The Christmas Movie (franchise)

The Christmas Movie is an American 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 (2031), with a future fourth film in the works; and by two spin-off prequels, Elves (2028) and Elves World Tour (2036). The franchise also includes many short films and commercials.

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 (2031)
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 (2028)
Main article: Elves (2028 film)

Scout Elves David and Jack 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 (2036)
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.

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.