The Boss Baby (franchise)
The Boss Baby is a media franchise made by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee.[1] The franchise began with the 2017 film The Boss Baby and has since grown to include a sequel, Family Business; two television series, Back in Business and Back in the Crib, and an interactive special.
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby (2010)
2017–present
- The Boss Baby (2017)
- Family Business (2021)
- The Boss Baby 3 (TBA)
- Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)
- Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)
- Back in Business (2018–2020)
- Back in the Crib (2022–2023)
- Get That Baby! (2020)
- Christmas Bonus (2022)
The franchise's inciting incident is the birth of the titular character, later known as Ted, who arrives at 7-year-old Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, the series' timeline spanning to focus on a now 37-year-old Tim's daughters, the 7-year-old Tabitha and new Boss Baby Tina.
Short films[edit]
The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)[edit]
The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time is a 2D and 3D animated short film released on July 25, 2017 on The Boss Baby Blu-ray and DVD pack, following Wizzie, the wizard from Tim's alarm clock, as he narrates Tim and Ted's (Boss Baby's) adventures in imagination.[2]
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)[edit]
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale is a 2D animated short film released on September 14 on The Boss Baby: Family Business Blu-ray and DVD pack, following a bedtime story to Tina and Tabitha about Precious, the pony Ted gave Tabitha as a lavish gift, who tries to win a carnival talent show from a rival horse, being narrated by Ted himself (reprised by Alec Baldwin).
Television specials[edit]
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020)[edit]
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!, an interactive special, was released on Netflix on September 1, 2020, featuring the cast of The Boss Baby: Back in Business television series.[15]