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The Waterworld franchise (also spelled WaterWorld and Water World) is a multimedia franchise owned by Universal Pictures. The franchise follows the exploits of the nameless Mariner, a drifter and survivalist in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world covered entirely by ocean.
The franchise began with the blockbuster 1995 film starring Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper.
The film release coincided with a wide range of tie-in material, including branded clothing and clothing pins, a drinking pouch (or bota bag), and a 150-set of trading cards by Fleer Ultra. The company Gottlieb made 1,500 pinball machines based on the film.
There is also a soundtrack album by James Newton Howard (which has been released in varying editions), a novelisation of the film written by Max Allan Collins (both in young adult and adult editions), an audio book of the novelisation narrated by R.D. Call, and a production diary by Janine Pourroy, "The Making of Waterworld".
Among the tie-in merchandise were a range of video games which has also included later titles over the years. There is also a board game by the Milton Bradley Company, and an extensive action figure and play sets from toy maker Kenner.
The most enduring legacy of the film is the ever popular live stunt show, Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular, which has been running concurrently since 1995 at Universal Studios in Hollywood City, California. As of 2021, the stunt show is running at four different locations around the world.
In 1997, a comic book series entitled "Waterworld: Children of Leviathan" was released. The comics were published by Acclaim, an imprint of Valiant comics, and the series ran for four issues. The comics acted as a sequel to the film, and also explored the fictional universe and the origins of the Mariner further.
Film titles and logosFilm artworkVideo gamesFranchise logos•The Drowned World - a 1962 dystopic novel by acclaimed British author J. G. Ballard. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic future whereby the ice caps have melted, however it is more scientifically plausible than Waterworld in that not all land is covered by ocean, although most of the planet is still uninhabitable.
•Future Boy Conan - a Japanese steampunk animated television series by Nippon Studio from the late 1970s, and subsequent anime films and video games. The setting is one in which a devastating World war was fought with 'ultra-magnetic' weapons, causing most of the land to be destroyed and/or flattened below sea level.
•Oil Rush - a 2012 strategy/tower defence video game for PC and mobile developed by UNIGINE Company. It is set in a flooded, post-apocalyptic world where the survivors war over the last remaining resources.
•Age of Water is an upcoming ocean-based MMORPG video game in development by Gaijin Entertainment and The Three Whales Studio, featuring fully customisable vessels and settlements. The setting is a "rustpunk aesthetic" in a flooded world that has been strongly compared of the Waterworld franchise.
1.https://gaijinent.com/en/news/276/current
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUsgXDegsI8
•r/Waterworld - a subreddit on Reddit for the Waterworld franchise
•The Atoll - a YouTube and Instagram channel dedicated to deep-dives into Waterworld lore and merchandise
The Waterworld television series is a proposed television series set in the same fictional universe as the film and comics. In late 2012, the series was in development with the Syfy Network before being shelved. In mid 2021, pre-production on a Waterworld television series was resumed with...
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Jan 25, 2000 · New series exploring the inland waterways, as well as the lives of those who choose to live and work on them. In the first episode, presenters Timothy West and Heledd Fychan explore one of the quietest canals in Britain and meet a man who believes his narrowboat saved his life.
Water World is a Season 4 episode from The Kidsongs Television Show, which was aired in September 12, 1997. This episode was released on DVD as "Water World". With special guest Julie Scardina from Sea World, the Kidsongs Kids learn all about aquatic animals.
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Jul 29, 2021 · A follow-up to Universal’s 1995 movie Waterworld, starring Kevin Costner, is in the works for the small screen. The project, which hails from original producer John Davis and his Davis ...
