# List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications

Below is a list of television series and feature films based on Dark Horse Comics publications, including its various imprints. This list includes live action and animated television series and films.

## Television
### Live action

| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original running | Production studio | Network | Notes / Refs |
| Timecop | 1 | 9 | 1997–98 | Universal Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Lawrence Gordon Productions / December 3rd Productions | ABC | Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics; 13 episodes ordered but only 9 episodes were aired. |
| Dark Matter | 3 | 39 | 2015–17 | Dark Horse Entertainment / Prodigy Pictures Inc. / Blue Penguin / Prescience | Space / Syfy | |
| The Umbrella Academy | 4 | 36 | 2019–2024 | Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions / Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1–2) / Irish Cowboy (seasons 3–4) | Netflix | |
| Ongoing |||||||
| Resident Alien | 3 | 34 | 2021–present | Universal Content Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Amblin Television / Jocko Productions | Syfy (seasons 1–3) / USA Network (season 4) | Renewed for a fourth season. |
| In development |||||||
| She Could Fly | TBA | TBA | TBA | AMC Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment | AMC | |
| Fear Agent | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Television / Point Grey Pictures | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Wyrd | TBA | TBA | TBA | 20th Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / FX Productions / Vendetta Productions | FX | |
| Mind MGMT | TBA | TBA | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment | Netflix | |
| Sin City | TBA | TBA | TBA | Legendary Television / Troublemaker Studios | TBA | |
| Grendel | TBA | TBA | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment | TBA | |
| Minor Threats | TBA | TBA | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment | Netflix | |

### Specials

| Title | Original running | Production studio | Network | Notes |
| The B.P.R.D. Declassified | 2004 | Visible Man Productions | FX | Live-action special, run length of 22 minutes, aired on March 22, 2004. |

### Animated series

| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original running | Production studio | Network | Notes / Refs |
| Duckman | 4 | 70 | 1994–97 | Paramount Television / Klasky Csupo / Reno & Osborn Productions | USA Network | |
| The Mask: Animated Series | 3 | 54 | 1995–97 | New Line Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Film Roman / Sunbow Entertainment | CBS | Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics of the same name. |
| Fat Dog Mendoza | 2 | 26 | 2000 | Sony Wonder Television / TMO-Loonland Film GmbH / Sunbow Entertainment | Cartoon Network | |
| Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | 2 | 26 | 1999–2001 | Columbia TriStar Television / Adelaide Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | Fox Kids | |
| Axe Cop | 2 | 22 | 2013–15 | ADHD Studios / Friends Night | Fox (season 1) FXX (season 2) | |
| The Rocketeer | 1 | 22 | 2019–20 | Wild Canary Animation / Icon Creative Studio | Disney Junior | |
| Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles | 2 | 20 | 2022 | Netflix Animation / Gaumont Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment / Atomic Monster | Netflix | Based on the comics by Stan Sakai. |
| Upcoming |||||||
| Iyanu: Child of Wonder | 1 | 13 | 2025 | Lion Forge Entertainment / YouNeek Studios / Impact X Capital / Forefront Media Group / Superprod | Cartoon Network / Max | Renewed for a second season. |
| In development |||||||
| Hungry Ghosts | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Animation | TBA | |
| Lady Danger | TBA | TBA | TBA | G-Unit Films and Television Inc. / Make Good Content | Amazon Freevee | |

### Motion comics

| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Year | Production studio | Network | Notes |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Motion Comic | 1 | 19 | 2010 | Fox Home Entertainment | Amazon Prime Video / iTunes | |
| Dark Horse Motion Comics | 1 | 32 | 2012 | Geek & Sundry | YouTube | |

### Pilots

| Title | Year | Production studio | Network | Notes |
| The Amazing Screw-On Head | 2006 | Lionsgate Television / Kickstart Productions / Living Dead Guy Productions | Sci-Fi Channel | Failed animated pilot, 22 minutes long, aired on August 20, 2006. |

## Films
### Live action

| Year | Title | Production studio | Notes |
| 1994 | The Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
| 1994 | Timecop | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Largo Entertainment / Signature Pictures / Renaissance Pictures | |
| 1995 | Tank Girl | United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group | |
| 1996 | Enemy | TriStar Television / Dark Horse Entertainment | Television film; failed pilot. |
| 1996 | Barb Wire | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment / Propaganda Films | |
| 1999 | Virus | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Mutual Film Company / Valhalla Motion Pictures | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions | |
| 2000 | G-Men from Hell | Sawmill Entertainment | Direct-to-video. |
| 2003 | American Splendor | Fine Line Features / Dark Horse Entertainment / HBO Films / Good Machine | Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
| 2003 | Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Universal Pictures | Direct-to-video; sequel to Timecop. |
| 2004 | Hellboy | Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Revolution Studios / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions | |
| 2004 | Alien vs. Predator | 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Impact Pictures / Stillking Films | |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment / Radar Pictures | Sequel to The Mask. |
| 2005 | Sin City | Miramax / Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | Written, produced and co-directed by Frank Miller. |
| 2007 | 300 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions | Frank Miller served as executive producer. |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Dune Entertainment | Sequel to Alien vs. Predator. |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions | Sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Original Film | |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Cruel and Unusual Films / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions | Sequel to 300. |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | The Weinstein Company / Dimension Films / Aldamisa Productions / Demarest Films / Troublemaker Studios / Miramax / Solipsist Films / A. R. Films | Sequel to Sin City. |
| 2019 | Polar | Netflix / Constantin Film / Dark Horse Entertainment / JB Pictures | |
| 2019 | Hellboy | Lionsgate Films / Summit Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment / Millennium Media / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions | First reboot of the Hellboy film series. |
| 2022 | R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | Direct-to-video; prequel to R.I.P.D. |
| 2024 | Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Ketchup Entertainment / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films | Second reboot of the Hellboy film series. |
| In development ||||
| TBA | Tank Girl | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / LuckyChap Entertainment | Reboot of Tank Girl. |
| TBA | Mystery Girl | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / Wonderland Sound and Vision / She Ready Productions | |
| TBA | Lady Killer | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / B for Effort | |
| TBA | Dept. H | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment | |
| TBA | Bang! | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / 87North Productions | |
| TBA | The Black Kaiser | XYZ Fims / Constantin Film / Dark Horse Entertainment / JB Pictures | |

### Animated films

| Year | Title | Production studio | Notes |
| 2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios | The first film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on October 28, 2006, later released on DVD on February 6, 2007. |
| 2007 | Hellboy: Blood and Iron | Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios | The second film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on March 10, 2007, later released on DVD on June 12, 2007. |
| 2022 | Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis | Theatrical release. Released on Netflix in the United States and select territories. |
| Upcoming ||||
| 2025 | Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog | nWave Pictures | |
| In development ||||
| TBA | The Goon | Netflix Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment / Blur Studio / Chernin Entertainment | |
| TBA | Emily the Strange | Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures Animation / Bad Robot | |

### Shorts

| Year | Title | Production studio | Notes |
| 2008 | Hellboy: Iron Shoes | Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios | Bonus feature for the DVD release of Hellboy: Blood and Iron. First short of the Hellboy Animated series. |
| 2010 | Hellboy: The Dark Below | Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios | Second and final short of the Hellboy Animated series. |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Titmouse, Inc. | Released on Adult Swim; promotional prequel short to the feature-length film of the same name. |

## Reception
### Box office

| Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) | Budget (in millions) | Box office gross | Box office gross | Box office gross |
| Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) | Budget (in millions) | Opening weekend (North America) | North America | Worldwide |
| The Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 29, 1994 | $23 | $23,117,068 | $119,938,730 | $351,583,407 |
| Timecop | Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / JVC Entertainment Inc. | September 16, 1994 | $27 | $12,064,625 | $44,853,581 | $101,646,581 |
| Tank Girl | United Artists | March 31, 1995 | $25 | $2,018,183 | $4,064,495 | $4,064,495 |
| Barb Wire | Gramercy Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | May 3, 1996 | $9 | $1,844,426 | $3,793,614 | $3,793,614 |
| Virus | Universal Pictures | January 15, 1999 | $75 | $6,013,640 | $14,036,005 | $30,652,005 |
| Mystery Men | Universal Pictures | July 30, 1999 | $68 | $10,017,865 | $29,762,011 | $33,461,011 |
| G-Men from Hell | Sawmill Entertainment | July 22, 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| American Splendor | Good Machine / HBO Films / Dark Horse Entertainment | August 15, 2003 | $2 | $159,705 | $6,010,990 | $8,000,000 |
| Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Universal Pictures | September 30, 2003 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hellboy | Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | April 2, 2004 | $66 | $23,172,440 | $59,623,958 | $99,318,987 |
| Alien vs. Predator | 20th Century Fox | August 13, 2004 | $60 | $38,291,056 | $80,282,231 | $172,544,654 |
| Son of the Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | February 18, 2005 | $84 | $7,511,675 | $17,018,422 | $57,600,000 |
| Sin City | Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | April 1, 2005 | $40 | $29,120,273 | $74,103,820 | $158,753,820 |
| 300 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios | March 9, 2007 | $65 | $70,885,301 | $210,614,939 | $456,068,181 |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 20th Century Fox | December 25, 2007 | $40 | $10,059,425 | $41,797,066 | $128,884,494 |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 11, 2008 | $85 | $34,539,115 | $75,986,503 | $185,258,983 |
| R.I.P.D. | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 19, 2013 | $130 | $12,691,415 | $33,618,855 | $78,477,749 |
| 300: Rise of an Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios | March 7, 2014 | $110 | $45,038,460 | $106,580,051 | $331,114,051 |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | August 22, 2014 | $65 | $6,317,683 | $13,754,898 | $39,407,616 |
| Polar | Netflix / Constantin film | January 25, 2019 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hellboy | Lionsgate Films / Dark Horse Entertainment / Millennium Films / Campbell Grobman Films / Nu Boyana / Lawrence Gordon Productions | April 12, 2019 | $50 | $12,045,147 | $21,903,748 | $55,065,289 |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis | January 23, 2022 | $20 | Unknown | Unknown | $10,885,116 |
| R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | November 15, 2022 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Ketchup Entertainment / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films | October 8, 2024 | $20 | Unknown | Unknown | $2,014,050 |
| Total | Total | Total | $1.064 billion | $345,777,891 | $962,353,736 | $2,313,203,922 |

### Critical and public reception

| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
| The Mask | 77% (52 reviews) | 56 (12 reviews) | B+ |
| Timecop | 45% (42 reviews) | 48 (17 reviews) | B+ |
| Tank Girl | 40% (43 reviews) | — | B |
| Barb Wire | 28% (36 reviews) | 40 (14 reviews) | — |
| Virus | 12% (49 reviews) | 19 (17 reviews) | C |
| Mystery Men | 61% (104 reviews) | 65 (24 reviews) | C+ |
| G-Men from Hell | — | — | — |
| American Splendor | 94% (186 reviews) | 90 (42 reviews) | — |
| Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | — (2 reviews) | — | — |
| Hellboy | 81% (204 reviews) | 72 (37 reviews) | B− |
| Alien vs. Predator | 21% (149 reviews) | 29 (21 reviews) | B |
| Son of the Mask | 6% (105 reviews) | 20 (26 reviews) | B− |
| Sin City | 77% (250 reviews) | 74 (40 reviews) | B |
| 300 | 61% (236 reviews) | 52 (42 reviews) | A− |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 12% (78 reviews) | 29 (14 reviews) | C |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | 86% (247 reviews) | 78 (36 reviews) | B |
| R.I.P.D. | 13% (100 reviews) | 25 (27 reviews) | C+ |
| 300: Rise of an Empire | 45% (192 reviews) | 48 (34 reviews) | B− |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | 43% (183 reviews) | 46 (38 reviews) | B− |
| Polar | 20% (45 reviews) | 19 (12 reviews) | — |
| Hellboy | 17% (222 reviews) | 31 (44 reviews) | C |
| Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 60% (5 reviews) | — (1 review) | — |
| R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | 25% (4 reviews) | — (2 reviews) | — |
| Hellboy: The Crooked Man | 39% (36 reviews) | 45 (7 reviews) | — |
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