North Pole (film series)

North Pole is an series of high fantasy war films owned by Warner Bros. Pictures and inspired mainly by First World War. In addition to the film series, other media have been produced, including television series, books, and theme park attractions.

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 $786.5 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 $3.8 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 Waner Bros. is developing an untitled television series for HBO Max.

Main series
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 was released in 2014, with succes. The Part Two was released in 2017, also achieving widespread critical and financial success. The last film in the trilogy was released in 2020.

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 5, 2014. It became a critical and box office success, considered one of he biggest "surprises" of the year.

North Pole, Part Two (2017)

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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 worldwide on December 1, 2017, with a worldwide re-release on April 7, 2018. It became another critical success, as well as the first film in the series to raise $1 billion.

North Pole, Part Three (2020)

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It's been 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''. Claus'' and his elves are moving east, preparing for the last battles of the Great War. North Pole Part Three was directed by Alfonso Cuarón and was released in theaters beginning December 8, 2020. It was the second film in the series to gross $1 billion and the third consecutive critical success.

Planned series
Three spin-off/sequel films began development before the main trilogy was completed. Together they act as a not-conected sequel to North Pole trilogy. Greenwich, the first film, is set 9 months after North Pole, Part Three in 1920, and is loosely based on the Catasthrophe of Convoy PQ 17, Operation Wunderland, and the numerous Nuclear Tests by the Soviet Union, including the Tsar Bomba.

Greenwich (2023)
The chronicles of the special mission of a group of allied elven nicknamed Greenwich who travels to Novaya Zemlya island off the Russian coast to eradicate a surviving system of Souls clippers. Greenwich, was released on December 1, 2023 to favorable reviews and box office success.

Future films
Warner Bros. is developing that multiple North Pole spin-off films announced in a press release in September 2020. The second spin-off film is planned for release on 2025. Other untitled film are in development with release date of 2027.

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
      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.           

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 North Pole's The Alpha. Additionally, novelizations and art books were released for each film, which are also considered completely canon.