Original: The first installment , The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , was released on December 9 , 2005 , while the second , Prince Caspian , was released on May 16 , 2008 ; Box Office Mojo this first pair of films were directed by Andrew Adamson and produced by Mark Johnson .
Simplified: The first movie in the series , The Lion , The Witch and the Wardrobe , was released in 2005 , and the second , Prince Caspian , was released in 2008 .