# List of fictional shared universes in film and television

This is a list of fictional shared universes in film and television.

## Film

This is a list of shared universes in film. There are different definitions of shared universe. It is a requirement that two or more previously unconnected characters come together into one film.
| Universe | Origin film | Start date | End date | Connecting characters |
| Universal Monsters | House of Frankenstein (1944) | 1944 | 1945 | Frankenstein's monster, Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man. |
| Toho | Godzilla | 1954 | 1975 | Godzilla, Rodan, Varan, and Mothra |
| Medfield College | The Absent-Minded Professor | 1961 | 2005 | Flubber, Dexter Riley, The Shaggy D.A., Herbie Rides Again |
| Toei Tokusatsu Universe | Go Go Kamen Rider | 1971 | Present | Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Inazuman, Super Sentai, Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero Series |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Evil Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Pumpkinhead, Child's Play, Shocker, Hatchet, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Frozen, and Stitches | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Present | Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, Michael Myers, Letherface, and Necronomicon Ex-Mortis |
| Shermer, Illinois | National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983 | 2021 | Ferris Bueller, Kevin McAllister, and Clark Griswald |
| Miyagi-verse | The Karate Kid | 1984 | Present | Mr. Han |
| Full Moon Features | Puppet Master | 1989 | Present | Demonic Toys, Puppet Master, Dollman and Bad Channels |
| Reservoir Dogs, Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and True Romance | Reservoir Dogs | 1992 | 2019 | The Vega Brothers |
| View Askewniverse and Scream | Clerks | 1994 | Present | Jay and Silent Bob |
| From Dusk till Dawn, Machete and Machete Kills, Death Proof, Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2, Curdled, and Planet Terror | From Dusk till Dawn | 1996 | 2013 | Seth Gecko, Isador "Machete" Cortez and Edgar McGraw |
| Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and Happy Madison Productions | Billy Madison | 1995 | Present | Chubbs Peterson, Whitey Duvall, Fran, Nazo, and Hal L. |
| Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | Anaconda | 1997 | 2015 | Anaconda and Lake Placid |
| Jackie Brown, Out of Sight, Karen Sisco, Justified, and Justified: City Primeval | Jackie Brown | 1997 | 2023 | Ray Nicolette, Raymond Cruz, Karen Sisco, and Raylan Givens |
| Sadako vs. Kayako | Ring | 1998 | 2016 | Sadako and Kayako |
| Eastrail 177 Trilogy (Unbreakable Trilogy) | Unbreakable | 2000 | 2019 | David Dunn, Kevin Wendell Crumb and Mr. Glass |
| Bullyparade | Der Schuh des Manitu | 2001 | 2017 | Winnetouch, Santa Maria, John, Dimitri, Sissi, Franz, Field marshal, the Yeti, Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck and Schrotty |
| Finding Nemo and Inside Out | Finding Nemo | 2003 | Present | Riley Anderson |
| Alien vs. Predator | Alien vs. Predator | 2004 | 2007 | Xenomorph and Yautja |
| Shin Japan Heroes Universe | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | 2007 | Present | Evangelion, Godzilla, Ultraman and Kamen Rider |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Iron Man | 2008 | Present | Numerous |
| Cop Universe | Singham | 2011 | Present | Bajirao Singham, Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao and Veer Sooryavanshi |
| Srijit Mukherji's Cop Universe | Baishe Srabon | 2011 | Present | Probir Roy Chowdhury, Bijoy Poddar, Abhijit Pakrashi |
| Resolution Universe | Resolution | 2012 | Present | Resolution, The Endless, Spring, Synchronic, Something in the Dirt |
| YRF Spy Universe | Ek Tha Tiger | 2012 | Present | Avinash Singh Rathore,Pathaan and Kabir Dhaliwal |
| DC Extended Universe | Man of Steel | 2013 | 2023 | Numerous |
| The Xposé Universe | The Xposé | 2014 | Present | Ravi Kumar |
| Monsterverse | Godzilla | 2014 | Present | Godzilla and King Kong |
| Sony's Spider-Man Universe | Venom | 2018 | Present | Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web |
| Maddock Horror Comedy Universe | Stree | 2018 | Present | Stree, Bhediya, Munjya, Thama, Shakti Shalini and Chamunda |
| Bumilangit Cinematic Universe | Gundala | 2019 | Present | Gundala and Sri Asih |
| Lokesh Cinematic Universe | Kaithi | 2019 | Present | Dilli, Inspector Bejoy, Anbu, Adaikalam, Constable Napoleon, Amudha, Kamatchi, Arun Kumar Vikram, Amar, Rolex, Parthiban (Leo Das), Sathya, Joshy Andrews |
| HIT Universe | HIT: The First Case | 2020 | Present | Vikram Rudraraju, K. Vishwanath, Krishna Dev |
| Bubble Cinematic Universe | Major Grom: Plague Doctor | 2021 | Present | Major Grom and Fury |
| Āstraverse | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | 2022 | Present | Shiva, Isha Chatterjee, Dev, Amrita, Mohan Bhargav, Anish Shetty, Junoon, Raghu aka Guruji |
| The Twisted Childhood Universe | Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey | 2023 | Present | Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, Bambi: The Reckoning and Pinocchio: Unstrung |
| Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe | Hanu-Man | 2024 | Present | Numerous |
| Kalki Cinematic Universe | Kalki 2898 AD | 2024 | Present | Numerous |
| DC Universe | Superman | 2024 | Present | Numerous |

### Common origin

Some definitions of a shared universe allow a single original work if later works can be split into loosely connected groups with different characters, sometimes sharing an overall continuity.
| Universe | Origin film | Start date | End date | Connecting franchises |
| Rocky | Rocky | 1976 | Present | Rocky, Creed and Staying Alive |
| Star Wars | Star Wars | 1977 | Present | Star Wars, Rogue One and Solo |
| The Mummy | The Mummy | 1999 | 2018 | The Mummy and The Scorpion King |
| X-Men | X-Men | 2000 | 2020 | X-Men, Wolverine, Deadpool, and New Mutants |
| Fast & Furious | The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | Present | Fast & Furious, Hobbs & Shaw, and Better Luck Tomorrow |
| Cars | Cars | 2006 | Present | Cars and Planes |
| Despicable Me | Despicable Me | 2010 | Present | Despicable Me films and Minions films |
| The Conjuring Universe | The Conjuring | 2013 | Present | The Conjuring, Annabelle, Wolves at the Door, The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona |
| The Lego Movie | The Lego Movie | 2014 | Present | The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part |

## Television

This is a partial list of fictional universes created for television.
| Universe | Origin / First mentioned | Date | Notes |
| Avatar universe | Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2005–2014 | Characters appearing in both shows include Katara, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, and Aang. |
| Television Series created by Mark VII Limited | Dragnet franchise (1951) | 1951–1979 | Dragnet franchise, Noah's Ark, The D.A.'s Man, Pete Kelly's Blues, Adam-12, The D.A., O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, Emergency!, Hec Ramsey, Escape, Chase, Sierra, Mobile One, Little Mo, Project U.F.O. and Sam. |
| Guiding Light and Other Series | Guiding Light (1952) | 1952–present | Guiding Light and spin-off Our Private World, Search for Tomorrow, As the World Turns, Another World, Somerset, Texas, Lovers and Friends, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, Evil, and The Bold and the Beautiful. |
| Sam and Friends, The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Big Bag, Between The Lions, and Mecha Builders | Sam and Friends (1955) | 1955–present | An ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware, burlesque, and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. All three crossover in A Muppet Family Christmas. |
| Hanna-Barbera Universe | Tom and Jerry | 1940–present | Tom and Jerry, Ruff & Reddy, Loopy De Loop, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Hokey Wolf, Wally Gator, Touché Turtle and Dum Dum, Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potamus, Secret Squirrel, Atom Ant, Top Cat, Hong Kong Phooey, Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har, Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!, Mumbly, The Hillbilly Bears, Squiddly Diddly, Winsome Witch, Snooper and Blabber, CB Bears, The Great Grape Ape, Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long, Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse, Yakky Doodle, Breezly and Sneezly, Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, The Galloping Ghost, Precious Pupp, The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda, Monster Tails, Capitol Critters, Gravedale High, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Roman Holidays, Where's Huddles?, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Jonny Quest, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Frankenstein Jr., The Impossibles, Samson & Goliath, The Space Kidettes, Shazzan, Sealab 2020, Jana of the Jungle, Galtar and the Golden Lance, The Pirates of Dark Water, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Scooby-Doo Where Are You!, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy, The Funky Phantom, Inch High Private Eye, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Clue Club, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, The Buford Files, The Kwicky Koala Show,Trollkins, The Snorks, The Biskitts, Paw Paws, These Are The Days, Korg: 70,000 B.C., Going Bananas, Basement Tech, etc. |
| Warner Bros. westerns | Cheyenne (1956) | 1955–1962; 1978–1982; 1991 | Cheyenne, Maverick, Sugarfoot, Colt .45, Bronco, Lawman; New Maverick, Young Maverick, Bret Maverick; The Gambler Returns: Luck of the Draw, The Rifleman, Bat Masterson, Rawhide, The Virginian, Wyatt Earp, The Westerner, Kung Fu, and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. |
| Warner Bros. detectives | 77 Sunset Strip (1958) | 1958–1964 | 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, Bourbon Street Beat, and Surfside 6. |
| Coronation Street and other series | Coronation Street (1960–present) | 1960–present | Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Brookside, Eastenders, Casualty, Hollyoaks, Holby City, and Doctors Also includes Coronation Street spin-offs Pardon the Expression, Turn Out the Lights, The Brothers McGregor and Albion Market, Brookside spin-offs Damon and Debbie and South, Eastenders spin-offs Eastenders: E20, Kat and Alfie: Redwater, CivvyStreet, and various other Eastenders spin-offs, Casualty spin-offs Holby City, HolbyBlue, Casualty 1900s and Casualty@Holby City, as well as various books and TV movies based on the different soaps. |
| The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres | The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) | 1961–1971 | A fictional universe created by Paul Henning where all the main characters come from rural places. Also includes Mister Ed. |
| General Hospital and Other Series (AKA the ABC Soap Opera Universe) | General Hospital (1963) | 1963–present | General Hospital, Port Charles, General Hospital: Night Shift, The Young Marrieds, One Life to Live, All My Children, Ryan's Hope, Loving, The City, What If...., and Twin Peaks. |
| Whoniverse | Doctor Who (1963–present) | 1963–present | Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K-9, Class and related media. |
| Sons of Anarchy | Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) | 2006–2023 | Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C. |
| The Shield | The Shield (2002–2008) | 2002–present | The Shield and S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) |
| Batman, Green Hornet, Adventures of Superman, Legends of the Superheroes, and Wonder Woman | Adventures of and the Mole Men (1951) | 1951–1979 | Also includes 1966 film Batman. |
| Star Trek Universe | Star Trek (1966–1969) | 1966–present | Series created by Gene Roddenberry, continued by Harve Bennett, Rick Berman, J. J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman. To date comprises 12 television series and 13 feature films. |
| Ultra Series | Ultra Q | 1966 | The collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman. |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Phyllis and Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) | 1970–1982 | |
| Cannon and Barnaby Jones | Cannon | 1971–1980 | |
| Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Universe | 1984-present | Dos mujeres en mi casa, Dr. Candido Perez, Al ritmo de la noche, Cero en conducta, Humor es los comediantes, Que madre tan padre, Una familia de diez and Tu crees? | |
| Carla Estrada, Reynaldo Lopez comedies | 2001-2007, 2022-present | La hora pico, La parodia, El priviegio de mandar, Tal para cual and Mas vale sola | |
| Toei Tokusatsu Universe | Kamen Rider (1971) | 1971–present | Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Inazuman, Super Sentai, Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero. |
| Norman Lear, Tyler Perry, Quincy Jones series and others | All in the Family | 1971–present | All in the Family, The Jeffersons, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Madea film series, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Love Thy Neighbor, The Paynes, Meet the Browns, Maude, Good Times, Mr. Dugan, Hanging In, Archie Bunker's Place, 704 Hauser, Checking In, Gloria, Blossom, Out All Night, In the House, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Hello, Larry (A part of The Tommy Westphall Universe) |
| Magnum, P.I. and Other Series | Magnum, P.I. (1980) | 1980–1996 | Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Whiz Kids, Murder, She Wrote, Strange Bargain, and The Law & Harry McGraw. |
| Cheers and Other Series | Cheers | 1982–present | Cheers, Wings, Frasier, The Tortellis, The John Larroquette Show, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Friends, Joey, Style & Substance, Caroline in the City, The Single Guy, Madman of the People and Frasier (2023 reboot series). Series of interconnected sitcoms all airing on US network NBC. Caroline in the City crossed over with both Frasier and Friends, tying the universes together. Cheers also crossed over with St. Elsewhere, tying it to the Tommy Westphall universe. |
| Wolf Entertainment Universe | St. Elsewhere (1982) | 1982–present | Law & Order Franchise (Law & Order, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: LA, and Law & Order: Organized Crime), Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere, Andy Barker, P.I., New York Undercover, Deadline, Conviction, In Plain Sight, Jo, the Chicago franchise (Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Justice), and the FBI franchise (FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI: International). Law & Order debuted in 1990, but its inclusion of John Munch connected it to Homicide: Life on the Street, which in turn connected it to the earlier show, St. Elsewhere, and thus the Tommy Westphall Universe. Munch also connects it to the X-Files universe, The Beat, Arrested Development, and The Wire. |
| The Cosby Show and A Different World | The Cosby Show | 1984–1993 | |
| Thomas & Friends, Shining Time Station, TUGS and Salty's Lighthouse | Thomas & Friends | 1984–2021 | |
| Money for Nothing and ReBoot | Money for Nothing | 1985–2001 | |
| The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses and The Golden Palace | The Golden Girls | 1985–1995 | |
| ABC sitcoms | Perfect Strangers | 1986–2020 | Full House and sequel Fuller House, Perfect Strangers and spin-off Family Matters, Step by Step, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, You Wish, Teen Angel, Meego, Boy Meets World and spin-off/sequel Girl Meets World, Clueless, Moesha, The Parkers, Girlfriends, and The Game. Ties into the Disney Channel sitcom universe through Girl Meets World. |
| Moonlighting and Other Series | Hart to Hart | 1979 | Moonlighting, Remington Steele |
| Nickelodeon's Klasky Csupo Universe | Rugrats | 1991– 2008 | Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, and As Told by Ginger. |
| DC Animated Universe | Batman: The Animated Series | 1992–2019 | Includes home video entries, last Television entry was Justice League Unlimited which ended in 2006, and last home video entry was Justice League vs. the Fatal Five which ended in 2019. |
| Marvel Animated Universe | X-Men (1992) | 1992–present | X-Men, Spider-Man, and X-Men '97. |
| Walker, Texas Ranger, Sons of Thunder, Martial Law, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, and Early Edition | Picket Fences | 1992–2001 | Dr. Jeffrey Geiger appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street, tying it to the Law and Order universe, and the Tommy Westphall Universe. |
| Hill Street Blues and Other Series | Hill Street Blues | 1981–2008 | Hill Street Blues, Beverly Hills Buntz, Cop Rock, L.A. Law, Civil Wars, NYPD Blue, Public Morals, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Brooklyn South, Gideon's Crossing, Boston Public, Boston Legal, Miss Match, and Snoops. |
| Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria | Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993–present |
| The X-Files Universe | The X-Files | 1993–present | The X-Files, Millennium, and The Lone Gunmen. Featured a cameo by Det. John Munch, tying it to the Law & Order universe, and the Tommy Westphall universe. |
| Power Rangers Universe | Power Rangers | 1993–present | Power Rangers (Has a multiverse with three confirmed universes; Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers RPM take place in separate universes as confirmed by the 25th anniversary special Dimensions in Danger), Masked Rider, and Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation. |
| Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, Becker, The Simple Life, Cosby, and The Nanny | The Nanny | 1993–2007 | |
| The Lion King, Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard | The Lion King | 1994–2019 | Not counting the 2019 remake of The Lion King. |
| Friends, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, and The Good Place. | Friends | 1994–2020 | |
| Gargoyles, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) | Gargoyles | 1994–2006 | |
| ER, Third Watch, and Medical Investigation | ER | 1994–2009 | |
| Stargate | Stargate | 1994–2018 | Stargate (film), Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe and Stargate Origins. |
| Xenaverse | Hercules and the Amazon Women | 1994–2001 | Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Hercules and the Circle of Fire, Hercules in the Underworld, Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules and Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus |
| JAG and Other Series (AKA the "Bellisarioverse") | JAG | 1995–present | JAG, First Monday, the NCIS franchise (NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai'i, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Tony & Ziva), Hawaii Five-0, Scorpion, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I.. |
| The Pretender and Profiler | The Pretender | 1996–2000 | |
| Buffyverse | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1997–present | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and related media. |
| Dawson's Creek and Young Americans | Dawson's Creek | 1998–2003 | |
| Billionfold Inc. Universe | The Fairly OddParents | 1998–2018 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy and Bunsen Is a Beast |
| Crossing Jordan and Las Vegas | Crossing Jordan | 2001–2008 | |
| Dora Universe | Dora the Explorer | 2000–present | Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go! and Dora and Friends |
| Tripperverse | Man About the House | 1973–1981 | Man About the House, George and Mildred and Robin's Nest |
| Up Pompeii Universe | Up Pompeii | 1969–1991 | Up Pompeii (television series and film), Up the Chastity Belt, Up the Front, Whoops Baghdad, Further Up Pompeii (1975), A Touch of the Casanovas, Then Churchill Said to Me and Further Up Pompeii (1991) |
| CSI franchise, Without a Trace and Cold Case | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2000–present | The brand of Morley's cigarettes ties it loosely to the Tommy Westphall universe. Two and a Half Men also did a crossover with CSI, ostensibly making it part of the same universe. |
| Disney Channel sitcoms | That's So Raven | 2003–present | That's So Raven and spin-offs Cory in the House and Raven's Home, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and spin-off The Suite Life on Deck, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, I'm in the Band, A.N.T. Farm, Jessie and spinoff Bunk'd, Austin & Ally, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Liv and Maddie, Best Friends Whenever, I Didn't Do It, K.C. Undercover, Crash & Bernstein, and Aaron Stone. |
| One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected | One Tree Hill | 2003–2012 | |
| Chouseishin Series | Chouseishin Gransazer | 2003–2006 | Gransazer, Justirisers, Sazer-X and Sazer-X the Movie. |
| The Librarian | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | 2004–present | |
| Nickelodeon Sitcom Universe | Drake & Josh | 2004–present | Drake & Josh, Unfabulous, Zoey 101, iCarly, iCarly 2021 revival, Victorious, Game Shakers, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger and spinoff Danger Force, The Thundermans, The Haunted Hathaways, That Girl Lay Lay, Tyler Perry's Young Dylan, Side Hustle, Warped!, Knight Squad, and Ryan's Mystery Playdate. |
| Shondaland Universe | Grey's Anatomy | 2005–Present | Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Station 19 |
| The Big Bang Theory | The Big Bang Theory | 2007–2024 | The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage. |
| Prison Break and Breakout Kings | Prison Break | 2005–2017 | |
| Bones, The Finder, Sleepy Hollow and Rosewood | Bones | 2005–2017 | |
| My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope | My Name Is Earl | 2005–2014 | |
| Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Alphas | Eureka | 2006–2014 | |
| Flashpoint and The Listener | Flashpoint | 2008–2014 | |
| Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul | Breaking Bad | 2008–2022 | Also includes El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. |
| The Vampire Diaries Universe | The Vampire Diaries | 2009–present | The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies. |
| Pretty Little Liars | Pretty Little Liars | 2010–present | Pretty Little Liars, Ravenswood, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin |
| The Walking Dead TV universe | The Walking Dead | 2010–present | The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. |
| Once Upon a Time Universe | Once Upon a Time | 2011–2018 | Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland |
| American Horror Story | American Horror Story: Murder House | 2011–present | |
| How to Get Away with a Scandal | How to Get Away with Murder | 2016–2020 | How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal. |
| Arrowverse | Arrow | 2012–2024 | Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Batwoman, Black Lightning and Superman & Lois. Adjacent Series: Batman (1966), Batman (1989 film), Smallville, Birds of Prey (TV Series), Constantine (TV series), The Flash (1990 TV series), Superman Returns, Green Lantern (2011), Lucifer, Titans, Doom Patrol, Stargirl, DC Extended Universe, and Swamp Thing |
| SpongeBob Universe | SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, The Patrick Star Show and Big Time Rush. Big Time Rush also connects it to Yo Gabba Gabba!, How to Rock, and Marvin Marvin. |
| Lab Rats, Kirby Buckets, Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force | Lab Rats | 2012–2016 | |
| Orange Is the New Black and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Orange Is the New Black | 2013–2020 |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe's Television Series | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2013–present | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, Inhumans, The Punisher, Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, Helstrom, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If...?, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Secret Invasion and I am Groot. |
| American Crime Story | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | 2016–present | An American true crime anthology series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are executive producers with Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. |
| Riverdale Universe | Riverdale | 2017–2023 | Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Katy Keene |
| Cartoon Network Universe | Dexter's Laboratory | 1996– present | Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, Johnny Bravo, Mike Lu and Og, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sheep in the Big City, Time Squad, Grim & Evil franchise, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Camp Lazlo, Squirrel Boy, and Codename: Kids Next Door |
| Jay Ward Universe | Crusader Rabbit | 1950–present | Crusader Rabbit, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, Super Chicken, Fractured Fairy Tales, and Aesop and Son |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Yu-Gi-Oh! | 2000– 2011 | All the other shows following 5Ds take place in their own standalone universes/continuities. |
| The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | | 2009– present | Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Pingu, Rubbadubbers, Angelina Ballerina, The Koala Brothers, Roary the Racing Car, Fifi and the Flowertots, Little Robots, Muffin the Mule, Flower Pot Men, Andy Pandy, Children in Need, Engie Benjy, Paddington Bear, The Wombles, Teletubbies, In the Night Garden..., Peppa Pig, Thunderbirds, Bagpuss, Ben 10, Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Roobarb, Fluffy Gardens, Rainbow, The Sooty Show, Camberwick Green and Trumpton |
| The Tommy Westphall Universe | St. Elsewhere | 1982–present | |
| Chespirito Media Universe | Sin Querer Queriendo | 2023–present | Sin Querer Queriendo and Untitled animated El Chavo series. |
| Regular Show and Close Enough | Regular Show | 2010–present | |
| New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 2011–2021 | |
| Cloud 9 Universe | The Mindy Project | 2012–2021 | The Mindy Project, Superstore, I Feel Bad and Good Girls. |
| Mission: Impossible and Other Series | Mission: Impossible (1966) | 1966–1975; 1986–present | Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mannix, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Diagnosis: Murder, Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series), Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. Also includes Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob and the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Marvel Action Hour | Iron Man (1994) | 1994–1997 | Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and The Incredible Hulk . |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Please Don't Eat the Daisies, McHale's Navy, and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1964–1967; 1983 | Also Includes The Glass Bottom Boat and Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
| I Love Lucy and Other Series | I Love Lucy | 1951– 1971; 1986–1994 | I Love Lucy, The Danny Thomas Show, The Bill Dana Show, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Mayberry R.F.D., The Joey Bishop Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The New Andy Griffith Show, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and Herman's Head. Also includes I Love Lucy: The Movie. |
| Father Knows Best and Other Series | Father Knows Best | 1954–1999 | Charlie's Angels (1976 TV series), Vegas, The Love Boat and revival Love Boat: The Next Wave, Fantasy Island, Leave It to Beaver and sequel The New Leave It to Beaver, Father Knows Best, Martin, and The Brady Bunch with reunion films and spin-offs The Brady Bunch Hour, A Very Brady Christmas, and The Bradys. |
| Knight Rider Universe | Knight Rider (1982) | 1982–2009 | Knight Rider (1982 TV series), Code of Vengeance, Team Knight Rider, Knight Rider 2000, Knight Rider (2008 TV series), and the 2008 film, Knight Rider. |
| Happy Days and Other Series | Happy Days | 1974–1984 | Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Out of the Blue, Joanie Loves Chachi, and The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang. |
| The Good Wife and The Good Fight | The Good Wife | 2008–2022 | |
| Zeke and Luther and Other Series | Zeke and Luther | 2009–2020 | Zeke and Luther, Peter Punk, Kickin' It, Pair of Kings, Violetta, Cuando toca la campana, O11CE, Soy Luna, Juacas, and Bia. |
| Newhart and Other Series | Newhart | 1982–2004 | Newhart, George and Leo, The Drew Carey Show, Grace Under Fire, Coach, Ellen, Two Guys and a Girl, The Hughleys, The Norm Show, and The Geena Davis Show. |
| Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, and Kirstie | Hot in Cleveland | 2010–2016 | |
| Murdoch Mysteries, Republic of Doyle, and Frankie Drake Mysteries | Murdoch Mysteries | 2008–present | |
| Night Court and My Two Dads | Night Court | 1984–1992 | |
| The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman | The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) | 1973–1978; 1987–1994 | Also Includes The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, and Bionic Ever After? |
| Alice, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Enos | Alice | 1976–1985; 1997; 2000 | Also includes The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood. |
| Passions, Bewitched, and Nanny and the Professor | Bewitched | 1964–1972; 1999–2008 | |
| 24 franchise, Tyrant, and Homeland | 24 | 2001–2020 | |
| Roseanne, The Jackie Thomas Show, and The Conners | Roseanne | 1988–1997; 2018–present | |
| Cougar Town and Scrubs | Scrubs | 2001–2015 | |
| Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass, and Rock & Chips | Fawlty Towers | 1975–2011 | |
| About a Boy and Parenthood | Parenthood | 2010–2015 | |
| 21 Jump Street and Booker | 21 Jump Street | 1987–1991 | |
| Home Improvement Thunder Alley, Buddies, Soul Man, Cristela, and Last Man Standing | Home Improvement | 1991–1999; 2011–2021 | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise | Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) | 1990–2019 | Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place (1992), Models Inc., 90210, Melrose Place (2009), and BH90210. |
| Battlestar Galactica and Caprica | Battlestar Galactica (2004) | 2004–2012 | Also includes the films Battlestar Galactica: Razor and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan and the web series' Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance, Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks, Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy, and Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome. |
| B. J. and the Bear, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, and Quincy, M.E. | B. J. and the Bear | 1976–1983 | |
| Supernatural and The Winchesters | Supernatural | 2005–2023 | Also includes the web series/spin-off, Ghostfacers. |
| The Bob Newhart Show, Murphy Brown, The Famous Teddy Z, Ink, and Bob | The Bob Newhart Show | 1972–1998 | Elliot Carlin from The Bob Newhart Show appeared in St. Elsewhere, tying universes together, and the Tommy Westphall Universe. |
| Family Ties, Day by Day, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Family Ties | 1982–1993 | |
| Smart Guy and Sister, Sister | Sister, Sister | 1994–1999 | |
| Charmed (1998 TV series) and Charmed (2018 TV series) | Charmed (1998) | 1998–2006; 2018–2022 | |
| M*A*S*H and Other Series | M*A*S*H | 1972–2004 | M*A*S*H and spin-offs Trapper John, M.D., AfterMASH, and W*A*L*T*E*R, The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere, Tattingers, Method & Red, and Providence. Dr. Roxanne Turner from St. Elsewhere appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street, tying it to the Law and Order Universe and the Tommy Westphall Universe. |
| Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes | Life on Mars | 2006–2010 | |
| The Family Man and Farzi | The Family Man | 2019–present | Characters from The Family Man- Shinde, Ajit, Punit and Srikant Tiwari appear in cameos in Farzi. |
| Blue Bloods and The Mosquito Coast | Blue Bloods | 2010–present | |
| Anne Rice's Immortal Universe | Interview with the Vampire | 2022–present | The fictional Talamasca organization as well as physical settings in New Orleans and magic mechanics connect Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches in an explicitly shared universe |
| Trendy dramas aired on Sundays produced by Sanlih E-Television | The Prince Who Turns into a Frog | 2005–2021 | |
| The World Between Us and Wave Makers | The World Between Us | 2019–2023 | |
| Shaaticup and Sinpaat | Shaaticup | 2022–present | Characters appearing in both shows include Fazu and Babu. |
| Save Me universe | Save Me | 2017–2021 | Save Me, Save Me 2, Strangers from Hell, Dark Hole |
| Street Sharks and Extreme Dinosaurs | Street Sharks | 1994–1997 | |

## Shared media

This is a partial list of fictional universes created for both television and cinema.
| Universe | Origin film or series | Start date | End date | Connecting characters |
| Star Wars Universe | Star Wars & The Mandalorian | 1977 | Present | Numerous |
| Star Trek Universe | Star Trek: the Original Series & Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1966/1979 | Present | Numerous |
| Bourne | The Bourne Identity | 2002 | Present | The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Jason Bourne & Treadstone |
| Toei Tokusatsu Universe | Kamen Rider (1971) & Go Go Kamen Rider | 1971 | Present | Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Inazuman, Super Sentai, Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero. |
| DC Animated Universe | Batman: The Animated Series & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | 1992/1993 | 2006 | Batman, Superman, Batman Beyond, Static, Infiltration Unit Zeta, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited |
| DC Extended Universe | Man of Steel & Peacemaker | 2013/2022 | 2023 | Numerous |
| How to Train Your Dragon | How to train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Dragons | 2010/2012 | 2019 | Hiccup, Toothless, Fishlegs Ingerman, Astrid Hofferson, Snotlout Jorgensen, Tuffnut Thorston, Ruffnut Thorston |
| Marvel Cinematic Universe | Iron Man & Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2008/2013 | Present | Numerous |
| Monsters, Inc. Universe | Monsters, Inc. & Monsters at Work | 2001/2021 | Present | Mike Wazowski, James P. Sullivan |
| Pokémon Universe | Pokémon (TV series), Pokémon: The First Movie | 1997/1998 | Present | Pikachu, Ash Ketchum, Mewtwo, Darkrai |
| Toy Story | Tin Toy (1988) | 1988/1995 | Present | Tin Toy, Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Lightyear |
| Wallace and Gromit | A Grand Day Out | 1989 | Present | A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, Cracking Contraptions, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, A Matter of Loaf and Death, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time |
| World of Twelve | Dofus (MMORPG), Wakfu (TV series), Wakfu (MMORPG), Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim (TV series) (French Page) & Dofus – Book 1: Julith | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, & 2016 | Present | All media, including MMORPGs, phone games (Wakfu Raiders, Dofus Pets, etc.), graphic novels, board games, television series, web series (Mini-Wakfu, etc.), and films utilize the same core characters, including Kerub Crepin, Joris, Yugo, Grougal, Julith, Atcham Crepin, Rushu, and the twelve gods that give the universe the name, "World of Twelve". Additionally, Ankama has added a video feature to its game launcher (required to install and play all MMORPGs), which allows players to view all TV and web series, thus providing continuity across all of the media. |
| Riordanverse | Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, The Trials of Apollo, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard | 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016 | Present | Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Carter Kane, Sadie Kane, Lester Papadopoulos (A.K.A., Apollo), Magnus Chase |
| Winx Club Universe | Winx Club | 2004 | Present | Winx Club, Winx Club Films & PopPixie |
| Walt Disney Studios, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and The World Ends with You | Cleaning Up!!? | 1921, 1987, 2002, 2007 | Present | Numerous |
| Proloy Universe | Proloy & Abar Proloy | 2011 | Present | Binod Behari Dutta, Animesh Dutta |
| Punorjonmo | Punorjonmo | 2021 | Present | Rafsan Haque, Rokeya, Nila, Kamal |
| DC Universe | Creature Commandos & Superman | 2024/2025 | Present | Numerous |