A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.
The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.
[2] Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the Three Colours series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the Skywalker Saga) inspires further films to be made.
Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.
[3] SShared universes for which some properties also have their own entries.