Film Series

Film series are created when a film becomes a success. Sequels, prequels and spinoffs can turn a group of films into a real Cash-Cow Franchise. Sometimes the makers choose not to make another movie based on the success of the first one. This can be due to lack of interest or the knowledge that they will not be able to duplicate everything the original made great.

Many others simply go for the quick buck and mass produce new movies. Though a huge flop or critically panned film can halt the sequel frenzy, there have been cases when sequels continue to be made long after audiences and critics gave up.

• The 7th Company — World War II-set Armed Farces. 3 films between 1973 and 1977.
• 48 Hrs. — Buddy cop series. 2 films since 1982.
• 976-EVIL — Horror series. 2 films since 1989.
• Abbott and Costello — Comedy series. 35 films since 1940.
• The ABCs of Death — Horror anthology series. 3 films since 2012.
• The Adventures of Antoine Doinel — Drama series. 5 films, although none of them is quite as well-known or critically well received as The 400 Blows.
• Alien — Horror science fiction series. 6 films since 1979.
• Alien vs. Predator — Crossover between Alien and Predator. 2 films since 2004.
• All Superheroes Must Die — Superhero series. 2 films since 2011.
• Alligator — Killer animal series. 2 films since 1980.
• American Pie — Raunchy teen comedy series, with 7 installments since 1999.
• American Psycho — Psychological horror series. 2 films since 2000.
• American Werewolf — Werewolf series. 2 films since 1981.
• Amityville — Started out as a film of the Based on a Great Big Lie book, which somehow got turned into a confusing mess of a franchise since 1979 with numerous official and unofficial installments.
• Andy Hardy — Romantic comedy series. 16 films between 1937 and 1958.
• Anpanman — A series of animated children's films based on the long-running anime of the same name. 30 films since 1989.
• Anthropophagus — Splatter series. 2 films and a pseudo-sequel since 1980.
• Army of the Dead — Horror/action film series. 2 films since 2021.
• Art the Clown — Slasher film franchise with a total of 4 feature-length movies and 2 in the making and two shorts dating as far back as 2005.
• The Ape Woman — Horror film series. 3 films between 1943 and 1945.
• Asterix — Based off the popular comic book series. 10 animated film adaptations since 1967 and 4 live-action since 1999.
• The Astro-Zombies — Sci-Fi Horror series. 4 films since 1968.
• Austin Powers — Comedy series. 3 films since 1997.
• Avatar — Epic science-fiction series. 2 films since 2009, 3 more incoming.
• Axeman — Slasher Movie series. 2 films since 2013.
• Baahubali — High Fantasy series. 2 films since 2015.
• The Babysitter Netflix Series — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 2017.
• Back to the Future — Comedy series. 3 films since 1985.
• Batman — Superhero series. All in all the character has appeared on film eleven times (with three continuities) since 1989 (without going into the 1940s serial, 1960s incarnation, DC Animated Universe films and DC Universe Animated Original Movies) and counting.
  • Batman Film Series — The Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher-directed Batman movies — 4 films between 1989 and 1997.
  • The Dark Knight Trilogy — 3 films since 2005.
  • DC Extended Universe (see below) — Batman has appeared in 3 DC Extended Universe films since 2016.
  • Joker — Only as young Bruce.
  • The Batman (2022)
• Battle Royale — Dystopian action series. 2 films since 2000.
• The Beastmaster — Heroic Fantasy series. 3 films since 1982.
• Beethoven — Family series about a lovable Saint Bernard dog. 8 films since 1992.
• Benji — Family series about an adorable floppy eared mixed-eared breed dog. 7 films since 1974. One TV series in 1983.
• Betty Boop — 110 animated shorts, all between 1930 and 1939. Though in her earliest appearances she was still unnamed and just a side character, gradually becoming the star.
• Beverly Hills Cop — Action comedy movie series. Four films since 1984.
• Billy Jack — Action series. Four films since 1967.
• The Birds — Killer animal series. 2 films since 1963.
• Black Belt Jones — Blaxploitation martial arts series. 2 films since 1974.
• Black Caesar — Blaxploitation series. 2 films since 1973.
• The Black Cobra — Blaxploitation series. 4 films since 1987.
• Blade Runner — Cyberpunk series. 2 films since 1982.
• Blade Trilogy — Comic book adaptation series about a vampire killer. Three films since 1998.
• The Blind Dead — Zombie series. 4 movies since 1972.
• The Blob — Sci-Fi Horror series. 2 movies and a remake since 1958.
• Blood Cult — Slasher Movie series most famous for being the first Direct to Video films ever. 2 films since 1985.
• Blood Feast — Splatter film series. 2 films since 1963.
• BloodRayne — Vampire series based on the video games. 3 films since 2005.
• The Boondock Saints — Action crime series. 2 films since 1999.
• The Bourne Series — Spy thrillers loosely based on a series of novels, five movies since 2002.
• Bride of the Monster — Sci-Fi Horror series. 2 films since 1955.
• Bring It On — Films centering around cheerleading. 6 made since 2000.
• Brotherhood of Blades — Martial Arts Movie series. 2 films since 2014.
• Bronx Warriors — Post-apocalyptic action series. 2 films since 1982.
• Bugs Bunny — Starred in 167 animated shorts from 1940 until 1964. Has appeared in several post-golden age cartoons and TV specials afterwards.
• Caddyshack — Golf comedy series. 2 films since 1980.
• Candyman — Supernatural horror films. 4 films since 1992.
• Carry On — Hugely popular British comedy film series, with 31 films in their catalogue between 1958 and 1992.
• Cars — animated film series. 3 films, 2 spin-offs, 16 shorts. Since 2006.
• Carved — Horror series. 2 films since 2007.
• Casper the Friendly Ghost — 55 films, a TV series spinoff, and a live-action film since 1946.
• Cast a Deadly Spell — Lovecraftian noir series. 2 films since 1991.
• Charlie Chan — The Chinese detective created by Earl Derr Biggers has been featured in nearly 60 films between 1926 and 1997 — but only four times by an actual Chinese actor, starting in 1989.
• Cheech & Chong — 6 feature films since 1978 and one animated movie in 2013.
• Children of the Corn — Another Stephen King short story which was turned into a movie. Spawned a sequel-ridden franchise with 7 films.
• Child's Play — Slasher film series starring a killer doll. 7 films since 1988.
• The Chronicles of Narnia — Movie adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia series. Has spawned 3 movies.
• The Chronicles of Riddick — Action movie based on a comic strip. 3 films, one animated film and a separate video game series.
• Coffin Joe (aka Zé do Caixão) — Brazilian horror film series. Three films since 1963. Afterwards the character appeared in two more films in a cameo role. A third one, The Strange World of Coffin Joe doesn't have him appear, despite his name being in the title.
• Conan the Barbarian — Sword and sorcery series based on the novels by Robert E. Howard. Since 1982 three films have been made, the final one a remake. Had an animated TV series and a live-action TV series too.
• Confessions of a... Series — 4 British sex comedies from the mid-1970s.
• The Conjuring Universe — Supernatural horror films. 7 films since 2013.
• Creature from the Black Lagoon — Horror movie series. 3 films between 1953 and 1956.
• Criminally Insane — Horror series. 2 films since 1975.
• Critters — Horror Comedy series. 5 films starting in 1986.
• "Crocodile" Dundee — Australian comedy series. 3 films since 1986.
• The Crow — Supernatural action/horror series about a crow that resurrects people to avenge themselves and the people they love. Based on the graphic novel series by James O'Barr. 4 films with only two having a theatrical release.
• Cube — Science fiction series. 3 films since 1997.
• The Curse — Sci-Fi Horror series. 3 films since 1987.
• Cyborg — Post-apocalyptic series. 3 films since 1989.
• Cyborg Cop — Science fiction action series. 3 films since 1993.
• Daffy Duck — 131 theatrical animated shorts between 1937 and 1968. Followed by several animated specials and cartoons from 1972 on.
• Daimajin — Historical Kaiju series. 3 films since 1966.
• Daredevil — Superhero series. 2 films since 2003.
• Dark Harvest — Slasher Movie series. 3 films since 2004.
• Dark Shadows — Gothic Horror series based on the Soap Opera of the same name. 3 films since 1970, though only the first two share any connection.
• Darkman — Superhero series. 3 films since 1990.
• DC Extended Universe — A joint movie adaptation of the DC comic book universe, with multiple movies occurring in the same world. Nine films released so far since 2013.
• DC Universe Animated Original Movies — Animated superhero series. 44 films since 2007.
• Dear God No! — Biker horror series. 2 films since 2011.
• Death Race — Dystopian action series. 2 films and a 4-film remake series since 1975.
• Death Wish — Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey, who movie after movie loses his loved ones to criminals, which in turn leads to vigilante mayhem. 5 films since 1974.
• Demons — Horror series. 2 films and an unofficial sequel since 1985.
• Department Q — Nordic Noir series. 4 films since 2013.
• Despicable Me — CGI animated films. Three main series movies, two spin-off films and several shorts since 2010.
• The Devil Bat — Horror series. 3 films since 1940.
• Die Hard — Action movies starring Bruce Willis. 5 films since 1988.
• Dirty Harry — Police films starring Clint Eastwood. 5 films since 1971.
• Django — Spaghetti Western series. 2 official films and over 30 unofficial ones since 1966.
• Doctor — British medical comedies. 7 films between 1954 and 1970.
• Doctor X — Horror mystery series. 2 films since 1932.
• Don Camillo — 5 movies between 1953 and 1965, based on the eponymous novels, and some non-canonical entries afterwards in the seventies and eighties.
• Donald Duck — 171 theatrical animated shorts between 1934 and 1968.
• Doraemon Film Series — Yearly anime film series based on the Doraemon manga and anime. 39 movies as of 2019.
• Dracula — Despite the repeated stakings and sunlight baskings, this eponymous vampire count just keeps coming back. 80 films since 1921 and that's just the most mainstream ones.
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Horror series based on the eponymous novel. Since 1908 32 movies have been made.
• Dr. Kildare — 16 films between 1937 and 1947. Spawned a popular television series in The '60s.
• Dr. Phibes — Horror series. 2 films since 1971.
• Dragonheart — Fantasy series. 5 films since 1996.
• Droopy — 24 animated theatrical cartoons between 1942 and 1958. Followed by several mediocre TV cartoons since.
• Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 1988.
• Emmanuelle — Most popular erotic film franchise of all time. 37 official films and various ripoffs by other studios since 1973.
• Ernest P. Worrell — 9 "Ernest" films have been made until the death of the main actor.
• Escape from New York — Post-apocalyptic action series. 2 films since 1981.
• Evil Dead - Horror movie series. Four films since 1981.
• The Exorcist — Religious Horror movie series about Demonic Possession. 5 films, including two prequels, since 1973.
• The Falcon — A once famous, now rather obscure detective character who was the hero of 16 different features made between 1940 and 1949.
• Fantômas — Crime fiction series based on the eponymous novel character. 5 films between 1913 and 1914, 7 more between 1932 and 1966, bringing a total to 12 official films.
• Fantastic Four Duology — Superhero film series. Two films since 2005.
• The Fast and the Furious — Heist and fast car chase action movie series. 9 films and a spin-off since 2001.
• Felix the Cat — Oldest and longest running animated cartoons series. 182 animated theatrical shorts since 1919, a 1950s TV series and one 1992 animated feature film.
• Final Destination — People evade death, only to be killed afterwards by a malignant force. 5 films since 2000.
• Firefly Trilogy — Horror series. 3 films since 2003.
• Fist of Fury — Martial Arts Movie series. 6 films and a loose remake since 1972.
• The Fly — Sci-Fi Horror series. 3 films and a 2-film remake series since 1958.
• Flying Guillotine — a wuxia series revolving around assassins using the eponymous Impossibly Cool Weapon. Two films in the series, with a spin-off titled Vengeful Beauty.
• Francis the Talking Mule — Series about a man and his talking donkey, spawned 7 films between 1950 and 1956.
• Frankenstein — Various adaptations since 1910. 4 official and classic films by Universal between 1931 and 1942. Countless unofficial others since then.
• Free Willy — 4 films since 1993 and an animated TV series.
• Freeway — Crime drama series. 2 films since 1996.
• French Fried Vacation — French vacation comedies. 3 films between 1978 and 2006.
• Friday the 13th — Slasher film series around hockey-masked Jason Voorhees. 10 films since 1980, a crossover with A Nightmare on Elm Street, and a 2009 reboot.
• Fright Night — Vampire series. 2 films and a 2-film remake series since 1985.
• From Dusk Till Dawn: Vampire series. 3 films since 1996.
• Fu Manchu — He has been played in over 40 films (beginning in 1923) by over a dozen different actors, including H. Agar Lyons (an Irishman), Warner Oland (a Swede), Boris Karloff (with Myrna Loy as his daughter, here called Fah Lo), Christopher Lee, and Peter Sellers (three Englishmen) and Nicholas Cage — but never yet by an actual Asian actor.
• Future Force — Sci-fi action series. 2 films since 1989.
• Gamera — The most successful Follow the Leader of Godzilla; 12 films have been made between 1965 and 2006.
• The Gamers — A film series co-produced by Dead Gentlemen and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment revolving around tabletop RPGs (role-playing games) and the people who play them.
• Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez — Hugely popular comedy series with Louis de Funès. 6 films between 1964 and 1982.
• GG Bond — A Chinese series of animated films based on the cartoon of the same name. 6 films since 2012.
• Ghost in the Shell: Science fiction action series. Five films since 1995.
• Ghostbusters — Comedy series. Four films since 1984 (one of which was a Continuity Reboot).
• Ginger Snaps — Horror werewolf trilogy.
• The Gingerdead Man — Horror Comedy series. 3 films and a crossover with Evil Bong since 2005.
• Godzilla — Japanese kaiju film series, the longest running film franchise still in production. At a current total of 30 films made over 60 years (1954–Present).
• Godfrey Ho Ninja Movies — Ninaja action movies. More than eighty have been made since the 1980s.
• Goofy — First a central character in the Mickey Mouse cartoons. Got his own succesful spin-off cartoon series from 1939 until 1965. 50 cartoons in total. Received a 1990s TV cartoon series, two TV specials and two cartoons in 2007 and 2011.
• The Godfather — Mafia saga. Three films between 1972 and 1990.
• The Grudge — American horror film series based on the Ju-on films. 3 installments since 2004.
• Guinea Pig — Torture Porn series. 6 films and a 4-film Spin-Off series since 1985.
• Gutterballs — Slasher series. 2 films since 2008.
• Halloween — Slasher film debuted in 1978 that inspired countless slasher movies. 10 movies since 1978. Rebooted in 2007.
• Hammer Horror — Defined vampire and gothic horror cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Over 40 movies under that name.
• Harry Potter — Film adaptation of J. K. Rowling's children's/young adults' fantasy novels. 8 films between 2001 and 2011.^note The seventh and final book, Deathly Hallows, was split into two films.
  • Fantastic Beasts — Spinoff series. Three films since 2016.
• Hatchet — Slasher series. 4 films since 2006.
• Hellboy — Superhero horror series. 2 films and a reboot since 2004.
• Hellraiser — Surreal and gory horror film about extreme S/M enthusiasts from an another dimension. 8 films since 1987.
• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer — Psychological Horror series. 2 films since 1986.
• Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) — Mystery film series. 3 films since 2017.
• Hercules — Action adventure series based on the Greek mythological character. 48 films have been made, since 1933. The most famous ones starring Steve Reeves were made from 1957 on in Italy.
• Highlander — Sword and sorcery series. Five films since 1986, one TV series and animated series spin-off.
• High School Musical — Teenage musical series. Three films and one spin-off since 2006.
• The Hills Have Eyes — Horror series. 2 films and a 2-film remake series since 1977.
• The Hitcher — Horror series. 2 films and a remake since 1986.
• Hotel Transylvania — A series of CGI animated films. Four movies and a television cartoon since 2012.
• House — Horror Comedy series. 4 films since 1986.
• House on Haunted Hill — Horror series. One film and a two-film remake series since 1959.
• The Howling — Series of 7 werewolf films since 1981.
• How to Train Your Dragon — Fantasy adventure film series. Three films and two television cartoons since 2010.
• The Hunger Games — Based on the novel series. 4 films since 2012.
• I Spit on Your Grave — Rape and Revenge series. 2 films, an unofficial sequel and a remake trilogy since 1978.
• Ice Age — CGI animated films. 5 films since 2002.
• Indiana Jones — Action adventure films. 4 films since 1981, with a 5th in development. Inspired a prequel TV series.
• Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS — The Naziploitation franchise. 4 films since 1974.
• The Infernal Affairs Trilogy — Crime thriller series. 3 films and a Foreign Remake since 2002.
• Inner Sanctum Mysteries — Based on a popular radio horror series. 6 films between 1943 and 1945.
• The Invisible Man — Based on the classic horror novel. 6 black-and-white films between 1933 and 1951, the final one being a comedy.
• Ip Man — Martial arts film series. Five films since 2008 (four main films and one spinoff).
• Iron Eagle — Action film series. 4 films since 1986.
• Iron Man — superhero film series, adapted from the comics. Part of Marvel Cinematic Universe. 3 films since 2008.
• Jack Frost — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 1997.
• James Bond — Spy thriller series, based on Ian Fleming's novels. 27 films since 1954, 24 of which are part of the Eon Productions series, which started in 1962. There are 20 films in the original continuity since 1962 and since 2006 a rebooted series of five films with Daniel Craig as Bond, and two 'unofficial' films not produced by Eon.
• Jaws — Killer shark series. Four films since 1975 of whom only the first one was directed by Steven Spielberg.
• Jeepers Creepers — Horror series. 3 films since 2001.
• John Wick — Action thriller series. 3 films since 2014.
• Joshuu Sasori — Girls Behind Bars series. 9 films since 1972.
• Jungle Jim — Jungle adventure series. 16 films between 1948 and 1956.
• Jurassic Park — Dinosaur theme park creates rampage, based on the eponymous novel. Five films since 1993.
• Ju-on — Japanese horror film series about vengeful ghosts. 7 films since 2000.
• Kangaroo Jack — Crime comedy film series. 2 films since 2003.
• The Karnstein Trilogy — Vampire series. 3 films since 1970.
• Keystone Studios — Slapstick comedy series. Made hundreds of films in the 1910s and 1920s.
• Kindergarten Cop — Police comedy series. 2 films since 1990.
• King Kong — Monster movie series.
• Kingsman — Spy action series based on the The Secret Service comic written by Mark Millar and drawn by Dave Gibbons. 3 films since 2015.
• Lake Placid — Killer animal franchise. 5 films and a crossover with Anaconda since 1999.
• The Land Before Time - A series of animated films taking place in the dinosaur era. 14 films and a TV show since 1988.
• Lassie — Heroic Dog series based on the eponymous novel. Spawned 11 live-action movies, a radio series, four TV series and an animated series.
• Laurel and Hardy — Slapstick comedy series. Made more than 105 comedy films around themselves, both shorts and full length films between 1927 and 1950.
• Lavalantula — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 2015.
• Leprechaun — Horror Comedy series. 8 films since 1993.
• Lethal Weapon — Buddy cop movie series. 4 films since 1987.
• The Little Rascals — Children's comedy series. 220 short films between 1922 and 1944.
• Living Dead Series — George A. Romero's famous zombie films. The franchise has become rather complex, giving birth to three different in-progress franchises.
• Looney Tunes — Animated cartoon series. Since 1929, 1004 animated theatrical shorts have been released (counting the Merrie Melodies ones as well). The name Looney Tunes only came in use from 1936 on.
• The Lost Boys — Vampire series. 3 films since 1987.
• Maciste — World's Strongest Man series, often set in a historical time period. One the oldest and longest running film franchises in existence: since 1914 and Cabiria, 52 movies have been made.
• Mad Max — Post-apocalyptic action series. 4 films since 1979.
• Madagascar — Animated comedy series. 3 main series films plus a spin-off film since 2005.
• The Magic Blade trilogy — 3 films chronicling the adventures of the swordsman Fu Hung-Hsueh, played by Ti Lung.
• The Man with the Iron Fists — Martial arts series. 2 films since 2012.
• Manos — Horror series. 3 films since 1966.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe — A joint movie adaptation of the Marvel comic book setting, with multiple movies/movie series occurring in the same world. 23 films have been released since 2008, with many more in progress.
• The Marx Brothers — Comedy series. Starred in 13 films as a group between 1929 and 1949.
• Mary Poppins — Fantasy musical series. 2 films from 1963-2018
• The Matrix — Cyberpunk Science Fiction action thriller series. 4 live-action theatrical features and a Direct to Video collection of short anime films since 1999.
• The Maze Runner Series — Science fiction series based on the novel series. 3 films since 2014.
• MD Geist — Sci-fi anime series. 2 films since 1986.
• Mean Girls — Teen comedy series. 2 films since 2004.
• Meatball Machine — Sci-Fi Horror series. 2 films since 2005.
• Men Behind the Sun — Torture Porn series. 4 films since 1988.
• Men in Black — Sciencefiction comedy series. 3 live-action films since 1997.
• Mickey Mouse — Animated cartoon series. Starred in about 138 official theatrical cartoons between 1927 and 1953. Made numerous other appearances in TV shows and feature films ever since.
• Mihmiverse — Shared universe made up of the Sci-Fi Horror movies of Christopher R. Mihm.
• Mission: Impossible Film Series — Spy action adventure series based on the TV series of the same name. Six films since 1996.
• Miss Marple — Detective/comedy series. Four films between 1961 and 1965.
• Mondo — Numerous films, sometimes from different companies. First one being Mondo Cane (1965).
• Monty Python — Comedy series inspired by sketch TV series. Spawned 5 theatrical films between 1971 and 1983.
• Mulan — Disney animated musical series. 2 films and a Live-Action Remake since 1998.
• The Mummy — 6 black-and-white films between 1932 and 1955, the final one being a comedy. Followed by a remake in 1999 with two sequels and another remake in 2017.
• The Muppets — Puppet comedy series, based on the TV series of the same name. 10 theatrical feature films since 1979.
• My Lucky Stars — Action-Comedy series, revolving around the lives of several bumbling flatmates who inexplicably gets roped into adventures with their cop friend. Has 3 "main" installments starring Jackie Chan, and several spin-offs (9 in the series in total). Sammo Hung appears in all films of the franchise.
• The Naked Gun — Comedy series. 3 films since 1988, derived from the TV series Police Squad!
• Nativity! — British Christmas Comedy Musical Series. 4 Films since 2009.
• Night at the Museum — Comedy series. 3 films since 2006.
• Night of the Demons — Horror series. Four films since 1988 (an original trilogy and a remake of the first film therein).
• Night Watch (Series) — Urban Fantasy series. 2 films since 2004.
• A Nightmare on Elm Street — Horror slasher film series. Nine films since 1984, including a crossover with Friday the 13th, a reboot, plus a TV show.
• Ninja — Martial Arts Movie series. 2 films since 2009.
• Nosferatu the Vampyre — Vampire series stemmed from a remake of Nosferatu. 2 films since 1979.
• Oblivion — Space Western series. 2 films since 1994.
• Olsen-banden — Comedy series about a crime gang. 14 movies, the first from 1968 and the last from 1998.
• The Omen — Horror film series debuted in 1976, inspired 3 theatrical films and 2 TV films.
• Once Upon a Time in China — Martial arts film series. 6 films since 1991.
• OSS 117 — 11 films since 1957. The five films from 1963 to 1968 form a series of their own, as do the three comedy films since 2006.
• Outlaw: Gangster VIP Film Series — Yakuza series. 6 films since 1968.
• The Outlaw Josey Wales — Western series. 2 film since 1976.
• Pacific Rim — Humongous Mecha series. 2 films since 2013.
• Paranormal Activity — Found footage ghost film series. 6 films since 2007.
• Phantasm — Horror film series. 5 films since 1979.
• The Phantom of the Opera — Horror series based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. 8 film adaptations since 1925, not including Phantom of the Paradise.
• The Pink Panther — Comedy series. 7 films featuring Peter Sellers since 1963, 3 more without, and a two-film reboot with Steve Martin.
• Piranha 3D — Horror film series consisting of 2 installments.
• Pirates of the Caribbean — Pirate movie series. 5 films since 2003.
• Planet of the Apes — Science fiction series, based on the eponymous novel. 9 films since 1968, with the first reboot in 2001 and the second in 2011.
• Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Film Series — Animated comedy film series adapted from a long-running Chinese animated television series. 10 films as of 2022.
• Pluto the Pup — Animated cartoon series. 63 animated theatrical cartoons between 1930 and 1951. Got his own series in 1937.
• Pokémon: The Series — Children's cartoon series. 23 movies and two TV specials.
• Police Academy — Police comedy series. 7 official films and two TV spinoff series since 1984.
• Police Story — Action series starring Jackie Chan as a supercop whose investigations ends up screwing over his life with his girlfriend. Has 4 installments released between 1985 and 1997, a Darker and Edgier reboot in 2003 titled New Police Story, and yet another (drama-orientated with minimal action) spin-off titled Police Story 2013.
• Poltergeist — Horror series. 3 films and a remake since 1982.
• Popeye — Based on the already popular comic strip, spawned 109 cartoons between 1933 and 1942 by the Fleishcer Studios, 122 animated theatrical cartoons between 1942 and 1957 by the Famous Studios, bringing a total of 229 cartoons played in theaters. Was followed by several animated TV series and one live-action film in 1980.
• Predator — Action/Horror series. Three films since 1987.
• The Prisoner of Zenda — 6 separate versions: 1913, 1915, 1922, 1937, 1952, 1979, and 2 sequels: 1916 and 1923
• Prom Night — Series of Slasher Movies which takes their place on the titular celebration. 4 films and 1 remake since 1980.
• Psycho — Classic psychological proto-slasher horror film by Alfred Hitchcock from 1960. Slasher craze of the '80s turned it into a franchise. Also had an almost shot-for-shot remake in 1998. Brings the total to 6 films. Also had a Prequel TV series in 2013.
• Pumpkinhead — Horror series. 4 films since 1988.
• Puppet Master — Horror series. 11 films, a crossover with Demonic Toys and a reboot since 1989.
• The Purge — Action Horror series, including five feature films and a tie-in tv series.
• Rambo — Action/War series. 4 films and an animated film series spinoff since 1982.
• Re-Animator — Horror Comedy series. 3 films since 1985.
• Resident Evil Film Series — Action series based on a video game. 6 live action films since 2002. 3 animated films since 2008.
• [REC] — Spanish horror series about viral demonic possession. 4 films since 2007.
• Return of the Living Dead — Second zombie franchise spawned since 1985 from Romero's Night of the Living Dead. 5 films in total.
• The Ring — Japanese horror series based on the eponymous novel. 9 films, along with a 4-film American remake series and a South Korean remake, since 1995.
• Rin Tin Tin: Heroic Dog series. 27 films with the original dog between 1922 and 1932. 11 more around his so-called son, 3 after that one's on too, until the film series was terminated in 1947. A TV series was made in the 1950s.

• Clash of the Wolves, 1925 Rin Tin Tin feature

• The Ritz Brothers: Comedy series. 22 films with the original trio between 1934 and 1956.
• Road to ... — Comedy musical series. 7 films starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope since 1940 and 1962.
• Robocop — Action film series. Three films since 1987. One remake in 2014.
• Rocky — Boxing films. 6 films since 1976.
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Horror Comedy musical series. 2 films and a remake since 1975.
• Roco Kingdom - A series of animated films based on the Chinese MMORPG of the same name. Four movies since 2011.
• Samurai Cop — Action film series. 2 films since 1991.
• El Santo — Film series built around the iconic Mexican wrestler. It started in 1958, but the first movies didn't make much of an impression. Only from his third film on, in 1961, did sequelmania start to blossom. Since then 52 films were made starring the original wrestler.
• Satan's Slave — Folk Horror series. 2 films since 1980.
• Saw — Horror series. 8 films since 2004.
• Scarecrow — Slasher Movie series. 3 films since 2002.
• Scary Movie — Horror parody series. 5 films since 2000.
• Scooby-Doo — 12 TV series, 2 live action theatrical films, 8 animated specials and TV movies, 2 live action TV movies, and 6 direct-to-video animated specials since 1969.
  • Scooby-Doo Direct-to-Video Film Series — 27 animated direct-to-video movies and 1 puppet direct-to-video movie since 1998.
• Scream — Horror/Slasher series. 6 films since 1996.
• SEER - A series of animated films based on the Chinese MMORPG of the same name. 6 films since 2011.
• The Sentimental Swordsman - trilogy based on the Gu Long novel series of the same name. The first movie is Shaw Brothers' highest-grossing film at the time of release.
• Shaft — Blaxploitation/Action series. 5 films since 1971.
• Sherlock Holmes — Detective series of which the first film was made as early as 1900. Spawned countless adaptations (some of them true to the original novels, others hardly at all) and, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the most portrayed movie character of all time.
• Shiverstone Castle — 2 films since 2016.
• Shrek — 4 films since 2001 and one spinoff film (Puss in Boots (2011)).
• Silent Hill — Horror series based on the eponymous video games. 2 films since 2006.
• Silent Night, Deadly Night — Horror film series that started out as Christmas-themed Slasher Movies. 5 films since 1984.
• Sin City — Film Noir series. 2 films since 2005.
• Sleepaway Camp — Series of Slasher Movies. First film (1983) was a serious offering, the rest are more comedic on their subject matter. 5 films in total.
• Space Squad — Tokusatsu superhero crossover series. 3 films from 2017 to 2018.
• Species — Sci-fi horror film series. 4 films since 1995.
• Spider-Man — One 1977 Made-for-TV Movie, the Spider-Man Trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, the The Amazing Spider-Man Series starring Andrew Garfield, Marvel Cinematic Universe movies with Tom Holland, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
  • Spider-Man Trilogy — 3 films since 2002.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Series — 2 films since 2012.
  • Sony's Spider-Man Universe — Shared Universe of Spider-Man properties.
  • Spider-Man: Spider-Verse — 2 films and a short film since 2018
• Spy Kids — 4 films since 2001
• St. Trinian's — Comedy series based on the popular printed cartoon series by Ronald Searle. An original continuity of 5 movies, since 1954, followed by a reboot series of two more.
• Starship Troopers — Sciencefiction series based on the eponymous novel. Three live-action and two animated movies since 1997.
• Star Trek — 13 films since 1979, including a semi-sequel-Alternate Universe-Continuity Reboot-Prequel-restart-whatever (and two sequels to that), recasting the cast of the first six films.
• Star Wars — 9 live-action Myth Arc films divided into three trilogies since 1977, two live-action spinoff films and one computer-animated spinoff film.
• The Strangers — Home invasion series. 2 films since 2008.
• Stray Cat Rock — Biker series. 5 films since 1970.
• The Stepfather — Psychological horror series. 3 films and a remake since 1987.
• Strike Commando — Action series. 2 films since 1987.
• Subspecies — Vampire series. 5 films and a spinoff since 1991.
• Superman — Serials starring George Reeves, four films with Christopher Reeve (see below), an alternative "third" movie with Brandon Routh and a reboot with Henry Cavill.
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• Super Fly — Blaxploitation series. 3 films and a remake since 1972.
• Syfy Channel Original Movie — Film series of creature features produced and aired on Syfy.
• Tarzan — Action adventure series. Between 1918 and today more than 200 films have been made, among the most famous with Johnny Weissmuller between 1934 and 1948.
• Taxi — French film series of 4 movies from 1998 to 2007.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Superhero series based on a comic book series and even more popular animated cartoon series, 6 films since 1990, five live-action, one completely animated in CGI.
• Terminator — Action/Science fiction series. 6 films, four with Arnold Schwarzenegger, since 1984.
• Tetsuo — Body Horror series. 3 films since 1989.
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — Horror series. 5 films and a remake series of 2 more since 1974.
• Thanks Killing — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 2008.
• The Thin Man — 6 mystery dramas from The '30s and The '40s about a witty, wisecracking detective and his Deadpan Snarker wife.
• Three Mothers — Horror series. 3 films and a remake since 1977.
• The Three Musketeers (1973) — Swashbuckler series. This specific incarnation counts 3 films between 1973 and 1989.
• The Three Stooges — Probably the longest comedy film franchise in existence, appeared from 1934 until 1965 in 190 theatrical shorts and had appearances in 25 features.
• Thumbs — A series of short comedy films using the Thumbation process, created by Steve Oedekirk. 6 official films.
• Tintin — Based on the popular comic book series. 4 animated films since 1947 and two live-action ones. Also spawned two animated TV series.
• Tolkien's Legendarium: High Fantasy Series. Has multiple animated movies, two trilogies and a TV series.
• The Toolbox Murders — Slasher series. 1 film and a 2-film remake series since 1978.
• Tom and Jerry — Animated cartoon series. Between 1940 and 1957 114 official shorts were made by Hanna & Barbera. Followed by hundred more ever since and one full length animated movie.
• An unrelated cartoon series distinct from the above but sharing the same name, was produced in the mid-1930's by the Van Beuren cartoon studio.
• Tomie — Japanese horror series about a vengeful, demon-girl named Tomie. 9 films since 1999.
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown — Horror series. 2 films since 1976.
• The Toxic Avenger — Superhero comedy series. 4 films since 1984.
• Toy Story — animated film series. 4 films, 2 TV specials, 3 shorts. Since 1995.
• Train to Busan — Zombie series. 3 films since 2016.
• Trancers — Sci-fi action series. 6 feature length films and 1 short film since 1984.
• Transformers Film Series — Robot action movie series based on a toy line. One animated feature film in 1985, 4 live-action films since 2007.
• Tremors — Horror film series. Five films, four direct-to-video.
• Trilogy of Terror — Horror anthology series. 2 films since 1975.
• Troll — Horror Comedy series. 2 films and 2 unofficial sequels since 1986.
• TRON — Science fiction series. 2 films since 1982.
• True-Life Adventures — documentary series. Seven shorts, six features, and one "True Life Fantasy" feature.
• Twilight — Romantic fantasy series based on the eponymous novels. Five films have been made since 2008.
• Two Thousand Maniacs! — Splatter series. 1 film and a 2-film remake series since 1964.
• Ultimate Avengers — Superhero series. 2 films since 2006.
• Underworld — Vampire series. 5 films since 2003.
• Universal Soldier — Science fiction action series. 6 films since 1992.
• The Untold Story — Horror series. 3 films since 1993.
• Vampire Hunter D — Anime series. 2 films since 1985.
• The Vampire Chronicles — Vampire series. 2 films since 1994.
• Vampires — Vampire series. 3 films since 1998.
• La Vérité si je mens! — French comedy series. 4 films since 1997, including two sequels and a prequel.
• VHS — Found footage horror anthology series. 4 films since 2012.
• Violent Shit — No Budget German gorefest featuring the misadventures of rotting serial killer Karl Berger, aka K. the Butcher Shitter. Four official films, with the character of K. appearing in two other films (Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre and Unrated: The Movie).
• Les Visiteurs — French Time Travel comedies. 3 films and a remake since 1993.
• Wallace & Gromit — Claymation animated series. Four animated shorts and a full-length movie since 1989.
• Wild Things — Erotic thriller series. 4 films since 1998.
• Die wilden Kerle — German series about a kids' team of soccer players. 5 films since 2003.
• Winnetou — Western series. 11 films since 1962.
• The Wolf Man — Horror series. 4 movies and one remake since 1941.
• Wolf Cop — Horror Comedy series. 2 films since 2014.
• Ultra Series — Over 30 films since 1974.
• Vice Academy — Low budget comedies about female vice cops.
• The View Askewniverse — 7 films since 1994.
• Waar — Action thriller series. 2 films since 2013.
• Waldemar Daninsky — Werewolf series. 12 films since 1968.
• Wisely — Horror Comedy series. Eight films since 1986.
• Witchboard — Horror series. 3 films since 1986.
• Witchouse — Horror series. 3 films since 1999.
• Woody Woodpecker — Animated series. Appeared in 196 animated theatrical shorts between 1940 and 1972.
• X — Slasher Movie series, started in 2022. 2 released films and a third incoming.
• X-Men Film Series — Superhero film series, adapted from the comics. 13 films between 2000 and 2020.
• Yojimbo — Samurai series. 2 films since 1961.
• Zatoichi — Jidaigeki series based on the eponymous novel. Blind swordsman fights people. Between 1962 and 1989 26 films were made. And there's the 2003 remake as well.
• Zombi — A really confusingly-titled series. There have many series titled Zombi in different countries. The official Italian series only counts 3 titles, made between 1978 and 1988, with the first one technically being the same film as the American Dawn of the Dead.
• Zorro — Swashbuckler series. Between 1920 and 2005 more than 40 movies have been made, both in the USA, as well as in Mexico and Europe, with numerous film, TV and literary appearances too.