List of fictional shared universes in film and television

Further information: List of television spin-offs

This is a list of fictional shared universes in film and television.

Film

This is a list of shared universes in film. There are different definitions of shared universe. It is a requirement that two or more previously unconnected characters come together into one film.

Universe	Origin film	Start date	End date	Connecting characters
Universal Monsters	House of Frankenstein (1944)	1944	1945	Frankenstein's monster, Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man. [1] [2] [3]
Toho	Godzilla	1954[ citation needed ]	1975[ citation needed ]	Godzilla, Rodan, Varan, and Mothra [ citation needed ]
Medfield College	The Absent-Minded Professor [ citation needed ]	1961[ citation needed ]	2005[ citation needed ]	Flubber , Dexter Riley , The Shaggy D.A., Herbie Rides Again [ citation needed ]
Toei Tokusatsu Universe	Go Go Kamen Rider[ citation needed ]	1971	Present	Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Inazuman, Super Sentai, Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero Series [ citation needed ]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror , Halloween , Friday the 13th , Evil Dead , A Nightmare on Elm Street , Hellraiser , Pumpkinhead , Child's Play , Shocker , Hatchet , Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon , Frozen , and Stitches	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	1974	Present	Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, Michael Myers, Letherface, and Necronomicon Ex-Mortis
Shermer, Illinois	National Lampoon's Vacation	1983	2021	Ferris Bueller, Kevin McAllister, and Clark Griswald
Miyagi-verse	The Karate Kid	1984	Present	Mr. Han
Full Moon Features	Puppet Master	1989	Present	Demonic Toys , Puppet Master , Dollman and Bad Channels
Reservoir Dogs, Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and True Romance	Reservoir Dogs	1992	2019	The Vega Brothers
View Askewniverse and Scream	Clerks	1994	Present	Jay and Silent Bob
From Dusk till Dawn, Machete and Machete Kills , Death Proof , Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2, Curdled, and Planet Terror	From Dusk till Dawn	1996	2013	Seth Gecko, Isador "Machete" Cortez and Edgar McGraw
Happy Gilmore , Billy Madison , and Happy Madison Productions	Billy Madison	1995	Present	Chubbs Peterson, Whitey Duvall, Fran, Nazo, and Hal L.
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda	Anaconda	1997	2015	Anaconda and Lake Placid
Jackie Brown , Out of Sight , Karen Sisco , Justified , and Justified: City Primeval	Jackie Brown	1997	2023	Ray Nicolette, Raymond Cruz, Karen Sisco, and Raylan Givens
Sadako vs. Kayako	Ring	1998	2016	Sadako and Kayako
Eastrail 177 Trilogy (Unbreakable Trilogy)	Unbreakable	2000	2019	David Dunn, Kevin Wendell Crumb and Mr. Glass
Bullyparade	Der Schuh des Manitu	2001	2017	Winnetouch, Santa Maria, John, Dimitri, Sissi, Franz, Field marshal, the Yeti, Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck and Schrotty
Finding Nemo and Inside Out	Finding Nemo	2003	Present	Riley Anderson
Alien vs. Predator	Alien vs. Predator	2004	2007	Xenomorph and Yautja
Shin Japan Heroes Universe	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone	2007	Present	Evangelion , Godzilla, Ultraman and Kamen Rider
Marvel Cinematic Universe	Iron Man	2008	Present	Numerous
Cop Universe	Singham	2011	Present	Bajirao Singham, Sangram "Simmba" Bhalerao and Veer Sooryavanshi
Srijit Mukherji's Cop Universe	Baishe Srabon	2011	Present	Probir Roy Chowdhury, Bijoy Poddar, Abhijit Pakrashi
YRF Spy Universe	Ek Tha Tiger	2012	Present	Avinash Singh Rathore, Pathaan and Kabir Dhaliwal
DC Extended Universe	Man of Steel	2013	2023	Numerous
Monsterverse	Godzilla	2014	Present	Godzilla and King Kong
Sony's Spider-Man Universe	Venom	2018	Present	Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web
Maddock Supernatural Universe	Stree	2018	Present	Stree, Bhediya and Munjya
Bumilangit Cinematic Universe	Gundala	2019	Present	Gundala and Sri Asih
Lokesh Cinematic Universe	Kaithi	2019	Present	Dilli, Inspector Bejoy, Anbu, Adaikalam, Constable Napoleon, Amudha, Kamatchi, Arun Kumar Vikram, Amar, Rolex, Parthiban (Leo Das), Sathya, Joshy Andrews
HIT Universe	HIT: The First Case	2020	Present	Vikram Rudraraju, K. Vishwanath, Krishna Dev
Bubble Cinematic Universe	Major Grom: Plague Doctor	2021	Present	Major Grom and Fury
Āstraverse	Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva	2022	Present	Shiva, Isha Chatterjee, Dev, Amrita, Mohan Bhargav, Anish Shetty, Junoon, Raghu aka Guruji
The Twisted Childhood Universe	Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey	2023	Present	Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 , Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare , Bambi: The Reckoning and Pinocchio: Unstrung

Common origin

Some definitions of a shared universe allow a single original work if later works can be split into loosely connected groups with different characters, sometimes sharing an overall continuity.

Universe	Origin film	Start date	End date	Connecting franchises
Rocky	Rocky	1976	Present	Rocky and Creed
Star Wars	Star Wars	1977	Present	Star Wars , Rogue One and Solo
The Mummy	The Mummy	1999	2018	The Mummy and The Scorpion King
X-Men	X-Men	2000	2020	X-Men , Wolverine , Deadpool, and New Mutants
Fast & Furious	The Fast and the Furious	2001	Present	Fast & Furious , Hobbs & Shaw, and Better Luck Tomorrow
Cars	Cars	2006	Present	Cars and Planes
Despicable Me	Despicable Me	2010	Present	Despicable Me films and Minions films
The Conjuring Universe	The Conjuring	2013	Present	The Conjuring , Annabelle , Wolves at the Door , The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona
The Lego Movie	The Lego Movie	2014	Present	The Lego Movie , The Lego Batman Movie , The Lego Ninjago Movie , and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Television

This is a partial list of fictional universes created for television.

Universe	Origin / First mentioned	Date	Notes
Avatar universe	Avatar: The Last Airbender	2005 – 2014	Characters appearing in both shows include Katara, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, and Aang.
Television Series created by Mark VII Limited	Dragnet franchise (1951)	1951 – 1979	Dragnet franchise, Noah's Ark , The D.A.'s Man , Pete Kelly's Blues , Adam-12 , The D.A. , O'Hara, U.S. Treasury , Emergency! , Hec Ramsey , Escape , Chase , Sierra , Mobile One , Little Mo , Project U.F.O. and Sam .
Guiding Light and Other Series	Guiding Light (1952)	1952 – present	Guiding Light and spin-off Our Private World , Search for Tomorrow , As the World Turns , Another World , Somerset , Texas , Lovers and Friends , Days of Our Lives , The Young and the Restless, Evil , and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Sam and Friends , The Muppet Show , Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Big Bag, Between The Lions, and Mecha Builders	Sam and Friends (1955)	1955 – present	An ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware, burlesque, and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. All three crossover in A Muppet Family Christmas.
Hanna-Barbera Universe	Tom and Jerry	1940 – present	Tom and Jerry , Ruff & Reddy , Loopy De Loop , Yogi Bear , Huckleberry Hound , Quick Draw McGraw , Snagglepuss , Hokey Wolf , Wally Gator , Touché Turtle and Dum Dum , Magilla Gorilla , Peter Potamus , Secret Squirrel , Atom Ant , Top Cat , Hong Kong Phooey , Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks , Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy , Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har , Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! , Mumbly , The Hillbilly Bears , Squiddly Diddly , Winsome Witch , Snooper and Blabber , CB Bears , The Great Grape Ape , Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long , Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse , Yakky Doodle , Breezly and Sneezly , Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey , The Galloping Ghost , Precious Pupp , The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda , Monster Tails , Capitol Critters , Gravedale High , The Flintstones , The Jetsons , The Roman Holidays , Where's Huddles? , Wait Till Your Father Gets Home , Jonny Quest , Space Ghost , The Herculoids , Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law , Birdman and the Galaxy Trio , Frankenstein Jr. , The Impossibles , Samson & Goliath , The Space Kidettes , Shazzan , Sealab 2020 , Jana of the Jungle , Galtar and the Golden Lance , The Pirates of Dark Water , SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron , Scooby-Doo Where Are You! , Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels , Jabberjaw , Speed Buggy , The Funky Phantom , Inch High Private Eye , Goober and the Ghost Chasers , Clue Club , Dynomutt, Dog Wonder , The Buford Files , The Kwicky Koala Show , Trollkins , The Snorks , The Biskitts , Paw Paws , These Are The Days , Korg: 70,000 B.C. , Going Bananas , Basement Tech, etc.
Warner Bros. westerns	Cheyenne (1956)	1955 – 1962; 1978 – 1982; 1991	Cheyenne , Maverick , Sugarfoot , Colt .45 , Bronco , Lawman ; New Maverick , Young Maverick , Bret Maverick ; The Gambler Returns: Luck of the Draw , The Rifleman , Bat Masterson , Rawhide , The Virginian , Wyatt Earp , The Westerner , Kung Fu , and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.
Warner Bros. detectives	77 Sunset Strip (1958)	1958 – 1964	77 Sunset Strip , Hawaiian Eye , Bourbon Street Beat , and Surfside 6.
Coronation Street and other series	Coronation Street (1960–present)	1960–present	Coronation Street , Emmerdale , Brookside, Eastenders, Casualty, Hollyoaks , Holby City , and Doctors [4] [5] Also includes Coronation Street spin-offs Pardon the Expression , Turn Out the Lights , The Brothers McGregor and Albion Market, Brookside spin-offs Damon and Debbie and South , Eastenders spin-offs Eastenders: E20 , Kat and Alfie: Redwater , CivvyStreet , and various other Eastenders spin-offs, Casualty spin-offs Holby City , HolbyBlue , Casualty 1900s and Casualty@Holby City , as well as various books and TV movies based off the different soaps.
The Beverly Hillbillies , Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres	The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)	1961 – 1971	A fictional universe created by Paul Henning where all the main characters come from rural places. Also includes Mister Ed.
General Hospital and Other Series (AKA the ABC Soap Opera Universe)	General Hospital (1963)	1963 – present	General Hospital , Port Charles , General Hospital: Night Shift , The Young Marrieds , One Life to Live , All My Children , Ryan's Hope , Loving , The City , What If... ., and Twin Peaks .
Whoniverse	Doctor Who (1963 – present)	1963 – present	Doctor Who , Torchwood , The Sarah Jane Adventures , K-9 , Class and related media. [6]
Sons of Anarchy	Sons of Anarchy (2008 – 2014)	2006 – 2023	Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C.
The Shield	The Shield (2002 – 2008)	2002 – present	The Shield , S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)
Batman , Green Hornet , Adventures of Superman , Legends of the Superheroes , and Wonder Woman	Adventures of Superman (1952)	1952 – 1979	Also includes 1966 film Batman.
Star Trek Universe	Star Trek: The Original Series	1966 – present	Series created by Gene Roddenberry, continued by Harve Bennett, Rick Berman, J. J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman. To date comprises 12 television series and 13 feature films.
Ultra Series	Ultra Q	1966	The collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Rhoda , Phyllis and Lou Grant	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970 – 1977)	1970 – 1982
Cannon and Barnaby Jones	Cannon	1971 – 1980
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Universe	1984-present	Dos mujeres en mi casa , Dr. Candido Perez , Al ritmo de la noche, Cero en conducta, Humor es los comediantes, Que madre tan padre , Una familia de diez and Tu crees?
Carla Estrada, Reynaldo Lopez comedies	2001-2007, 2022-present	La hora pico, La parodia , El priviegio de mandar, Tal para cual and Mas vale sola
Toei Tokusatsu Universe	Kamen Rider (1971)	1971 – present	Kamen Rider , Kikaider , Inazuman , Super Sentai , Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero .
Norman Lear, Tyler Perry, Quincy Jones series and others	All in the Family	1971 – present	All in the Family , The Jeffersons , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Madea film series, Tyler Perry's House of Payne , Love Thy Neighbor , The Paynes , Meet the Browns , Maude , Good Times , Mr. Dugan , Hanging In , Archie Bunker's Place , 704 Hauser , Checking In , Gloria , Blossom , Out All Night , In the House , Diff'rent Strokes , The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Hello, Larry (A part of The Tommy Westphall Universe)
Magnum, P.I. and Other Series	Magnum, P.I. (1980)	1980 – 1996	Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Whiz Kids, Murder, She Wrote, Strange Bargain, and The Law & Harry McGraw.
Cheers and Other Series	Cheers	1982 – present	Cheers, Wings, Frasier, The Tortellis , The John Larroquette Show, Seinfeld, Mad About You, Friends, Joey, Style & Substance, Caroline in the City, The Single Guy, Madman of the People and Frasier (2023 reboot series). Series of interconnected sitcoms all airing on US network NBC. Caroline in the City crossed over with both Frasier and Friends, tying the universes together. Frasier also made an appearance as himself in Girlfriends which connects that universe to this one. Cheers also crossed over with St. Elsewhere , tying it to the Tommy Westphall universe.
Wolf Entertainment Universe	St. Elsewhere (1982)	1982 – present	Law & Order Franchise (Law & Order , Exiled: A Law & Order Movie , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Law & Order: Trial by Jury , Law & Order: LA , and Law & Order: Organized Crime), Homicide: Life on the Street , St. Elsewhere , Andy Barker, P.I., New York Undercover , Deadline , Conviction , In Plain Sight , Jo , the Chicago franchise ( Chicago Fire , Chicago P.D. , Chicago Med and Chicago Justice ), and the FBI franchise ( FBI , FBI: Most Wanted , and FBI: International ). Law & Order debuted in 1990, but its inclusion of John Munch connected it to Homicide: Life on the Street, which in turn connected it to the earlier show, St. Elsewhere, and thus the Tommy Westphall Universe. Munch also connects it to the X-Files universe, The Beat, Arrested Development, and The Wire .
The Cosby Show and A Different World	The Cosby Show	1984 – 1993
Thomas & Friends , Shining Time Station , TUGS and Salty's Lighthouse	Thomas & Friends	1984 – 2021
Money for Nothing and ReBoot	Money for Nothing	1985 – 2001
The Golden Girls , Empty Nest , Nurses and The Golden Palace	The Golden Girls	1985 – 1995
ABC sitcoms	Perfect Strangers	1986 – 2020	Full House and sequel Fuller House , Perfect Strangers and spin-off Family Matters , Step by Step , Hangin' with Mr. Cooper , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , You Wish, Teen Angel, Meego, Boy Meets World and spin-off/sequel Girl Meets World, Clueless, Moesha, The Parkers, Girlfriends, and The Game. Ties into the Disney Channel sitcom universe through Girl Meets World.
Moonlighting and Other Series	Hart to Hart	1979	Moonlighting , Remington Steele
Nickelodeon's Klasky Csupo Universe	Rugrats	1991 – 2008	Rugrats , All Grown Up! , Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze , Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , The Wild Thornberrys , Rocket Power , and As Told by Ginger.
DC Animated Universe	Batman: The Animated Series	1992 – 2019	Includes home video entries, last Television entry was Justice League Unlimited which ended in 2006, and last home video entry was Justice League vs. the Fatal Five which ended in 2019.
Marvel Animated Universe	X-Men (1992)	1992 – present	X-Men , Spider-Man , and X-Men '97 .
Walker, Texas Ranger, Sons of Thunder, Martial Law, Chicago Hope , Picket Fences, and Early Edition	Picket Fences	1992 – 2001	Dr. Jeffrey Geiger appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street , tying it to the Law and Order universe, and the Tommy Westphall Universe.
Hill Street Blues and Other Series	Hill Street Blues	1981 – 2008	Hill Street Blues , Beverly Hills Buntz , Cop Rock , L.A. Law , Civil Wars , NYPD Blue , Public Morals , The Practice , Ally McBeal, Brooklyn South , Gideon's Crossing , Boston Public , Boston Legal, Miss Match, and Snoops.
Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria	Beavis and Butt-Head	1993 – present
The X-Files Universe	The X-Files	1993 – present	The X-Files , Millennium, and The Lone Gunmen. Featured a cameo by Det. John Munch, tying it to the Law & Order universe, and the Tommy Westphall universe.
Power Rangers Universe	Power Rangers	1993 – present	Power Rangers (Has a multiverse with three confirmed universes; Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers RPM take place in separate universes as confirmed by the 25th anniversary special Dimensions in Danger ), Masked Rider , and Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation.
Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, Becker, The Simple Life , Cosby, and The Nanny	The Nanny	1993 – 2007
The Lion King , Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard	The Lion King	1994 – 2019	Not counting the 2019 remake of The Lion King.
Friends , Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock , and The Good Place .	Friends	1994 – 2020	[7]
Gargoyles , Atlantis: The Lost Empire and W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)	Gargoyles	1994 – 2006
ER, Third Watch, and Medical Investigation	ER	1994 – 2009
Stargate	Stargate	1994 – 2018	Stargate (film) , Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis , Stargate Universe and Stargate Origins .
Xenaverse	Hercules and the Amazon Women	1994 – 2001	Hercules and the Lost Kingdom , Hercules and the Circle of Fire , Hercules in the Underworld , Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur , Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: Warrior Princess , Young Hercules and Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
JAG and Other Series (AKA the "Bellisarioverse")	JAG	1995 – present	JAG , First Monday , the NCIS franchise ( NCIS , NCIS: Los Angeles , NCIS: New Orleans , NCIS: Hawai'i, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Tony & Ziva), Hawaii Five-0 , Scorpion , MacGyver, and Magnum P.I..
The Pretender and Profiler	The Pretender	1996 – 2000
Buffyverse	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	1997 – present	Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel, and related media. [8]
Dawson's Creek and Young Americans	Dawson's Creek	1998 – 2003
Billionfold Inc. Universe	The Fairly OddParents	1998 – 2018	Oh Yeah! Cartoons , The Fairly OddParents , Danny Phantom , T.U.F.F. Puppy and Bunsen Is a Beast
Crossing Jordan and Las Vegas	Crossing Jordan	2001 – 2008
Dora Universe	Dora the Explorer	2000 – present	Dora the Explorer , Go, Diego, Go! and Dora and Friends
Tripperverse	Man About the House	1973 – 1981	Man About the House , George and Mildred and Robin's Nest
Up Pompeii Universe	Up Pompeii	1969 – 1991	Up Pompeii (television series and film), Up the Chastity Belt , Up the Front , Whoops Baghdad , Further Up Pompeii (1975), A Touch of the Casanovas , Then Churchill Said to Me and Further Up Pompeii (1991)
CSI franchise, Without a Trace and Cold Case	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2000 – present	The brand of Morley's cigarettes ties it loosely to the Tommy Westphall universe. Two and a Half Men also did a crossover with CSI, ostensibly making it part of the same universe.
Disney Channel sitcoms	That's So Raven	2003 – present	That's So Raven and spin-offs Cory in the House and Raven's Home, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and spin-off The Suite Life on Deck , Hannah Montana , Wizards of Waverly Place , I'm in the Band, A.N.T. Farm, Jessie and spinoff Bunk'd, Austin & Ally, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Liv and Maddie, Best Friends Whenever, I Didn't Do It, K.C. Undercover, Crash & Bernstein, and Aaron Stone.
One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected	One Tree Hill	2003 – 2012	[9]
Chouseishin Series	Chouseishin Gransazer	2003 – 2006	Gransazer , Justirisers , Sazer-X and Sazer-X the Movie .
The Librarian	The Librarian: Quest for the Spear	2004 – present
Nickelodeon Sitcom Universe	Drake & Josh	2004 – present	Drake & Josh , Unfabulous , Zoey 101 , iCarly , iCarly 2021 revival, Victorious , Game Shakers , Sam & Cat , Henry Danger and spinoff Danger Force , The Thundermans, The Haunted Hathaways , That Girl Lay Lay , Tyler Perry's Young Dylan , Side Hustle , Warped! , Knight Squad, and Ryan's Mystery Playdate.
Shondaland Universe	Grey's Anatomy	2005 – Present	Grey's Anatomy , Private Practice , and Station 19
The Big Bang Theory	The Big Bang Theory	2007 – 2024	The Big Bang Theory , Young Sheldon and Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.
Prison Break and Breakout Kings	Prison Break	2005 – 2017	[10]
Bones , The Finder , Sleepy Hollow and Rosewood	Bones	2005 – 2017
My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope	My Name Is Earl	2005 – 2014
Eureka , Warehouse 13 and Alphas	Eureka	2006 – 2014
Flashpoint and The Listener	Flashpoint	2008 – 2014
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul	Breaking Bad	2008 – 2022	Also includes El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
The Vampire Diaries Universe	The Vampire Diaries	2009 – present	The Vampire Diaries , The Originals , and Legacies.
Pretty Little Liars	Pretty Little Liars	2010 – present	Pretty Little Liars , Ravenswood , Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists , and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
The Walking Dead TV universe	The Walking Dead	2010 – present	The Walking Dead , Fear the Walking Dead , The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Once Upon a Time Universe	Once Upon a Time	2011 – 2018	Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
American Horror Story	American Horror Story: Murder House	2011 – present	[11]
How to Get Away with a Scandal	How to Get Away with Murder	2016 – 2020	How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal.
Arrowverse	Arrow	2012 – present	Arrow , The Flash , Vixen , Supergirl , Legends of Tomorrow , Freedom Fighters: The Ray , Batwoman , Black Lightning and Superman & Lois . Adjacent Series: Batman (1966) , Batman (1989 film) , Smallville , Birds of Prey (TV Series) , Constantine (TV series) , The Flash (1990 TV series) , Superman Returns , Green Lantern (2011) , Lucifer , Titans , Doom Patrol , Stargirl , DC Extended Universe , and Swamp Thing
SpongeBob Universe	SpongeBob SquarePants	1999 – present	SpongeBob SquarePants , Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years , The Patrick Star Show and Big Time Rush. Big Time Rush also connects it to Yo Gabba Gabba! , How to Rock, and Marvin Marvin .
Lab Rats , Kirby Buckets , Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force	Lab Rats	2012 – 2016
Orange Is the New Black and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Orange Is the New Black	2013 – 2020
Marvel Cinematic Universe's Television Series	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2013 – present	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Agent Carter , Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , The Defenders , Inhumans , The Punisher , Runaways , Cloak & Dagger , Helstrom , WandaVision , The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Loki , What If...? , Hawkeye , Ms. Marvel , Moon Knight , She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , Secret Invasion and I am Groot.
American Crime Story	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	2016 – present	An American true crime anthology series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are executive producers with Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson.
Riverdale Universe	Riverdale	2017 – 2023	Riverdale , Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , and Katy Keene
Cartoon Network Universe	Dexter's Laboratory	1996 – present	Dexter's Laboratory , Cow and Chicken , I Am Weasel , Johnny Bravo , Mike Lu and Og , Courage the Cowardly Dog , Sheep in the Big City , Time Squad , Grim & Evil franchise, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? , Ed, Edd n Eddy , Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , The Life and Times of Juniper Lee , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , Camp Lazlo , Squirrel Boy , and Codename: Kids Next Door
Jay Ward Universe	Crusader Rabbit	1950 – present	Crusader Rabbit , Rocky and Bullwinkle , Dudley Do-Right , Mr. Peabody and Sherman , Hoppity Hooper , George of the Jungle , Tom Slick , Super Chicken , Fractured Fairy Tales , and Aesop and Son
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's	Yu-Gi-Oh!	2000 – 2011	All the other shows following 5Ds take place in their own standalone universes/continuities.
The Official BBC Children in Need Medley		2009 – present	Thomas & Friends , Bob the Builder , Postman Pat , Fireman Sam , Pingu , Rubbadubbers , Angelina Ballerina , The Koala Brothers , Roary the Racing Car , Fifi and the Flowertots , Little Robots , Muffin the Mule , Flower Pot Men , Andy Pandy , Children in Need , Engie Benjy , Paddington Bear , The Wombles , Teletubbies , In the Night Garden... , Peppa Pig , Thunderbirds , Bagpuss , Ben 10 , Scooby-Doo , SpongeBob SquarePants , Roobarb , Fluffy Gardens , Rainbow , The Sooty Show , Camberwick Green and Trumpton
The Tommy Westphall Universe	St. Elsewhere	1982 – present
Chespirito Media Universe	Sin Querer Queriendo	2023 – present	Sin Querer Queriendo and Untitled animated El Chavo series.
Regular Show and Close Enough	Regular Show	2010 – present
New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	2011 – 2021
Cloud 9 Universe	The Mindy Project	2012 – 2021	The Mindy Project , Superstore, I Feel Bad and Good Girls.
Mission: Impossible and Other Series	Mission: Impossible (1966)	1966 – 1975; 1986 – present	Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) , Mannix , Matlock , Jake and the Fatman , Diagnosis: Murder , Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) , Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. Also includes Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob and the Mission: Impossible film series.
Marvel Action Hour Universe	Iron Man (1994)	1994 – 1997	Iron Man , Fantastic Four , and The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series). Also known as Earth-534834 as part of the Marvel Reality Designation.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , Please Don't Eat the Daisies, McHale's Navy , and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	1964 – 1967; 1983	Also Includes The Glass Bottom Boat and Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
I Love Lucy and Other Series	I Love Lucy	1951 – 1971; 1986 – 1994	I Love Lucy , The Danny Thomas Show, The Bill Dana Show , The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour , The Andy Griffith Show , Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C ., Mayberry R.F.D. , The Joey Bishop Show , The Dick Van Dyke Show , The New Andy Griffith Show , It's Garry Shandling's Show , and Herman's Head. Also includes I Love Lucy: The Movie .
Father Knows Best and Other Series	Father Knows Best	1954 – 1999	Charlie's Angels (1976 TV series) , Vegas , The Love Boat and revival Love Boat: The Next Wave , Fantasy Island , Leave It to Beaver and sequel The New Leave It to Beaver , Father Knows Best , Martin, and The Brady Bunch with reunion films and spin-offs The Brady Bunch Hour, A Very Brady Christmas, and The Bradys.
Knight Rider Universe	Knight Rider (1982)	1982 – 2009	Knight Rider (1982 TV series) , Code of Vengeance, Team Knight Rider, Knight Rider 2000, Knight Rider (2008 TV series) , and the 2008 film, Knight Rider.
Happy Days and Other Series	Happy Days	1974 – 1984	Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Out of the Blue, Joanie Loves Chachi, and The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang .
The Good Wife and The Good Fight	The Good Wife	2008 – 2022
Zeke and Luther and Other Series	Zeke and Luther	2009 – 2020	Zeke and Luther , Peter Punk , Kickin' It , Pair of Kings , Violetta , Cuando toca la campana, O11CE, Soy Luna, Juacas, and Bia.
Newhart and Other Series	Newhart	1982 – 2004	Newhart , George and Leo , The Drew Carey Show, Grace Under Fire, Coach, Ellen, Two Guys and a Girl, The Hughleys, The Norm Show, and The Geena Davis Show.
Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, and Kirstie	Hot in Cleveland	2010 – 2016
Murdoch Mysteries , Republic of Doyle , and Frankie Drake Mysteries	Murdoch Mysteries	2008 – present
Night Court and My Two Dads	Night Court	1984 – 1992
The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman	The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)	1973 – 1978; 1987 – 1994	Also Includes TheReturn of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman , Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, and Bionic Ever After?
Alice , The Dukes of Hazzard , and Enos	Alice	1976 – 1985; 1997; 2000	Also includes The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood .
Passions, Bewitched, and Nanny and the Professor	Bewitched	1964 – 1972; 1999 – 2008
24 franchise, Tyrant, and Homeland	24	2001 – 2020
Roseanne , The Jackie Thomas Show, and The Conners	Roseanne	1988 – 1997; 2018 – present
Cougar Town and Scrubs	Scrubs	2001 – 2015
Fawlty Towers , Only Fools and Horses , The Green Green Grass , and Rock & Chips	Fawlty Towers	1975 – 2011
About a Boy and Parenthood	Parenthood	2010 – 2015
21 Jump Street and Booker	21 Jump Street	1987 – 1991
Home Improvement Thunder Alley, Buddies, Soul Man, Cristela, and Last Man Standing	Home Improvement	1991 – 1999; 2011 – 2021
Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise	Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)	1990 – 2019	Beverly Hills, 90210 , Melrose Place (1992) , Models Inc. , 90210 , Melrose Place (2009) , and BH90210.
Battlestar Galactica and Caprica	Battlestar Galactica (2004)	2004 – 2012	Also includes the films Battlestar Galactica: Razor and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan and the web series' Battlestar Galactica:The Resistance , Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks, Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy, and Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome.
B. J. and the Bear , The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo , and Quincy, M.E.	B. J. and the Bear	1976 – 1983
Supernatural and The Winchesters	Supernatural	2005 – 2023	Also includes the web series/spin-off, Ghostfacers.
The Bob Newhart Show , Murphy Brown , The Famous Teddy Z , Ink , and Bob	The Bob Newhart Show	1972 – 1998	Elliot Carlin from The Bob Newhart Show appeared in St. Elsewhere , tying universes together, and the Tommy Westphall Universe.
Family Ties , Day by Day , and Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Family Ties	1982 – 1993
Smart Guy and Sister, Sister	Sister, Sister	1994 – 1999
Charmed (1998 TV series) and Charmed (2018 TV series)	Charmed (1998)	1998 – 2006; 2018 – 2022
M*A*S*H and Other Series	M*A*S*H	1972 – 2004	M*A*S*H and spin-offs Trapper John, M.D. , AfterMASH , and W*A*L*T*E*R , The White Shadow , St. Elsewhere , Tattingers , Method & Red , and Providence. Dr. Roxanne Turner from St. Elsewhere appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street , tying it to the Law and Order Universe and the Tommy Westphall Universe.
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes	Life on Mars	2006 – 2010
The Family Man and Farzi	The Family Man	2019 – present	Characters from The Family Man- Shinde, Ajit, Punit and Srikant Tiwari appear in cameos in Farzi.
Blue Bloods and The Mosquito Coast	Blue Bloods	2010 – present
Anne Rice's Immortal Universe	Interview with the Vampire	2022 – present	The fictional Talamasca organization as well as physical settings in New Orleans and magic mechanics connect Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches in an explicitly shared universe [12]
Trendy dramas aired on Sundays produced by Sanlih E-Television	The Prince Who Turns into a Frog	2005 – 2021
The World Between Us and Wave Makers	The World Between Us	2019 – 2023
Shaaticup and Sinpaat	Shaaticup	2022 – present	Characters appearing in both shows include Fazu and Babu.
Save Me universe	Save Me	2017 – 2021	Save Me , Save Me 2 , Strangers from Hell , Dark Hole

Shared media

This is a partial list of fictional universes created for both television and cinema.

Universe	Origin film or series	Start date	End date	Connecting characters
Star Wars Universe	Star Wars & The Mandalorian	1977	present	Numerous
Star Trek Universe	Star Trek: the Original Series & Star Trek: The Motion Picture	1966/1979	Present	Numerous
Bourne	The Bourne Identity	2002	Present	The Bourne Identity , The Bourne Supremacy , The Bourne Ultimatum , The Bourne Legacy , Jason Bourne & Treadstone
Toei Tokusatsu Universe	Kamen Rider (1971) & Go Go Kamen Rider	1971	Present	Kamen Rider , Kikaider , Inazuman , Super Sentai , Kaiketsu Zubat and Metal Hero .
DC Animated Universe	Batman: The Animated Series & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	1992/1993	2006	Batman , Superman , Batman Beyond , Static , Infiltration Unit Zeta , Justice League , Justice League Unlimited
DC Extended Universe	Man of Steel & Peacemaker	2013/2022	Present	Numerous
How to Train Your Dragon	How to train Your Dragon , DreamWorks Dragons	2010/2012	2019	Hiccup, Toothless, Fishlegs Ingerman, Astrid Hofferson, Snotlout Jorgensen, Tuffnut Thorston, Ruffnut Thorston
Marvel Cinematic Universe	Iron Man & Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2008/2013	Present	Numerous
Monsters, Inc. Universe	Monsters, Inc. & Monsters at Work	2001/2021	Present	Mike Wazowski, James P. Sullivan
Pokémon Universe	Pokémon (TV series) , Pokémon: The First Movie	1997/1998	Present	Pikachu, Ash Ketchum, Mewtwo, Darkrai
Toy Story	Tin Toy (1988)	1988/1995	Present	Tin Toy , Toy Story , Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Lightyear
Wallace and Gromit	A Grand Day Out	1989	Present	A Grand Day Out , The Wrong Trousers , A Close Shave , Cracking Contraptions , The Curse of the Were-Rabbit , A Matter of Loaf and Death , Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time
World of Twelve	Dofus (MMORPG) , Wakfu (TV series) , Wakfu (MMORPG) , Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim (TV series) (French Page) & Dofus – Book 1: Julith	2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, & 2016	Present	All media, including MMORPGs, phone games (Wakfu Raiders, Dofus Pets, etc.), graphic novels, board games, television series, web series (Mini-Wakfu, etc.), and films utilize the same core characters, including Kerub Crepin, Joris, Yugo, Grougal, Julith, Atcham Crepin, Rushu, and the twelve gods that give the universe the name, "World of Twelve". Additionally, Ankama has added a video feature to its game launcher (required to install and play all MMORPGs), which allows players to view all TV and web series, thus providing continuity across all of the media.
Riordanverse	Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, The Trials of Apollo, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard	2005, 2010, 2015, 2016	Present	Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Carter Kane, Sadie Kane, Lester Papadopoulos (A.K.A., Apollo), Magnus Chase
Winx Club Universe	Winx Club	2004	Present	Winx Club , Winx Club Films & PopPixie
Walt Disney Studios, Final Fantasy , Kingdom Hearts and The World Ends with You	Cleaning Up!!?	1921, 1987, 2002, 2007	Present	Numerous
Proloy Universe	Proloy Asche , Proloy & Abar Proloy	2011	Present	Binod Behari Dutta, Animesh Dutta
Punorjonmo	Punorjonmo	2021	Present	Rafsan Haque, Rokeya, Nila, Kamal

See also

• List of highest-grossing media franchises

References

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2. Proctor, William (2021). "Building Imaginary Horror Worlds: Transfictional storytelling and the Universal Monster franchise cycle". In McKenna, Mark; Proctor, William (eds.). Horror Franchise Cinema. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN   978-0367183271. In transfictional contexts, however, the Abbott and Costello films are not continuations, in that they are not diegetically anchored to its predecessors, but parody or spoof films that, I would argue, exist outside of continuity (or more accurately, exist as a sub- world within the imaginary network). This is supported by further installments in the 'Abbott and Costello Meets …' series, in which they also meet the Invisible Man (1951), and the Mummy (1955), but they do not 'remember' their other confrontations with classic monsters (and, by extension, other characters from the series like Captain Kidd, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Keystone Cops, etc.).
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