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[SANDBOX NOTE: Tracking all the projects of The Jim Henson Company post-Muppets, many of which are not notable for a page on there own but can be mentioned/listed here.]
A list of projects produced by The Jim Henson Company following the sale of The Muppets to The Walt Disney Company in 2004.
- Note: Items highlighted in yellow are projects connected to legacy franchises and brands established prior to 2004 (such as Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The Storyteller, and Farscape) or are directly inspired by materials created by Jim Henson himself (such as unproduced scripts or artwork).
Productions[]
| Title | Debut | Media | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Children and It | 2004 | Theatrical film | Creatures |
| Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | 2004 | TV miniseries | Creatures |
| MirrorMask | 2005 | Theatrical film | Live-action |
| Puppet Up! - Uncensored | 2005 | Stage show | Puppets (ha!) |
| Jim Henson Designs | 2006 | Merchandise | Publishing |
| Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del | 2006 | TV pilots | Puppets (ha!) |
| Return to Labyrinth | 2006 | Comic books | Publishing |
| The Skrumps | 2007 | Web series | Digital puppetry |
| Tinseltown | 2007 | TV pilots | Puppets (ha!) |
| Del's Vegas Comedy Binge | 2007 | Web series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Legends of the Dark Crystal | 2007 | Comic books | Publishing |
| Frances | 2008 | DTV series | Digital puppetry |
| Farscape comic books | 2008 | Comic books | Publishing |
| Jim Henson's Pajanimals | 2008 | TV series | Puppets |
| Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid | 2008 | TV series | Digital puppetry |
| The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! | 2008 | Web series | Live-action |
| 3 Pigs and a Baby | 2008 | DTV film | Animation |
| Tortoise vs. Hare | 2008 | DTV film | Animation |
| The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show | 2008 | DTV film | Animation |
| The Blue Elephant | 2008 | DTV film | Animation (distribution label for dub of 2006 film) |
| Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train | 2009 | TV series | Animation |
| Jim Henson's The Possibility Shop with Courtney Watkins | 2009 | Web series | Live-action |
| Jim Henson's Emmet Otter | 2009 | Stage show | Puppets |
| Alt/Reality | 2010 | Web series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Fraggle Rock comic books | 2010 | Comic books | Publishing |
| Hotdog TV | 2010 | TV shorts | Puppets |
| Late Night Liars | 2010 | TV series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Me and My Monsters | 2010 | TV series | Creatures |
| Stuffed and Unstrung | 2010 | Stage show | Puppets (ha!) |
| Jim Henson's Wilson & Ditch: Digging America | 2010 | Web series | Digital puppetry |
| The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths | 2011 | Comic books | Publishing |
| Simian Undercover Detective Squad | 2011 | Web series | Puppets (ha!) |
| The Storyteller: Witches, Dragons, Giants, Fairies, Sirens, & Ghosts | 2011 | Comic books | Publishing |
| X•tink•shun: A Wild Puppet X•perience | 2011 | Stage show | Puppets |
| Neil's Puppet Dreams | 2012 | Web series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Jim Henson's Tale of Sand | 2012 | Comic book | Publishing |
| Good Morning Today | 2013 | Web series | Digital puppetry (ha!) |
| Ketchup with the Hot Dogs | 2013 | Web series | Puppets (ha!) |
| No, You Shut Up! | 2013 | TV series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Sid the Science Kid: The Movie | 2013 | DTV film | Digital puppetry |
| Jim Henson's Teeny Tiny Dogs | 2013 | TV pilot | Puppets |
| That Puppet Game Show | 2013 | TV series | Puppets (ha!) |
| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | 2014 | Theatrical film | Live-action |
| Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters | 2014 | Books | Publishing |
| Hi Opie! | 2014 | TV series | Puppets |
| Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge | 2014 | TV series | Reality TV |
| Jim Henson's Doozers | 2014 | TV series | Animation |
| Lily the Unicorn | 2015 | TV pilot | Animation |
| Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow | 2015 | TV film | Creatures |
| Dot. | 2016 | TV series | Animation |
| Rock Dog | 2016 | Theatrical film | Animation |
| Shadows of the Dark Crystal, Song of the Dark Crystal, Tides of the Dark Crystal, & Flames of the Dark Crystal | 2016 | Books | Publishing |
| Jim Henson's Splash and Bubbles | 2016 | TV series | Digital puppetry |
| Jim Henson's Word Party | 2016 | TV series | Digital puppetry |
| Julie's Greenroom | 2017 | TV series | Puppets |
| Opie's Home | 2017 | TV series | Puppets |
| The Power of the Dark Crystal | 2017 | Comic books | Publishing |
| The Star | 2017 | Theatrical film | Animation |
| The Kissing Hand | 2017 | Web shorts | Puppets |
| The Happytime Murders | 2018 | Theatrical film | Puppets (ha!) |
| The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell | 2018 | TV series | Creatures (ha!) |
| Jim Henson's Inspired Silliness | 2019 | Stage show | Puppets |
| Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | 2019 | TV series | Creatures |
| Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Rock On! | 2020 | TV shorts | Puppets |
| Earth to Ned | 2020 | TV series | Creatures |
| Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time | 2021 | TV series | Puppets |
| Harriet the Spy | 2021 | TV series | Animation |
| Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | 2022 | TV series | Puppets |
| Slumberkins | 2022 | TV series | Puppets |
| Pinocchio | 2022 | Feature film | Animation |
| The Portable Door | 2023 | Feature film | Live-action |
Announced productions[]
A list of optioned properties and other projects announced as being in development by the company. Dates listed are the earliest known source of the project's development.
- Elbo Elf (2004)[1]
- Power of the Dark Crystal (2006)[2]
- Fraggle Rock film (2006)[3]
- The Boggart (2007)[4]
- The Doubtful Guest (2007)[4]
- Blood Tattoo (2007)[4]
- Monster Safari (2007)[5]
- T.J. Bearytales (2007)[6]
- Farscape webisodes (2007)[7]
- Frog and Toad (2012)[8]
- Which Witch? (2014)[9]
- IAmElemental (2017)[10]
- Labyrinth sequel (2017)[11]
- Teddy Ruxpin (2018)[12]
- The Witchlands (2018)[13]
- Knights of Panterra (2018)[14]
- Lore Olympus (2019)[15]
- Jim Henson's The Storyteller reboot (2019)[16]
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas remake (2019)[17]
- Hägar the Horrible (2020)[18]
- The Conductors (2021)[19]
- Jelly Bean Dream Machine (2021)[20]
- How to Make Friends with a Ghost (2021)[21]
- A Kids Show About (2022)[22]
- All-of-a-Kind Family (2022)[23]
- Gizmo Girls (2022)[24]
- Wowsabout (2023)[25]
Creature Shop projects[]
- Note: Items highlighted in blue are projects containing traditional animatronic Creatures produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
| Title | Year | Media | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 | Theatrical film | Visual Effects |
| Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | 2004 | TV miniseries | Creature Effects |
| Five Children and It | 2004 | Theatrical film | Creature Effects |
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | Theatrical film | Animatronic Animals |
| Pride | 2004 | Theatrical film | Digital Effects |
| Are We There Yet? | 2005 | Theatrical film | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | 2005 | TV film | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Batman Begins | 2005 | Theatrical film | Visual Effects |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 2005 | Theatrical film | Creature Effects |
| MirrorMask | 2005 | Theatrical film | Visual Effects |
| Puppet Up! - Uncensored | 2005 | Stage show | Puppets |
| Mee-Shee: The Water Giant | 2005 | Theatrical film | Visual Effects |
| The Producers | 2005 | Theatrical film | Animatronic Animals |
| Nightmares & Dreamscapes | 2006 | TV miniseries | Visual Effects |
| Livin' It Up with the Bratz | 2006 | DTV movie | Performance Animation |
| Pushing Daisies | 2007 | TV series | Animatronic Animals |
| Del's Vegas Comedy Binge | 2007 | Web series | Puppets |
| The Skrumps | 2007 | Web series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Tinseltown | 2007 | TV pilot | Puppets |
| The Darjeeling Limited | 2007 | Theatrical film | Animatronic Animals |
| Musical Mornings with Coo | 2007 | TV shorts | Performance Animation |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | 2008 | Theatrical film | Puppets |
| Frances | 2008 | TV series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour | 2008 | Stage show | Creature Effects |
| Pajanimals | 2008 | TV series | Puppets |
| Hannah Montana | 2008 | TV series | Puppets |
| Sid the Science Kid | 2008 | TV series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Jim Henson's Emmet Otter | 2008 | Stage show | Puppets |
| The Middleman | 2008 | TV series | Animatronic Animals |
| Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 | Theatrical film | Creature Effects |
| Old Dogs | 2009 | Theatrical film | Puppets |
| The Hangover | 2009 | Theatrical film | Animatronic Animals |
| Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour | 2009 | Stage show | Creature Effects |
| Alt/Reality | 2010 | Web series | Puppets |
| Hotdog TV | 2010 | TV shorts | Puppets |
| Wilson & Ditch: Digging America | 2010 | Web series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Late Night Liars | 2010 | TV series | Puppets |
| Stuffed and Unstrung | 2010 | Stage show | Puppets |
| Me and My Monsters | 2010 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Simian Undercover Detective Squad | 2011 | Web series | Puppets |
| Jessie | 2011 | TV series | Puppets |
| X•tink•shun | 2011 | Stage show | Puppets |
| The Muppets | 2011 | Theatrical film | Costumes |
| The Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D | 2013 | Theatrical film | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| That Puppet Game Show | 2013 | TV series | Puppets |
| Neil's Puppet Dreams | 2012 | Web series | Puppets |
| Good Morning Today | 2013 | Web series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Ketchup with the Hot Dogs | 2013 | Web series | Puppets |
| No, You Shut Up! | 2013 | TV series | Puppets |
| The Interview | 2014 | Theatrical film | |
| Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | 2014 | TV film | Animatronic Animals |
| Hi Opie! | 2014 | TV series | Puppets |
| Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge | 2014 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Nintendo E3 presentation | 2015 | Live event | Puppets |
| Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures | 2015 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Turkey Hollow | 2015 | TV film | Creature Effects |
| The Jungle Book | 2016 | Theatrical film | On-Set Reference Puppets |
| Dream Corp, LLC | 2016 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Splash and Bubbles | 2016 | TV series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Word Party | 2016 | TV series | Henson Digital Puppetry Studio |
| Julie's Greenroom | 2017 | TV series | Puppets |
| Opie's Home | 2017 | TV series | Puppets |
| The Kissing Hand | 2017 | TV series | Puppets |
| The Happytime Murders | 2018 | TV series | Puppets |
| The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell | 2018 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Jim Henson's Inspired Silliness | 2019 | Stage Show | Puppets |
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | 2019 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Fraggle Rock: Rock On! | 2020 | TV series | Puppets |
| Earth to Ned | 2020 | TV series | Creature Effects |
| Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time | 2021 | TV series | Puppets |
| Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | 2022 | TV series | Puppets |
Sources[]
- ↑ THE JIM HENSON COMPANY ACQUIRES ELBO ELF
- ↑ [https://www.henson.com/press-releases/2006/2006-02-01.pdf GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY TO DIRECT POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL]
- ↑ THE RUMORS ARE TRUE! Fraggle Rock Feature is in the Works!
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 THE JIM HENSON COMPANY GROWS SLATE OF FANTASY FEATURES WITH THREE NEW TITLES
- ↑ Monster Safari Begins For Hensons
- ↑ T.J. BEARYTALES STARS IN HIS FIRST MOVIE WITH HELP FROM THE JIM HENSON COMPANY
- ↑ Farscape Revived On SCIFI.COM
- ↑ THE JIM HENSON COMPANY TO DEVELOP “FROG AND TOAD” ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- ↑ Billy Crystal Joins Henson Co.’s ‘Which Witch’
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company To Develop Kids Series Based On IAmElemental’s Female Action Figures
- ↑ TriStar Rebirths World Of ‘Labyrinth:’ ‘Spider Web’s Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu Aboard
- ↑ Alchemy II Teams Up With The Jim Henson Company To Develop An Animated Series Featuring The World-Beloved Teddy Ruxpin!
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company Options Susan Dennard’s The Witchlands Books
- ↑ Omnifilm And The Jim Henson Company Are Ready To Ride Dinosaurs
- ↑ ‘Lore Olympus’: Webtoon And The Jim Henson Company Will Partner For YA Animated Series
- ↑ ‘The Storyteller’ Reimagining In Works by Neil Gaiman, Jim Henson Co. & Fremantle
- ↑ ‘Flight of the Conchords” Bret McKenzie to Adapt Jim Henson’s ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’
- ↑ King Features and The Jim Henson Company Partner to Produce Animated Series Based on Popular Syndicated Comic Strip HÄGAR THE HORRIBLE
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company and Flavor Unit Entertainment Option Nicole Glover’s Newly Released The Conductors for Feature Film
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company Takes Poetry on the Road with New Live Action Puppet Series created by Poet, Educator, and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Kwame Alexander, and Music from Oscar-Winner Common
- ↑ Henson developing friendly ghost story
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company and A Kids Company About Partner to Develop “A Kids Show About,” a Mixed-Media Kids Series Addressing Today’s Toughest Topics
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company to Develop All-of-a-Kind Family, a New Live Action One-Hour Epic Prime Time Drama Based on the Acclaimed Series of Books about the Jewish American Immigrant Experience
- ↑ The Jim Henson Company and Goldieblox Partner for New Animated STEAM-Based Series Gizmo Girls
- ↑ World Screen: TV Kids February 2023