# List of multimedia franchises originating in television series

Following is a list of multimedia franchises originating in television series, whether animated or live-action.
In the following tables, the initial media through which the franchise characters or settings became known is shown in boldface. Only works of fiction are considered part of the series; a book or a documentary film about the franchise is not itself an installment in the franchise.

## Franchises originating in animated television series

| Franchise (Creator) | Literature | Comics | Animated films | Live action films | Animated TV series | Live action TV series | Video games | Other media |
| Adventure Time (Pendleton Ward) | yes | yes | The Adventure Time Movie (TBA) | no | Adventure Time (pilot 2007) Adventure Time (2010-2018) Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020–2021) Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2021-) | no | yes | board and card games album Toys |
| The Amazing World of Gumball (Ben Bocquelet) | yes | yes | The Amazing World of Gumball Movie (TBA) | no | The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019) Darwin's Yearbook (2019) The Gumball Chronicles (2020–2021) | no | yes | Toys Music Theme Park Ride |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko) | yes | various | Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) | The Last Airbender (2010) | Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) The Legend of Korra (2012) | Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) | various | Trading Card Game Lego theme |
| Beavis and Butt-Head (Mike Judge) | yes | Marvel Comics series (1994–1996) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022) | no | Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997) First revival series (2010) Second revival series (2022) | no | MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head (1994) Various others | The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (1993 album) |
| Ben 10 (Cartoon Network) | no | yes | yes | yes | Ben 10 (2005–2008) Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010) Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010–2012) Ben 10: Omniverse (2012–2014) Ben 10 (Reboot) (2016–2021) | no | yes | Action figures Toys |
| Blue's Clues (Traci Paige Johnson Todd Kessler Angela Santomero) | yes | no | Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000) | Blue's Big City Adventure (2022) | Blue's Clues (1996–2006) Blue's Clues & You! (2019–2024) | Blue's Room (2004–2007) | edutainment video games from Humongous Entertainment | several albums various toys live stage show |
| Bluey (Joe Brumm) | yes, several series | no | Bluey: The Movie (2027) | no | Bluey (2018–present) | no | Bluey: Let's Play (2023) Bluey: The Videogame (2023) | Bluey stage show (2019–present) |
| Bob the Builder (Keith Chapman) | yes | no | various feature-length TV specials Bob the Builder (TBA) | no | Bob the Builder (1998–2004) :Project Build It (2005–2008) :Ready, Steady, Build (2010–2012) Bob the Builder (2015–2018) | no | yes | several children's songs including the series theme song various toys theme park attractions live stage show |
| Dora the Explorer (Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Valdes Eric Weiner) | yes | no | no | Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) | Dora the Explorer (2000–2019) Go, Diego, Go! (2005–2012) Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2014–2016) Dora (2024) | no | multiple | toys, albums, theme park rides, live shows, apparel |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy (Danny Antonucci) | two tie-in books | yes | Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009) | no | Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-2009) | no | multiple | Toys, other merchandise |
| The Flintstones (Hanna-Barbera) | yes | yes | The Man Called Flintstone (1966) The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015) several TV specials and movies | The Flintstones (1994) The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) | The Flintstones (1960–1966) several other animated series | no | yes | 2 theme parks live stage show |
| George of the Jungle (Jay Ward and Bill Scott) | no | yes | no | George of the Jungle (1997) George of the Jungle 2 (2003) | George of the Jungle (1967) George of the Jungle (2007) | no | George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret (2008) | no |
| Gumby (Art Clokey) | no | Gumby comics Gumby: 50 Shades of Clay (2017) | Gumby: The Movie (1995) | no | Gumbasia (1953; short) Howdy Doody (1955–1956) The Gumby Show (1956–1969) Gumby Adventures (1988) | no | Gumby vs. the Astrobots (2005) | Gumby (1989 tribute album) |
| Gundam (Yoshiyuki Tomino) | numerous | List of Gundam manga and novels | Over 6 depending on criteria | G-Saviour (2000) | Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1982), and 15 additional series | no | List of Gundam video games | Hundreds of model kits, traditional merchandise and exotic specials including a car. |
| Inspector Gadget (Bruno Bianchi Andy Heyward Jean Chalopin) | yes | yes | Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets (2000) Inspector Gadget's Last Case (2002) Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever (2005) | Inspector Gadget (film) (1999) Inspector Gadget 2 (2002) | Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) Gadget Boy & Heather (1995–1998) Gadget & the Gadgetinis (2002–2003) Inspector Gadget (2015–2018) | Inspector Gadget's Field Trip (1996-1998) | multiple | various toys, podcast series |
| The Loud House (Chris Savino) | numerous | various graphic novels | The Loud House Movie (2021) The Casagrandes Movie (2024) No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie (2024) | A Loud House Christmas (2021) | The Loud House (2016-) The Casagrandes (2019-) | The Really Loud House (2022-) | various | various toys |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion (Hideaki Anno) | no | Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) (1994–2013) | Five films | no | Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) | no | several | Petit Eva: Evangelion@School dramas Music |
| The Powerpuff Girls (Craig McCracken) | no | yes | The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) | no | The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005) Powerpuff Girls Z (2006-2007) The The Powerpuff Girls (2016-2019) | no | various | merchandise |
| Rick and Morty (Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon) | no | yes | several short films | appearance in Space Jam: A New Legacy (unofficial) | Doc and Mharti shorts (2006) Rick and Morty (2013-) The Vindicators (2022) Rick and Morty: The Anime (TBA) | no | Pocket Mortys Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality | several Broadgames action figures |
| Rocky and Bullwinkle (Jay Ward, Alex Anderson, and Bill Scott) | no | several | Rocky & Bullwinkle (2014) | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1959-1964) The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018-2019) | no | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1992) Rocky and Bullwinkle (2008) | various |
| Rugrats (Klasky Csupo) | several | comic strip | The Rugrats Movie (1998) Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) Rugrats Go Wild (2003) several TV specials | Rugrats (TBA) | Rugrats (1991–2004) All Grown Up! (2003–2008) Rugrats Pre-School Daze (2005) Rugrats (2021 TV series) (2021-) | no | yes | Rugrats: A Live Adventure several albums |
| RWBY (Monty Oum) | no | yes | no | no | RWBY (2013-) | no | various | various stage shows |
| Scooby-Doo (Hanna-Barbera) | yes | yes | Scoob! (2020); various others | Scooby-Doo (2002), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1970), 11 others | no | yes | merchandise |
| The Simpsons (Matt Groening) | yes | List of The Simpsons comics | The Simpsons Movie (2007) | no | The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1989) The Simpsons (1989-) | no | yes | The Simpsons Ride |
| South Park (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) | no | no | South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) several Paramount+ TV movies | no | South Park (1997-) | no | yes | Live Stage merchandise album |
| Space Battleship Yamato (Yoshinobu Nishizaki) | no | Cosmoship Yamato manga (1974–1975) Great Yamato manga (2000–2001) | Space Battleship Yamato (1977) and various sequels (1978–2002) | Space Battleship Yamato (2010) | Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1980) Star Blazers (1979–1984) Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013) | no | Space Battleship Yamato (1999) and sequels | Toys Action figures pre-fabricated kits Music |
| Space Ghost (Alex Toth, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera) | yes | yes | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007) Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022) | | Space Ghost (1966–1967) Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994–2008) The Brak Show (2000–2003, 2007) Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000–2015, 2023-) several spin-offs | no | yes | Toys Action figures Music |
| SpongeBob SquarePants (Stephen Hillenburg) | yes | yes | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) Plankton: The Movie (2025) The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) | live-action scenes in films | SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–) Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021-) The Patrick Star Show (2021-) | several scenes | yes | Toys Action figures Music |
| Steven Universe (Rebecca Sugar) | yes | yes | Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) | no | 'Steven Universe' (2013–2019) Steven Universe Future (2019–2020) | no | yes | Action figures soundtracks |
| VeggieTales (Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki) | yes | VeggieTales SuperComics | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) | no | VeggieTales (1993 video series) several more | no | several | several toys children's music and soundtracks |
| Voltron (World Events Productions) | no | various | Voltron: Fleet of Doom (1986) | no | Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984–1985) Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998) Voltron Force (2010) | no | Voltron: Defender of the Universe (2011) | Toys Action figures |
| Winx Club (Iginio Straffi) | yes | yes | Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007) Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (2010) Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss (2014) | no | Winx Club (2004–Present) PopPixie (2011) World of Winx (2016–2017) | Fate: The Winx Saga (2021–Present) | various | Merchandise Soundtracks Winx on Ice (2008–2010) |
| Yogi's Gang (William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Ed Benedict) | yes | yes | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 | Yogi Bear (2010) | The Huckleberry Hound Show The Yogi Bear Show and many other series | no | many | Merchandise, Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken restaurant chain, Jellystone Park |

## Franchises originating in live action television series

| Franchise (Creator) | Literature | Comics | Animated films | Live action films | Animated TV series | Live action TV series | Video games | Other media |
| Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) | yes | no | no | Ali G Indahouse (2002) Borat (2006) Brüno (2009) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) | no | Da Ali G Show' (2000–2004) (though the characters of Ali G and Borat debuted on The 11 O'Clock Show in 1998 and F2F in 1997 respectively) | no | soundtracks to mentioned feature films |
| The Avengers (TV series) (Sydney Newman) | The Avengers (TV series)#Novels The Avengers (1998 film)#Novelisation | The Avengers (TV series)#Comics | no | The Avengers (1998 film) | no | The Avengers (TV series) (1961–1969) The New Avengers (TV series) (1976–1977) | no | The Avengers (TV series)#Radio series The Avengers (TV series)#Audio The Avengers (TV series)#Stage play |
| Babylon 5 (J. Michael Straczynski) | various | various | no | no | no | Babylon 5 (102 episodes, 1994–1998) Crusade (1999) and six TV films (1998–2007) | no | |
| Barney (Sheryl Leach Kathy O'Rourke-Parker) | yes | no | no | Barney's Great Adventure (1998) several specials Barney (TBA) | Barney's World(2024-) Bj & the radical rumblebutts(TBA) Baby Barney (TBA) Barney’s Prehistoric Imagination (TBA) | Barney & the Backyard Gang (video series, 1988–1991) Barney & Friends (1992–2010) Barney Home Video series (1993–2017) Barney’s Land (TBA) Soft-Reboot concepts | Barney's Hide & Seek Game (1993) | A Day in the Park with Barney several children's albums |
| Battlestar Galactica (Glen A. Larson) | various | Battlestar Galactica (comics) | no | no | no | Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979) Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) | yes | |
| The Bill (Geoff McQueen) | The Bill#Novels (1984–1987) | no | no | no | no | The Bill (1983–2010) Burnside (TV series) (2000) Murder Investigation Team (TV series) (2003–2005) | no | The Bill#Music |
| Blake's 7 Terry Nation | Blake's 7#Books and magazines Avon: A Terrible Aspect | no | no | no | no | Blake's 7 (1978–1981) | Blake's 7#Gaming | Blake's 7 (audio drama) |
| The Brady Bunch (Sherwood Schwartz) | no | no | no | The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) A Very Brady Sequel (1996) The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) | The Brady Kids (1972–1974) | The Brady Bunch (1969–1974) The Brady Brides (1981) | no | numerous albums A Very Brady Musical |
| Breaking Bad (Vince Gilligan) | no | yes | no | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) several short films | Slippin' Jimmy (2022) | Breaking Bad (2008-2013) Better Call Saul (2015-2022) several miniseries | Breaking Bad: Criminal Elements | podcasts |
| Charlie's Angels (Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts) | no | yes (1979; 2019) | no | Charlie's Angels (2000) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) Charlie's Angels (2019) | no | Charlie's Angels (1976–1981) Charlie's Angels (2011) | yes (2003; 2008; 2019) | Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003) |
| Dad's Army (Jimmy Perry and David Croft) | Dad's Army books and memorabilia | yes | no | Dad's Army (1971 film) Dad's Army (2016 film) | A Stripe for Frazer (2016) | Dad's Army (1968–1977) Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019) | no | Dad's Army (stage show) List of Dad's Army radio episodes It Sticks Out Half a Mile (1983–1984) Dad's Army Museum |
| Doctor Who (Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson) | List of Doctor Who novelisations (1965–2012) various | List of Doctor Who comic stories | no | Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) | The Infinite Quest (2007) Dreamland (2009) | Doctor Who (26 seasons from 1963 to 1989, new series 2005–present); one TV film and several spin-offs | various | Website animated series Radio and audio serials Stage productions |
| The Equalizer (Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim) | yes | no | no | The Equalizer (2014) The Equalizer 2 (2018) The Equalizer 3 (2023) | no | The Equalizer (1985–1989) The Equalizer (2021–) | - | |
| Fraggle Rock (Jim Henson) | yes | yes | no | no | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987) The Doozers(2014–2018) | Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020) Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022–) | yes | albums |
| Gilligan's Island (Sherwood Schwartz) | no | no | no | Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979) The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981) | The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974–1975) Gilligan's Planet (1982–1983) | Gilligan's Island (1964–1967) | no | no |
| Jackass (Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze) | no | no | no | Jackass: The Movie (2002) Jackass Number Two (2006) Jackass 3D (2010) Jackass Forever (2022) spin-off films and TV specials with two of them under the Jackass presents title | no | Jackass (2000–2002) Wildboyz (2006–2008) | Jackass: The Game | no |
| Last of the Summer Wine (Roy Clarke) | Summer Wine Chronicles (1986) | Last of the Summer Wine (1983) | no | Getting Sam Home (1983) Uncle of the Bride (1986) | no | Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) First of the Summer Wine (1988–1989) | no | Stage adaptations, Audio (1995) |
| Mission: Impossible (Bruce Geller) | yes | several | no | Mission: Impossible film series | no | Mission: Impossible (1966–1973, 1988–1990) | yes | - |
| Monty Python | various | no | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | several | no | Monty Python's Flying Circus several TV specials | various | Record albums |
| The Twilight Zone (Rod Serling) | Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary (2009) | Comics | no | Twilight Zone: The Movie (1982) Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) | no | the original series and Reebots | The Twilight Zone (1988) Twilight Zone VR (2022) | radio drama and Stage Adaptations, Disney's Park based on series |
| Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis) | various | no | no | Mr. Bean Takes an Exam (1991 short) Bean (1997) Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) | Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | Mr. Bean (1990–1995) Comic Relief sketches | no | Facebook videos TV commercial appearances |
| The Muppets (Jim Henson) | no | The Muppet Show (comics) various | no | The Muppet Movie (1979), and seven additional films | Muppet Babies (1984–1991) Muppet Babies (2018–2020) | Sam and Friends (1955–1961) The Muppet Show (1976–1981) Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) Muppets Now (2020) | yes | Discography, live shows |
| Only Fools and Horses (John Sullivan) | He Who Dares... (2015) You Know It Makes Sense, Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life) (2018) | no | no | no | no | Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) The Green Green Grass (2005–2009) Rock & Chips (2010–2011) | no | Royal Variety Show (Only Fools and Horses) (1986) Comic Relief special (1997) Beckham in Peckham (2014) Only Fools and Horses The Musical (2019) Trotters Trading Game (1990) |
| Power Rangers/Super Sentai (Haim Saban and Shuki Levy/Shotaro Ishinomori) | no | yes | no | various Sentai Films Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) | no | Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975–1977) various Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) various | various | Power Rangers Collectible Card Game various stage shows |
| The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan) | The Prisoner#Books | The Prisoner#Comics | no | no | no | The Prisoner (1967–1968) The Prisoner (2009 miniseries) | The Prisoner#Games | The Prisoner#Audio dramas |
| Quatermass (Nigel Kneale) | novelizations | no | no | The Quatermass Experiment ((1953) Quatermass II (1955) Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59) Quatermass (1979) The Quatermass Experiment (2005) | no | The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Quatermass 2 (1957) Quatermass and the Pit (1967) The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) | no | The Quatermass Memoirs radio series (1996) Quatermass and the Pit theatrical production (1997) |
| Red Dwarf (Rob Grant and Doug Naylor) | Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (1989) Better Than Life (1990) Last Human (1995) | Red Dwarf Magazine | no | Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (2020) | no | Red Dwarf (1988-) | Red Dwarf XII - The Game | Red Dwarf - The Role-playing game Dave Hollins: Space Cadet |
| Saturday Night Live (Lorne Michaels) | yes | yes | no | several films based on characters from recurring sketches | no | Saturday Night Live (1975-) | yes | soundtracks |
| Sesame Street (Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett) | various | Sesame Street (comic strip) | no | Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) Sesame Street (2025) | Mecha Builders (2022-) | Sesame Street (1969-) Play with Me Sesame (2002–2007) The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2020-) various TV specials | various | toys, theme park, apparel, food products and other merchandise, live shows |
| Star Trek (Gene Roddenberry) | List of Star Trek novels | Star Trek (comics) | no | Thirteen feature films (beginning in 1979) | Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74) Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020-) Star Trek: Prodigy (2021-) | Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–69) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99) Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–05) Star Trek: Discovery (2017–) Star Trek: Picard (2020-) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-) | numerous | - |
| The Sweeney (Ian Kennedy Martin) | The Sweeney#Books | The Sweeney#Comics | no | Sweeney! (1977) Sweeney 2 (1978) The Sweeney (2012 film) | no | The Sweeney (1975–1978) | no | The Sweeney#Music |
| The X-Files (Chris Carter) | The X-Files literature | The X-Files (comics) | no | The X-Files (1998) The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | no | The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018) Millennium(1996–1999) The Lone Gunmen (2001) | yes | |
| Wishbone (Rick duffield) | Wishbone book list | Yes | Yes | Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998) Wishbone (TBA) | Yes | Wishbone (1995-1997) | Yes | Toy &Merchandise |
| Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (David Briggs, Mike Whitehall, Steven Knight) | multiple quiz books | no | no | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | scrapped animated spinoff | Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (1998-2014, 2018-present), alongside many international versions Millionaire Hot Seat (2009-2023) 50-50 (2008) Quiz (2020) | several | soundtrack release, board games, compilation tape, DVD game, Play It! |