The Chronicles of Riddick (franchise)

The Chronicles of Riddick
Created by	David Twohy Wheat Brothers
Original work	Pitch Black (2000)
Owner	Universal Pictures
Years	2000–present
Print publications
Novel(s)	Pitch Black (2000) The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Comics	Pitch Black: Slam City (2000) Riddick: Blindsided (2013)
Films and television
Film(s)	Pitch Black (2000) The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) Riddick (2013)
Short film(s)	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
Television special(s)	Into Pitch Black (2000)
Games
Video game(s)	The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009) Riddick: The Merc Files (2013)

The Chronicles of Riddick is an American science fiction space Western^[1] media franchise created by brothers Ken and Jim Wheat and later continued by writer-director David Twohy. It follows the adventures of antihero character Riddick (either portrayed or voiced by Vin Diesel) in the 28th century.

The film series began with the release of Pitch Black (2000), which was written by director Twohy and brothers Ken and Jim Wheat from a story by the latter brothers. Since then, Twohy has solely written and directed two sequels, The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Riddick (2013), and was involved in the development of the storyline of a number of the series' offshoots.

In addition to the feature films, The Chronicles of Riddick fictional universe includes an animated short film and several video games, motion comics, and novelizations. A fourth film, entitled Riddick: Furya, is in development.