Open Season (franchise)

Open Season
Created bySteve Moore
John B. Carls
Jill Culton
Anthony Stacchi
OwnerSony Pictures Animation
Years2006–present
Films and television
Film(s)Open Season
Short film(s)Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Television seriesOpen Season: Call of Nature
Direct-to-video
Games
Video game(s)Open Season

The Open Season franchise is an American media franchise which consists of the animated film Open Season (2006), its direct-to-video sequels and prequel Open Season 2 (2008), Open Season 3 (2010), and Open Season: Scared Silly (2015), the short film Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2007), the television series Open Season: Call of Nature (2023–2024), and a video game based on the first film.

The franchise follows Boog, a 900-pound domesticated grizzly bear who is transferred from his home of Timberline to the open Forrest. He and his one-antlered mule deer friend Elliot, embark on adventures that challenge their roles as wild animals.