Terminator (Franchise)
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Terminator is an American media franchise created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd. The franchise encompasses a series of science fiction action films, comics, novels, and additional media, concerning battles between Skynet's synthetic intelligent machine network and John Connor's Resistance forces with the rest of the human race. Skynet's most well-known products in its genocidal goals are the various terminator models, such as the T-800, who is portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger starting with the original Terminator film in 1984. By 2010, the franchise had generated $3 billion in revenue.
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[edit] Setting
[edit] Judgment Day
[edit] Films
Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
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[edit] The Terminator (1984)
- Main article: The Terminator
[edit] Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
[edit] Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Main article: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
[edit] Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Main article: Terminator Salvation
[edit] Terminator Genisys (2015)
- Main article: Terminator Genisys
[edit] Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
- Main article: Terminator: Dark Fate
[edit] Television
Series | Series | Season | Episodes | First released | Last released | Showrunner(s) | Network(s) |
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[edit] Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
- Main article: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles follows Sarah (Lena Headey) and John Connor (Thomas Dekker) as they try to "live under the radar" after destroying Cyberdyne in Terminator 2. Summer Glau plays a Terminator named Cameron and Brian Austin Green plays Derek Reese, the brother of Kyle Reese, both sent back in time to protect the Connors and prevent for another Judgment Day.
[edit] Web series
Series | Season | Episodes | First released | Last released | Showrunner(s) | Network(s) |
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[edit] Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series (2009)
- Main article: Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series
[edit] Terminator Genisys: The YouTube Chronicles (2015)
[edit] Cast and crew
[edit] Principal cast
Key
- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- An O indicates a role as an older version of the character.
- A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- An M indicates the model served as a body double, with the actor or actress's likeness superimposed onto the model.
- An L indicates the actor or actress lent only their likeness for his or her film character.
- An P indicates an appearance through a photographic still.
- An A indicates an appearance through archival footage.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Characters | Films | Television series | |||||
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The Terminator | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Terminator Salvation | Terminator Genisys]|Terminator Genisys | Terminator: Dark Fate | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
1984 | 1991 | 2003 | 2009 | 2015 | 2019 | 2008 – 2009 | |
Machines |
[edit] Additional crew
Crew | Film | |||||
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The Terminator | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Terminator Salvation | Terminator Genisys]|Terminator Genisys | Terminator: Dark Fate | |
1984 | 1991 | 2003 | 2009 | 2015 | 2019 |
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office performance
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North America | International | Worldwide | North America | Worldwide |
[edit] Critical and public response
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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[edit] Cultural impact
[edit] Music
[edit] Soundtracks
Title | U.S. release date | Length | Composer(s) | Label |
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[edit] Other media
[edit] Video games
- Main article: List of Terminator video games
Various video games have been released since 1991.
[edit] Novels
- Main article: T2 (novel series)
A series of novels were released from 2001 to 2004, under the name T2.
[edit] Comics
- Main article: ]List of Terminator comics
[edit] Collectible card game
- Main article :The Terminator Collectible Card Game
The Terminator Collectible Card Game was released in 2000 by Precedence.
[edit] Theme park attractions
[edit] Cancelled projects
[edit] Terminator Salvation trilogy
[edit] Terminator Genisys trilogy
[edit] Television
[edit] See also
- Darwin among the Machines
- Grandfather paradox
- Soft science fiction
- Time travel in fiction
- List of the highest-grossing media franchises