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.
Television Live action Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production studio Network Notes / Refs Timecop 1 9 1997–98 Universal Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Lawrence Gordon Productions / December 3rd Productions 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 Dark Horse Entertainment / Prodigy Pictures Inc. / Blue Penguin / Prescience Space / Syfy The Umbrella Academy 4 36 2019–24 Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions / Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1–2) / Irish Cowboy (seasons 3–4) Netflix Resident Alien 4 44 2021–25 Universal Content Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Amblin Television / Jocko Productions Syfy (seasons 1–3) / USA Network (season 4) In development She Could Fly rowspan="8" rowspan="8" rowspan="8" AMC Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment AMC Fear Agent Sony Pictures Television / Point Grey Pictures Amazon Prime Video Wyrd 20th Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / FX Productions / Vendetta Productions FX Mind MGMT Dark Horse Entertainment Netflix Sin City Legendary Television / Troublemaker Studios rowspan="2" Grendel Dark Horse Entertainment Minor Threats Netflix
Specials Title Original running Production studio Network Notes The B.P.R.D. Declassified 2004 Visible Man Productions FX Live-action special, run length of 22 minutes, aired on March 22, 2004.
Animated series Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production studio Network Notes / Refs Duckman 4 70 1994–97 Paramount Television / Klasky Csupo / Reno & Osborn Productions USA Network The Mask: Animated Series 3 54 1995–97 New Line Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Film Roman / Sunbow Entertainment CBS Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics of the same name. Fat Dog Mendoza 2 26 2000 Sony Wonder Television / TMO-Loonland Film GmbH / Sunbow Entertainment Cartoon Network Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot 2 26 1999–2001 Columbia TriStar Television / Adelaide Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment Fox Kids Hipira 1 12 2009 US / Dark Horse Comics NHK BS-52 Axe Cop 2 22 2013–15 ADHD Studios / Friends Night Fox (season 1)FXX (season 2) The Rocketeer 1 22 2019–20 Wild Canary Animation / Icon Creative Studio Disney Junior Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles 2 20 2022 Netflix Animation / Gaumont Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment / Atomic Monster Netflix Based on the comics by Stan Sakai. Ongoing Iyanu 2 22 2025–present Lion Forge Entertainment / YouNeek Studios / Impact X Capital / Forefront Media Group / Superprod Cartoon Network / Max In development Hungry Ghosts rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Sony Pictures Animation Lady Danger G-Unit Films and Television Inc. / Make Good Content Amazon Freevee
Motion comics Title Seasons Episodes Year Production studio Network Notes 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
Pilots Title Year Production studio Network NotesThe Amazing Screw-On Head 2006 Lionsgate Television / Kickstart Productions / Living Dead Guy Productions Sci-Fi Channel Failed animated pilot, 22 minutes long, aired on August 20, 2006.
Films Live action Year Title Production studio Notes 1994 The Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment Received 1 Oscar nomination. Timecop Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Largo Entertainment / Signature Pictures / Renaissance Pictures 1995 Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group 1996 Enemy TriStar Television / Dark Horse Entertainment Television film; failed pilot. Barb Wire PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment / Propaganda Films 1999 Virus Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Mutual Film Company / 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 / Dark Horse Entertainment / HBO Films / Good Machine Received 1 Oscar nomination. Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Universal Pictures Direct-to-video; sequel to Timecop. 2004 Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Revolution Studios / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Impact Pictures / Stillking Films 2005 Son of the Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment / Radar Pictures Sequel to The Mask. Sin City Miramax / Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios Written, produced and co-directed by Frank Miller. 2007 300 Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios / 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 / Dark Horse Entertainment / Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions Sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination. 2013 R.I.P.D. Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Original Film 2014 300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Cruel and Unusual Films / 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 / Dark Horse Entertainment / JB Pictures Hellboy Lionsgate Films / Summit Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment / Millennium Media / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions 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. 2024 Hellboy: The Crooked Man Ketchup Entertainment / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films Second reboot of the Hellboy film series. In development rowspan="6" Tank Girl Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / LuckyChap Entertainment Reboot of Tank Girl. Mystery Girl Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / Wonderland Sound and Vision / She Ready Productions Lady Killer Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / B for Effort Dept. H Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment Bang! Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / 87North Productions The Black Kaiser XYZ Fims / Constantin Film / Dark Horse Entertainment / JB Pictures
Animated films Year Title Production studio Notes 2006 Hellboy: Sword of Storms Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios 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. 2025 Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog nWave Pictures In development rowspan="2" The Goon Netflix Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment / Blur Studio / Chernin Entertainment Emily the Strange Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures Animation / Bad Robot
Shorts Year Title Production studio Notes 2008 Hellboy: Iron Shoes Starz Media / Film Roman / Revolution Studios 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.
Reception Box office Title Distributor(s) Release date (United States) Budget (in millions) Box office gross 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 Films / Dark Horse Entertainment / Millennium Films / Campbell Grobman Films / Nu Boyana / Lawrence Gordon Productions 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 Hellboy: The Crooked Man Ketchup Entertainment / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films October 8, 2024 $20 Unknown Unknown $2,014,050 Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog nWave Studios / Octopolis / SND / Sony Pictures October 15, 2025 $23 Unknown Unknown $8,101,116 Total $1.087 billion $ $ $
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