Below is a list of television series and feature films based on Dark Horse Comics publications, including its various imprints. This list includes live action and animated television series and films.
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original running | Production studio | Network | Notes / Refs |
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Timecop | 1 | 9 | 1997–98 | Lawrence Gordon Productions / December 3rd Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Television | ABC | Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics; 13 episodes ordered but only 9 episodes were aired. |
Dark Matter | 3 | 39 | 2015–17 | Blue Penguin / Prescience / Dark Horse Entertainment / Prodigy Pictures Inc. | Space / Syfy | |
Ongoing | ||||||
The Umbrella Academy | 3 | 30 | 2019–present | Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1 and 2) / Irish Cowboy (season 3–present) / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions | Netflix | Renewed for a fourth and final season.[1] |
Resident Alien | 3 | 34 | 2021–present | Jocko Productions / Amblin Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions | Syfy (seasons 1–3) / USA Network (season 4) | Renewed for a fourth season.[2] |
In development | ||||||
She Could Fly | TBA | TBA | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment / AMC Studios | AMC | [3] |
Fear Agent | Sony Pictures Television / Point Grey Pictures | Amazon Prime Video | [4] | |||
Wyrd | Dark Horse Entertainment / Vendetta Productions / FX Productions / 20th Television | FX | [5] | |||
Mind MGMT | Dark Horse Entertainment | Netflix | [6] | |||
Sin City | Legendary Television / Troublemaker Studios | TBA | [7][8][9] | |||
Grendel | Dark Horse Entertainment | [10][11] |
Title | Original running | Production studio | Network | Notes |
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The B.P.R.D. Declassified | 2004 | Visible Man Productions | FX Network | Live-action special, run length of 22 minutes, aired on March 22, 2004. |
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Year | Production studio | Network | Notes |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Motion Comic | 1 | 19 | 2010 | Fox Home Entertainment | Amazon Prime Video / iTunes | |
Dark Horse Motion Comics | 1 | 32 | 2012 | Geek & Sundry | YouTube | [18] |
Title | Year | Production studio | Network | Notes |
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The Amazing Screw-On Head | 2006 | Kickstart Productions / Living Dead Guy Productions / Lionsgate Television | Sci-Fi Channel | Failed animated pilot, 22 minutes long, aired on August 20, 2006.[19] |
Year | Title | Production studio | Notes |
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1994 | The Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
Timecop | Universal Pictures / Largo Entertainment / Signature Pictures / Renaissance Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | ||
1995 | Tank Girl | United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group | |
1996 | Enemy | Dark Horse Entertainment / TriStar Television | Television film; failed pilot. |
Barb Wire | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Propaganda Films / Dark Horse Entertainment | ||
1999 | Virus | Universal Pictures / Mutual Film Company / Dark Horse Entertainment / Valhalla Motion Pictures | |
Mystery Men | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions | ||
2000 | G-Men from Hell | Sawmill Entertainment | Direct-to-video. |
2003 | American Splendor | Fine Line Features / HBO Films / Good Machine / Dark Horse Entertainment | Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Universal Pictures | Direct-to-video; sequel to Timecop. | |
2004 | Hellboy | Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | |
Alien vs. Predator | 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Impact Pictures / Stillking Films | ||
2005 | Son of the Mask | New Line Cinema / Radar Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | Sequel to The Mask. |
Sin City | Miramax / Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | Written, produced and co-directed by Frank Miller. | |
2007 | 300 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Virtual Studios / Legendary Pictures / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions | Frank Miller served as executive producer. |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Dune Entertainment | Sequel to Alien vs. Predator. | |
2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Universal Pictures / Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | Sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination. |
2013 | R.I.P.D. | Universal Pictures / Original Film / Dark Horse Entertainment | |
2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures / Cruel and Unusual Films / Legendary Pictures / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions | Sequel to 300. |
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | The Weinstein Company / Dimension Films / Aldamisa Productions / Demarest Films / Troublemaker Studios / Miramax / Solipsist Films / A. R. Films | Sequel to Sin City. | |
2019 | Polar | Netflix / Constantin Film / JB Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | |
Hellboy | Lionsgate Films / Summit Entertainment / Millennium Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment / Campbell Grobman Films | First reboot of the Hellboy film series. | |
2022 | R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | Direct-to-video; prequel to R.I.P.D.[20][21] |
Upcoming | |||
2024 | Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Ketchup Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment | Second reboot of the Hellboy film series.[22] |
In development | |||
TBA | Tank Girl | LuckyChap Entertainment / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Reboot of Tank Girl.[23] |
Mystery Girl | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / Wonderland Sound and Vision / She Ready Productions | [24] | |
Lady Killer | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / B for Effort | [25] | |
Dept. H | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment | [26] | |
Bang! | Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / 87North Productions | [6] | |
The Black Kaiser | XYZ Fims / Constantin Film /JB Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | [27][28] |
Year | Title | Production studio | Notes | |
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2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Starz Media / Revolution Studios / Film Roman | The first film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on October 28, 2006, later released on DVD on February 6, 2007. | |
2007 | Hellboy: Blood and Iron | The second film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on March 10, 2007, later released on DVD on June 12, 2007. | ||
2022 | Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis | Theatrical release. Released on Netflix in the United States and select territories. | |
In development | ||||
TBA | The Goon | Netflix Animation / Blur Studio / Chernin Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | [29][30] |
Year | Title | Production studio | Notes |
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2008 | Hellboy: Iron Shoes | Starz Media / Revolution Studios / Film Roman | Bonus feature for the DVD release of Hellboy: Blood and Iron. First short of the Hellboy Animated series. |
2010 | Hellboy: The Dark Below | Second and final short of the Hellboy Animated series. | |
2013 | R.I.P.D. | Titmouse, Inc. | Released on Adult Swim; promotional prequel short to the feature-length film of the same name. |
Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) |
Budget (in millions) |
Box office gross[31] | ||
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Opening weekend (North America) |
North America | Worldwide | ||||
The Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 29, 1994 | $23 | $23,117,068 | $119,938,730 | $351,583,407 |
Timecop | Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / JVC Entertainment Inc. | September 16, 1994 | $27 | $12,064,625 | $44,853,581 | $101,646,581 |
Tank Girl | United Artists | March 31, 1995 | $25 | $2,018,183 | $4,064,495 | $4,064,495 |
Barb Wire | Gramercy Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | May 3, 1996 | $9 | $1,844,426 | $3,793,614 | $3,793,614 |
Virus | Universal Pictures | January 15, 1999 | $75 | $6,013,640 | $14,036,005 | $30,652,005 |
Mystery Men | July 30, 1999 | $68 | $10,017,865 | $29,762,011 | $33,461,011 | |
G-Men from Hell | Sawmill Entertainment | July 22, 2000 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
American Splendor | Good Machine / HBO Films / Dark Horse Entertainment | August 15, 2003 | $2 | $159,705 | $6,010,990 | $8,000,000 |
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Universal Pictures | September 30, 2003 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Hellboy | Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | April 2, 2004 | $66 | $23,172,440 | $59,623,958 | $99,318,987 |
Alien vs. Predator | 20th Century Fox | August 13, 2004 | $60 | $38,291,056 | $80,282,231 | $172,544,654 |
Son of the Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | February 18, 2005 | $84 | $7,511,675 | $17,018,422 | $57,600,000 |
Sin City | Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | April 1, 2005 | $40 | $29,120,273 | $74,103,820 | $158,753,820 |
300 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios | March 9, 2007 | $65 | $70,885,301 | $210,614,939 | $456,068,181 |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 20th Century Fox | December 25, 2007 | $40 | $10,059,425 | $41,797,066 | $128,884,494 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 11, 2008 | $85 | $34,539,115 | $75,986,503 | $185,258,983 |
R.I.P.D. | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | July 19, 2013 | $130 | $12,691,415 | $33,618,855 | $78,477,749 |
300: Rise of an Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios | March 7, 2014 | $110 | $45,038,460 | $106,580,051 | $331,114,051 |
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios | August 22, 2014 | $65 | $6,317,683 | $13,754,898 | $39,407,616 |
Polar | Netflix / Constantin film | January 25, 2019 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Hellboy | Lionsgate / Millennium Films / Campbell Grobman Films / Nu Boyana / Lawrence Gordon Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | April 12, 2019 | $50 | $12,045,147 | $21,903,748 | $55,065,289 |
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis | January 23, 2022 | $20 | Unknown | Unknown | $10,885,116 |
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | November 15, 2022 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Total | $1.044 billion | $345,777,891 | $962,353,736 | $2,311,189,872 |
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[32] |
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The Mask | 77% (52 reviews)[33] | 56 (12 reviews)[34] | B+[32] |
Timecop | 45% (42 reviews)[35] | 48 (17 reviews)[36] | B+[32] |
Tank Girl | 40% (43 reviews)[37] | — | B[32] |
Barb Wire | 28% (36 reviews)[38] | 40 (14 reviews)[39] | — |
Virus | 12% (49 reviews)[40] | 19 (17 reviews)[41] | C[32] |
Mystery Men | 61% (104 reviews)[42] | 65 (24 reviews)[43] | C+[32] |
G-Men from Hell | —[44] | — | — |
American Splendor | 94% (186 reviews)[45] | 90 (42 reviews)[46] | — |
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | — (2 reviews)[47] | — | — |
Hellboy | 81% (201 reviews)[48] | 72 (37 reviews)[49] | B−[32] |
Alien vs. Predator | 21% (149 reviews)[50] | 29 (21 reviews)[51] | B[32] |
Son of the Mask | 6% (105 reviews)[52] | 20 (26 reviews)[53] | B−[32] |
Sin City | 77% (250 reviews)[54] | 74 (40 reviews)[55] | B[32] |
300 | 61% (236 reviews)[56] | 52 (42 reviews)[57] | A−[32] |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 12% (78 reviews)[58] | 29 (14 reviews)[59] | C[32] |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | 86% (248 reviews)[60] | 78 (36 reviews)[61] | B[32] |
R.I.P.D. | 13% (100 reviews)[62] | 25 (27 reviews)[63] | C+[32] |
300: Rise of an Empire | 45% (192 reviews)[64] | 48 (34 reviews)[65] | B−[32] |
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | 43% (183 reviews)[66] | 46 (38 reviews)[67] | B−[32] |
Polar | 20% (45 reviews)[68] | 19 (12 reviews)[69] | — |
Hellboy | 17% (244 reviews)[70] | 31 (44 reviews)[71] | C[32] |
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness | 60% (5 reviews)[72] | — (1 review)[73] | —[32] |
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | 20% (5 reviews)[74] | — (2 reviews)[75] | —[32] |
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