North Pole (film series)

North Pole is an series of epic high fantasy Christmast war films owned by Warner Bros. Pictures and inspired mainly by First World War.

The first film in the series was North Pole (2014) directed by Bill Condon, which received positive reception from critics and audiences, and became a commercial success with a gross of $796.5 million. The film was followed by a two installments forming a trilogy; North Pole, Part Two, also directed by Condon, was released in 2017 and North Pole, Part Three, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was relesed in 2020.

The film series was critically acclaimed, has received "almost unanimous" positive reception and has been commercially successful. Grossing $3 billion worlwide is the 19th-highest-grossing film series of all time. A theme park attraction based in the films is set to open sometime in the 2020s, and Warner Bros. is developing an untitled television series for HBO Max.

Films
The main North Pole film series is a trilogy released from 2014 to 2020. Each installment chronicles the sequence of events that occurred in the North Pole War between the years 1915 and 1919.

North Pole (2014)

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In a cold, desolate and turbulent time at the North Pole after the christmas dissolution thanks to the Great Human War, a massive deadly conflict breaks out and looms over the Snowy North thanks to the opposing side of Krampus against the forces of Santa Claus. North Pole was directed by Bill Condon and released on December 12, 2014.

North Pole 2 (2018)

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It is year 1918, it has been 3 years since the allied forces from the north, including Claus and his faithful elves, began a brutal fight against Krampus and his deadly military and guerrilla lines. The great conflict, which had expanded to a front across all the arctic islands, is now directly attacking the snowy forts of Greater Greenland. North Pole, Part Two also directed by Condon was released on November 14, 2018.

North Pole 3 (2020)

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3 months after the invasion of Greenland and the boiling of the conflict in front of the Opponents and Krampus makes the southeast territory the cusp of the end of the conflict while Claus and his elves are preparing for the last battles of the Great War. North Pole 3 was directed by Alfonso Cuarón and was released on November 13, 2020.

Future
Warner Bros. is developing that multiple North Pole spin-off films announced in a press release in September 2020. Two films was planned to released in 2023 and 2025.

Television
Following the premiere of North Pole, Part Three in 2020, a live television miniseries was announced in early development to launch on HBO Max, with a tentative premiere date of 2024. An animated microseries has also been considered.

Premise

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The North Pole film series depicts a total fictional universe based on Christmas folklore, where a massive war broke out in the 1910s between the opposing forces of Santa Claus and Krampus In a setting that exists in a timeline parallel to World War I. The main installments tell us the events of the conflict (typically named as  'The War'  or 'The North Pole War') between 1915 and 1919, with S. Claus as a semi-recurring/main character, all under the eyes of elven 'soldiers' in the troops. The possibility is explored that, thanks to the worldwide gridlock due to massive conflict in humanity, Krampus found the perfect time to sneak up on his opponents and erupt into war; the beginning, periods of war, and primary Allied victory are seen in the movies. The World War II and Cold War is also sometimes alluded, and other high-profile war and conflicts of the 20th century are used as references and parallels in other media throughout the franchise.

Cast
Main article: List of North Pole film series characters

Books
In 2015, after the release of the first film, Rob Kidd became interested in creating canonical books to accompany the franchise. From 2016 to 2020, a general terminology was created for all canon narrative material released alongside the trilogy, with side stories, prequels, and sequels to the films in the different books, without directly clashing with their narrative; the first book was The Alpha. Additionally, novelizations and art books were released for each film, which are also considered completely canon.

Further
