North Pole (film series)

North Pole is an American epic high fantasy war multimedia franchise and shared fictional universe which began with the eponymous 2014 film. The films are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and the franchise also includes other media, including television series and theme park attractions.

The franchise began with the original 2014 film directed by Bill Condon, which received positive reception from critics and audiences, and became a commercial success with a gross of $837.9 million. The film was followed by a two installments, North Pole II, also directed by Condon, was released on December 1, 2017 and North Pole III, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was relesed on December 4, 2020, both grossing over $1 billion. A spin-off film directed by Cuarón, Untitled North Pole Spin-off, was released on December 8, 2023, and grossed $907.3 million, with three untitled installments in various stages of production.

The film series has received "almost unanimous" critical positive reception and has been commercially successful; two films in the series have grossed more than $1 billion each. Grossing $3.8 billion worlwide is the 15th-highest-grossing film series of all time. A theme park attraction is set to open sometime in the 2020s, and Warner Bros. is deeloping an untitled TV series.

Premise
The North Pole film series depicts a fictional universe based on Christmas folklore, where a massive war broke out in the 1910s between the opposing forces of Santa Claus and Krampus. The main installments tell us the events of the conflict (typically named as 'The War' or 'The North Pole War') between 1915 and 1921; the beginning, periods of war, and primary Allied victory, with parallels to World War I (which presumably takes place at the same time in human society). The World War II and Cold War is also sometimes alluded to, and other high-profile war conflicts of the 20th century are used as references and parallels in other media throughout the franchise.

Films
Sequel names are used as placeholders.