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This is a list of fictional universes in film and television, in which multiple works have occurred outside a single series or within a series across multiple media, either in an unnamed universe, a hypothetical future universe or in a fictional locale in our current present or past, while excluding any number of works that could reasonably be assumed to exist within the current understanding of our own universe or exist solely in a single series and medium.

Films

Universe Origin Date Context Source
DC Extended Universe Man of Steel 2013 Superhero films produced by Warner Bros. that include superheroes Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. [1]
Marvel Cinematic Universe Iron Man 2008 Setting for Marvel Studios films and television series. [2]
Star Wars expanded universe Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 1977 Encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe.
Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe Dracula 1931 Horror films produced by Universal Studios that include monsters Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. [3]
Godzilla-Kong cinematic universe Godzilla 2014 Kaiju films produced by Legendary Pictures that includes kaiju associated with or originated from both Godzilla and King Kong franchises. [4]

Television

Universe Origin Date Context Source
Buffyverse Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 Setting of the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel created by Joss Whedon. [5]
Star Trek universe Star Trek: The Original Series 1966 Setting for Star Trek: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise.
Whoniverse Doctor Who 1963 Main setting of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane and other spin-offs of the Doctor Who series.
Arrowverse Arrow 2012 Setting for Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Constantine and Legends of Tomorrow.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://batman-news.com/2015/07/29/zack-snyder-explains-how-the-dc-extended-universe-is-one-giant-story/
  2. ^ http://screenrant.com/kevin-feige-marvel-contract-phase-3-punisher-daredevil/
  3. ^ http://www.cinelinx.com/movie-stuff/item/8459-the-original-shared-universe-a-look-back-at-the-universal-monsters.html
  4. ^ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/godzilla-vs-kong-2020-sequel-warner-bros-legendary-1201618127/
  5. ^ http://www.tor.com/2015/01/21/joss-whedon-shared-universe-theory-potential-slayers/
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