''The Boss Baby'' is a

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made by

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, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by

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. The franchise began with the 2017 film ''

The Boss Baby ''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, it was directed by Tom McGrath fr ...

'' and has since grown to include a sequel, two television series, and an interactive special. The franchise's inciting incident is the birth of the titular Boss Baby, later known as Ted, who arrives at 7-year-old Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, the series' timeline spanning to focus on a now 37-year-old Tim's daughters, the 7-year-old Tabitha and new Boss Baby Tina.

Feature films

''The Boss Baby'' (2017)

''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American

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produced by

and distributed by

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, following a 7-year-old boy helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for adults' love between babies and puppies. The film was scheduled for a March 2016 release, but the release date was moved to March 31, 2017. ''The Boss Baby'' was released on Digital HD on July 4, 2017, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray,

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and

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on July 25, 2017 by

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. The film features the voices of

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as the title character, along with Miles Bakshi,

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Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She rose to fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), which has since been named one of the greatest television cha ...

and

Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing Peter Parker (Sam Raimi film series), the title character from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi films, ''Spider-Man'' tril ...

''The Boss Baby: Family Business'' (2021)

''The Boss Baby: Family Business'' is a 2021 American

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to the 2017 ''The Boss Baby'' film, again produced by

and distributed by

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, following the estranged Templeton brothers being reunited by Tim's daughters, one of whom is a new agent from BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tabitha's school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Armstrong. On May 25, 2017,

and

announced that a sequel was set to be released on March 26, 2021, but was delayed to September 17, 2021. The film was moved up to July 2, 2021 and will also stream on

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on the same day for free. On May 8, 2020, production was being done remotely during the

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. Along with a returning Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow, the film features the voices of

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, Ariana Greenblatt,

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and

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''The Boss Baby 3'' (TBA)

During a Q&A with Alec Baldwin and Amy Sedaris in 2021, a third ''Boss Baby'' film was announced to be in early development.

Short films

''The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time'' (2017)

''The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time'' is a 2D and 3D animated short film released on July 25, 2017 on ''The Boss Baby''

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and DVD pack, following Wizzie, the wizard from Tim's

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, as he narrates Tim and Ted's (Boss Baby's) adventures in

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''Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale'' (2021)

''Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale'' is an 2D animated short film released on September 14 on ''The Boss Baby: Family Business''

and DVD pack, following a bedtime story to Tina and Tabitha about Precious, the pony Ted gave Tabitha as a lavish gift, who tries to win a carnival talent show from a rival horse, being narrated by Ted himself (reprised by Alec Baldwin).

Television series

''The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' (2018–20)

A computer-animated television series based on the first film, titled ''The Boss Baby: Back in Business'', aired on

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between April 6, 2018 and March 16, 2020. A total of 37 episodes were released. The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Boss Baby (

JP Karliak John Paul "JP" Karliak is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing characters, such as Linus in '' The Stinky & Dirty Show'' and Wile E. Coyote in '' Wabbit/New Looney Tunes'', Naysaya in the Disney XD animated series ''Star vs. th ...

), Tim (

Pierce Gagnon Pierce Gagnon (born July 25, 2005) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the film ''Looper'' and in the CBS series ''Extant'', as well as voicing Tim Templeton in the Netflix series '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business''. Personal life ...

), Ted Templeton Sr. (David W. Collins), Janice Templeton (Hope Levy), Jimbo (

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), and Staci (Alex Cazares), while Eric Bell Jr. reprised his role as The Triplets from the film. This series was produced by

and distributed by

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''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' (2022–present)

On March 10, 2022, DreamWorks announced a new series and a possible continuation of Back in Business based on the characters from ''The Boss Baby: Family Business''. It was released on May 19, 2022 on Netflix, with JP Karliak (the only actor reprising from ''Back in Business'') reprising his role as the titular character,

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(the only actor reprising from ''Family Business'') reprising her role as Tabitha,

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replaces

from the first series as Tim, and

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and Krizia Bajos replace

and

from the second film as Tina and Carol respectively.

Television specials

''The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!'' (2020)

''The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!'', an

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, was released on

on September 1, 2020, featuring the cast of ''The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' television series.

''The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus'' (2022)

''The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus'', a Christmas special, was released on

on December 6, 2022, featuring the cast of both ''The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' and ''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' television series.

Cast and characters

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* A dark gray cell indicates the character was not featured in the film. * A indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.

Crew

Additional Crew

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

Chronology

Chronological order of ''The Boss Baby'' franchise history: #

(2017) # '' The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time'' (2017) # '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' (2018–20) Seasons 1-3 # '' The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!'' (2020) # ''The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus'' (2022) # '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' (2018–20) Season 4 # The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) # '' Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)'' # ''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' (2022–present)

References

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