The Christmas Movie (franchise)

The Christmas Movie is an media franchise made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, loosely based on the 1823 poem  by. The franchise began with the 2023 film The Christmas Movie on Netflix, which was followed by two sequels, The Christmas Movie 2 (2025) and The Christmas Movie 3: Home for the Holidays (2036), with a future fourth film in the works; and by two spin-off prequels, Elves (2033) and Elves World Tour (2040). The franchise also includes many short films, commercials, and a 2033 stage musical adaptation played on Broadway for more than a year.

The Christmas Movie (2023)
Main article: The Christmas Movie

Two brothers, Ben and Patrick Hopeful, are on a last-minute mission to find a present for their sister and they meet Santa Claus who takes them to the North Pole. While at the same time they have to stop Krampus from ruining Christmas.

The Christmas Movie 2 (2025)
Main article: The Christmas Movie 2

Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves go on vacation to Noel Island where Ben, Patrick and their family are at. Meanwhile, they discover lost tribe elves who want to eat them and some of Santa's elves are kidnapped and turned into gremlins.

The Christmas Movie 3: Home for the Holidays (2036)
Main article: The Christmas Movie 3: Home for the Holidays

Teenager Ben Hopeful and his 10-year-old sister, Shane are reunited with Santa Claus when troublemaker threatens to get revenge for Krampus' death and cancel Christmas -- forever.

The Christmas Movie 4 (TBA)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer CEO Michael De Luca revealed in an interview in February 2031 that a fourth Christmas Movie film is in development.

Elves (2033)
Main article: Elves (2033 film)

Scout Elves Darwin and Mikey set out to find a new boss and are recruited by Kris Kringle (a young Santa Claus) to help him deliver toys to the children of Sombertown.

Elves World Tour (2040)
Main article: Elves World Tour

The elves go on a tour with Elfis and his new band the Sleigh Riders while also trying to stop a Rock Elf from overthrowing the foreign music genres and destroying Christmas all together.

Christmas Apocalypse (2023)
Mikey and Darwin are spending Christmas with Bob. But things go horribly wrong when they do a little last minute gift "shopping". Gingerbread men attacked the North Pole.

How to Have a Snowball Fight? (2023)
Ben, Patrick and their friends have a snowball fight against the high schoolers.

Stranded (2025)
While delivering presents Mikey wants to drive but ends up crashing the sleigh into the middle of an island and Santa loses his memory. With Santa having amnesia, Bob takes it upon himself to complete Santa's present deliveries for him. Bob ends up delivering the gifts to the wrong houses, but it brings the people outside to exchange the right gifts to the right folks.

Elf Training Video (2033)
The Elves are depicted as trainees in an industrial training video for new employees of Santa's Workshop at the North Pole. The video details the history of Christmas, its various implements, and what it takes to become a good toymaker.

House Prepping (2033)
Kris and the Elves go out on their first night delivering toys as considered outlaws with some comical situations.

The Legend of Krampus (2036)
While camping in a forest, Ben and Patrick recount the legend of Krampus.

The Reindeer Games (2034)
Darwin, Mikey, and Hermey band Rudolph, Comet and new arrival Ginger together to try to break their teams' legendary losing streak in the Reindeer Games, a sports spectacle filled with reindeer pageantry, fantastic fairy events and hilarious surprises.

Elves Holiday Adventure (2041)
Santa plans the first annual Elves Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, while Mikey, Darwin, and the other elves bring Christmas to other mythical creatures, who have never celebrated Christmas before.

Cast and characters
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This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.


 * An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
 * A indicates an appearance through archival recording/footage.
 * O indicates an older version of the character.
 * Y indicates a younger version of the character.

Critical and public response
Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article

Musical
Main article: The Christmas Musical

The Christmas Musical is a musical based on the first film of the franchise. After a try out in Seattle, Washington, it began performances on Broadway from November 8, 2033, before opening on November 23 as part of the franchise's 10th anniversary. Despite mixed reviews, the musical received eight Tony Award nominations including Best Musical.

The role of Santa Claus was played by Charles Edward Hall on both Broadway and the West End. Other notable performances include Kristin Chenoweth as Mrs. Claus, Jonathan Groff as Clark Hopeful, and Heidi Blickenstaff as Liz Hopeful.

Trivia

 * The film series is meant to poke fun at the Christmas tropes and clichés seen in other Christmas movies.
 * Brandon Greene drew inspiration from the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials he grew up watching.