1998) |
The Watch (2021) |
several |
stage and radio plays
board games
|
Dune
(Frank Herbert) |
Dune (1965); numerous prequel and sequel novels |
Dune: The Official Comic Book |
no |
Dune (1984)
Dune (2021) |
no |
Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) |
Dune (1992); several others |
Dune board game (1979); other games, soundtracks
|
Ender's Game
(Orson Scott Card) |
Ender's Game (1985)
several prequels, sequels, and spinoffs |
several |
no |
Ender's Game (2013) |
no |
no |
no |
audioplay
|
Gidget
(Frederick Kohner) |
Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas (1957)
seven sequels |
yes, two issues published in 1966 |
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection (1972; made for TV) |
Gidget (1965)
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) |
no |
Gidget (1965–1966)
The New Gidget (1986–1988) |
no |
Stage productions in 2000 and 2007
|
Greyfriars School
(Charles Hamilton) |
The Magnet (1908)
Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1947) |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (TV series) |
no |
Stage, Radio
|
The Godfather
(Mario Puzo) |
The Godfather (1969)
several sequels |
no |
no |
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part III (1990) |
no |
The Godfather Saga (1977) |
The Godfather (1991)
The Godfather (2006)
The Godfather II (2010) |
-
|
Hannibal Lecter
(Thomas Harris) |
Red Dragon (1981)
several sequels |
no |
no |
Manhunter (1986)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Hannibal (2001)
Red Dragon (2002)
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
no |
Hannibal (2013–2015)
Clarice (2021-) |
no |
-
|
Harry Potter[1][2]
(J.K. Rowling) |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
several sequels |
no |
no |
Harry Potter (film series) (eight films released between 2001 and 2011) |
no |
no |
yes |
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter
|
Haruhi Suzumiya
(Nagaru Tanigawa) |
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2003)
several sequels |
Haruhi Suzumiya (2004)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2005-2013)
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan (2007-2018)
Nyorōn Churuya-san (2007-2008)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2009-2016) |
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) |
no |
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006-2009) |
no |
several |
Original net animations for Haruhi-chan and Churuya-san, live action promotional videos, multiple character singles, alongside audio dramas
|
Hercule Poirot
(Agatha Christie) |
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
several other novels and short stories |
Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005)
graphic novel adaptations |
no |
yes |
Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005) |
Poirot (1989–2013) |
Murder on the Orient Express (2006)
3 sequels |
stage and radio plays
|
His Dark Materials
(Phillip Pullman) |
Northern Lights (1995) |
no |
no |
The Golden Compass (2007) |
no |
His Dark Materials (2019) |
no |
His Dark Materials (2003), radio drama (2003), Lyra's Oxford
|
How to Train Your Dragon
(Cressida Cowell) |
Hiccup the Viking who was Seasick (1999)
How to Train Your Dragon (2003)
several sequels |
no |
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
5 short films |
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) |
DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2018)
DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-)
Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021-) |
no |
yes |
live stage show
|
The Hunger Games
(Suzanne Collins) |
The Hunger Games (2008)
Catching Fire (2009)
Mockingjay (2010)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020) |
no |
no |
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) |
no |
no |
no |
no
|
James Bond[3]
(Ian Fleming) |
Casino Royale (1953)
13 additional novels
over 30 other novels and published stories by other authors |
various |
no |
James Bond in film
over 20 films |
James Bond Jr. (1991–1992) |
no |
James Bond in video games |
-
|
Jennings
(Anthony Buckeridge) |
Jennings (1950–1994) |
no |
no |
Stompa |
no |
several |
no |
Stage, Radio
|
Jumanji
(Chris Van Allsburg) |
Jumanji (1981)
Zathura (2002) |
no |
no |
Jumanji (1995)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) |
Jumanji (TV series) (1996–1999) |
no |
various |
|
Jurassic Park
(Michael Crichton) |
Jurassic Park (1990)
The Lost World (1995) |
various |
no |
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–present)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024–present) |
no |
Jurassic Park video games |
List of Jurassic Park water rides
|
Left Behind
(Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins) |
Left Behind (1995); 15 prequel and sequel novels
Left Behind: The Kids series |
no |
no |
Left Behind: The Movie (2000)
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002)
Left Behind: World at War (2004)
Left Behind (2014)
Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation (2016) |
no |
no |
Left Behind: Eternal Forces |
no
|
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes
(Yoshiki Tanaka)
|
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1982–1987)
|
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1986–2000)
|
spinoffs to OVA series (1988–1993)
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran trilogy (2019)
|
no
|
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō (2018)
|
no
|
several
|
Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA series (1988–1997)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden OVA series (1988–1997)
|
Mary Poppins
(P. L. Travers) |
Mary Poppins (eight books; 1934–1988) |
no |
no |
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) |
no |
no |
no |
Mary Poppins (musical)
|
Megami Tensei
(Aya Nishitani) |
Digital Devil Story (1986)
two sequels and video game adaptations |
List of Megami Tensei manga |
Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 1, Spring of Birth (2013) |
no |
List of Megami Tensei anime |
no |
List of Megami Tensei video games |
various media
|
Miss Marple
(Agatha Christie) |
The Royal Magazine (1927) |
Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005)
graphic novel adaptations |
no |
The Body in the Library (1984), The Moving Finger (1985), Nemesis (1987), A Caribbean Mystery (1989) The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side (1992) |
no |
Miss Marple#Television |
no |
Miss Marple#Stage
|
Monogatari
(Nisio Isin) |
Monogatari (novel series with over 26 volumes; 2005–2021) |
Bakemonogatari (manga) |
Kizumonogatari |
no |
no |
Monogatari Series |
no |
Bakemonogatari Portable
|
Moomins
(Tove Jansson) |
The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945)
several sequels and other books |
Moomin comic strips
comic book |
Comet in Moominland (1993)
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
two compilation movies |
no |
several |
several |
several |
Moomin World theme park
Moomin Museum
other merchandise
|
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(Dodie Smith) |
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956)
The Starlight Barking (1967) |
- |
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) |
101 Dalmatians (1996)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Cruella (2021) |
101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–1998)
101 Dalmatian Street (debuting 2019) |
no |
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (1997) |
The 101 Dalmatians Musical (2009)
|
Paddington Bear
(Michael Bond) |
A Bear Called Paddington (1958) |
no |
Paddington (film) (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017) |
Paddington (film) (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017) |
Paddington (TV series) (1976)
Paddington Bear (TV series) (1989)
The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997)
The Adventures of Paddington (2019 TV series) (2019) |
no |
no |
no
|
Parasite Eve
(Hideaki Sena)
|
Parasite Eve (1995)
|
yes
|
no
|
Parasite Eve
(1997)
|
no
|
no
|
Parasite Eve (1998)
Parasite Eve II (1999)
The 3rd Birthday (2010)
|
Soundtracks, guidebooks, figure action and various merchandise
|
Perry Mason
(Erle Stanley Gardner) |
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933); 81 other novels |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
The New Perry Mason (1973–1974)
Perry Mason TV movies (1985–1995) |
no |
Perry Mason radio show
|
Peter Rabbit
(Beatrix Potter) |
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
several sequels |
no |
Peter Rabbit (film) (2018),
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) |
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971),
Peter Rabbit (film) (2018),
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) |
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992),
Peter Rabbit (TV series) (2012) |
no |
yes |
various
|
Pippi Longstocking
(Astrid Lindgren) |
Pippi Långstrump (1945) |
no |
Pippi Longstocking (1997 film) |
Pippi Longstocking (1949 film) |
Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series) |
|
|
various
|
Planet of the Apes
(Pierre Boulle) |
La Planète des singes (1963)
several sequels |
Planet of the Apes (comics) |
no |
Planet of the Apes (1968); numerous sequels, and a reboot series. |
Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975) |
Planet of the Apes (1974) |
yes |
various
|
Professor Branestawm
(Norman Hunter) |
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (1933)
several sequels |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
no
|
Psycho
(Robert Bloch) |
Psycho (1959) |
graphic novels (1992) |
no |
American Psycho (1960)
Various sequels and remakes |
no |
Bates Motel (2013–2017) |
video game (1988) |
various
|
Rambo
(David Morrell) |
First Blood (1972)
various others |
several |
no |
First Blood (1982)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo III (1988)
Rambo (2008)
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) |
Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986) |
no |
various |
|
Robert Langdon
(Dan Brown) |
Angels & Demons (2000)
The Da Vinci Code (2003) |
no |
no |
Robert Langdon (film series) |
no |
The Lost Symbol (TV series) |
no |
|
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(Robert L. May) |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1939)
several sequels |
yes |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) |
no |
various TV specials |
no |
no |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song, 1959)
|
Sex and the City
(Candace Bushnell) |
Sex and the City (1997)
The Carrie Diaries (2010)
Summer and the City (2011) |
no |
no |
Sex and the City
Sex and the City 2 |
no |
Sex and the City
The Carrie Diaries |
no |
no
|
Shrek
(William Steig)
|
Shrek! (1990)
|
yes
|
Shrek (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
|
no
|
various TV specials
|
no
|
yes
|
musical
theme park attraction
|
Starship Troopers
(Robert A. Heinlein) |
Starship Troopers (1959) |
no |
Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012) |
Starship Troopers (1997)
2 direct-to-DVD sequels |
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999–2000) |
no |
yes |
several table-top games
original video animation
|
Sword Art Online
(Reki Kawahara) |
List of Sword Art Online light novels |
List of Sword Art Online manga volumes |
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) |
no |
Sword Art Online (2012)
Sword Art Online II (2014)
Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018–present) |
no |
yes |
Figures
|
Middle-earth[1]
(J. R. R. Tolkien) |
The Hobbit (1937)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
The Two Towers (1954)
The Return of the King (1954)
other literature |
various |
The Hobbit (1977)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Return of the King (1980) |
The Lord of the Rings film series (2001−2003)
The Hobbit film series (2012−2014) |
no |
no |
Middle-earth in video games |
various media
|
Thomas & Friends
(Rev W. Awdry) |
The Railway Series |
no |
yes |
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) |
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (2021)
|
Shining Time Station (1989–1993) |
yes |
Scale models
|
Tom Clancy media
(Tom Clancy) |
The Hunt for Red October (1984) |
various |
no |
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
several others films and short films |
no |
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018-) |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998) several sequels and spin-off
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
(2001) several sequels
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)
several sequels |
|
Winnie-the-Pooh
(A. A. Milne) |
When We Were Very Young (1924)
Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner
Featured in two others |
yes |
various |
Christopher Robin (2018)
Outside of that film, not primarily. A bit of live-action was used in some of the animated films. |
various |
yes |
various |
Consisted of audio stories, specials, songs and theme rides, etc. See also the Disney franchise.
|
The Witcher
(Andrzej Sapkowski) |
The Witcher Stories
The Saga novels |
various |
no |
The Hexer (2001) |
no |
The Hexer (2002)
The Witcher (TV series) (2019–present) |
The Witcher (2007)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2014) |
board and card games
|
