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The Santa Clauses
Official release poster
Genre
Created byJack Burditt
Based onThe Santa Clause
by Leo Benvenuti
Steve Rudnick
Starring
Music byAriel Rechtshaid
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Jack Burditt
  • Tim Allen
  • Jason Winer
  • Jon Radler
  • Rick Messina
  • Richard Baker
  • Kevin Hench
CinematographyJP Wakayama
Editors
  • Arge O'Neal
  • Christine Kim
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseNovember 16, 2022 (2022-11-16) –
present (present)

The Santa Clauses is an American Christmas comedy miniseries created by Jack Burditt for Disney+ and based on The Santa Clause film series. It serves as a continuation and sequel to The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) and features Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, and David Krumholtz reprising their roles from the film series. Jack Burditt serves as showrunner and executive producer.[1]

It premiered on November 16, 2022[2] and received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

Scott Calvin is on the brink of his 65th birthday and realizing that he can't be Santa forever. He's starting to lose a step in his Santa duties, and more importantly, he's got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially two sons, one that grew up in Lakeside, Illinois and one that grew up at the Pole. With a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.

— Disney D23, [3]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Tim Allen as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus[4]
    • Allen also reprises his role as Toy Santa, the antagonist from the second film.
  • Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus[5]
  • Austin Kane as Buddy "Cal" Calvin-Claus, Scott's youngest son, Carol's only son, Sandra's brother and Charlie's paternal half brother who wants to set out on his own. In The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, he was named Buddy after his maternal grandfather.[6]
  • Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin-Claus, the daughter and youngest child of Scott and Carol, Buddy's sister and Charlie's paternal half-sister[7]
  • Matilda Lawler as Betty, Santa's Chief of Staff, and Noel's wife.[8]
  • Devin Bright as Noel, Santa's right hand elf and Betty's husband.[6]
  • Rupali Redd as Grace Choksi, Simon's kind-hearted daughter[6]
  • Kal Penn as Simon Choksi,[9][10] a game inventor, product developer, and single father, who has aspirations to become the next Jeff Bezos.

Special guest star

  • Eric Lloyd as Charlie Calvin, Scott's oldest son from his previous marriage, Carol's step-son and Buddy and Sandra's paternal half-brother[11]

Peyton Manning makes an appearance as himself as a potential candidate for a replacement Santa.[2] Casey Wilson appears in the first episode as a grown-up version of Sarah, the little girl Scott first encountered as Santa in the first film originally played by Melissa King.

Episodes

No.Title [12]Directed byWritten by [13]Original release date [12]Prod.
code
1"Chapter One: Good to Ho"Jason WinerJack BurdittNovember 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)1HMD01
In 2022, 28 years have passed since Scott Calvin took on the role of Santa Claus. During a trip to Lakewood, Illinois, Scott notices that less children want gifts and visits Sara, the first person Scott gave a gift after becoming Santa, who has become a young adult. As Santa is doing his rounds with his assistant elf Noel, Scott's magic falters causing the reindeer to go off course, resulting in them landing back to the North Pole. Meanwhile, Scott's wife, Carol eavesdrop on her children, Buddy "Cal" and Sandra, the former of who is playing virtual reality. Sandra notes that growing up at the North Pole she hasn't had any friends and notes how Mrs. Claus is perceived. Meanwhile, Simon Chokshi, a head executive at EverythingNow, is trying to balance a life as a single father of his daughter Grace after his wife died. Scott returns and learns he is losing weight, causing him to start gaining weight. The following year as he is doing his rounds, he falls off a roof, leading to Carol being worried as Betty, Noel's wife and head elf is worried about Scott. Grace confronts Simon about his beliefs of Santa, but he explains he doesn't know if he is real.
2"Chapter Two: The Secessus Clause"Jason WinerKaty Colloton & Katie O'BrienNovember 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)1HMD02
3"Chapter Three: Into the Wobbly Wood"UnknownKevin HenchNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)TBA
4"Chapter Four: The Shoes Off the Bed Clause"UnknownAri Berkowitz and Alison BennettNovember 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)TBA
5TBAUnknownEugene Garcia-Cross and Hayley Frazier & Emalee BurdittDecember 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)TBA
6TBAUnknownHayley Frazier & Emalee BurdittDecember 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)TBA

Production

Development

In January 2022, it was announced that a limited series that will serve as a legacy-sequel to The Santa Clause films was in development, with Tim Allen reprising his role in addition to serving as executive producer. Initially given the working title of "The Clauses", the project was conceptualized with intent for a streaming release exclusive to Disney+. Jack Burditt will serve as showrunner and executive producer, while Jason Winer will be a director in addition to serving as an executive producer.[10]

Casting

Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell were announced to be reprising their roles as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus and Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus, respectively. In addition, Kal Penn joined the cast as a character named Simon Choski.[9] Elizabeth Allen-Dick, Tim Allen's real life daughter, had been cast in her acting debut as Scott's daughter. Austin Kane, Rupali Redd and Devin Bright also joined the cast.[6] Matilda Lawler joined the cast as a series regular.[8] In late July 2022, it was confirmed that David Krumholtz would be reprising his role as Bernard,[14] while the following month, Laura San Giacomo was announced to be portraying the Christmas Witch.[15]

Filming

The series began filming in March 2022 in Los Angeles, with JP Wakayama serving as the cinematographer.[1][16] Filming wrapped in June 2022.[17]

Music

In November 2022, it was revealed that Ariel Rechtshaid would compose the score for the series.[18]

Release

The Santa Clauses was released on November 16, 2022 on Disney+, with its first two episodes available immediately.[2]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 59% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 17 critic reviews.[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[20]

References

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (January 14, 2022). "Tim Allen To Headline 'The Santa Clause' Sequel Series For Disney+ From 'Last Man Standing' Team". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Schwartz, Ryan (September 10, 2022). "The Santa Clauses Trailer: Is Tim Allen Being Replaced by... Peyton Manning? — Get Disney+ Premiere Date". TVLine. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Just Announced: Tim Allen Returns to the Red Suit for The Santa Clause, a Limited Series for Disney+". D23. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (January 14, 2022). "Tim Allen to Star in, Produce 'Santa Clause' Series at Disney+". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (January 28, 2022). "Elizabeth Mitchell To Return As Mrs. Claus For 'The Santa Clause' Disney+ Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 1, 2022). "'The Santa Clause': Elizabeth Allen-Dick Joins Dad Tim Allen, 3 Others Cast In Disney+ Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Elizabeth Allen-Dick Joins Father Tim Allen in the Santa Clause Sequel Series". April 2022.
  8. ^ a b Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 20, 2022). "Matilda Lawler Joins Disney+'s 'The Santa Clause' As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Maas, Jennifer (March 3, 2022). "'Santa Clause' Series at Disney Plus Adds Kal Penn". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 3, 2022). "Kal Penn Joins 'The Santa Clause' Disney+ Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Barnhardt, Adam (September 10, 2022). "The Santa Clauses Confirms Another Key Character Is Returning". ComicBook.Com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Shows A-Z - santa clauses, the on disney plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Clauses". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Klein, Brennan (July 27, 2022). "Bernard Is Back: Original Actor Returning For Disney's Santa Clause Show". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Rice, Lynette (August 5, 2022). "'The Santa Clauses' Adds Laura San Giacomo As Christmas Witch". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "J.P. Wakyama" (PDF). Murtha Skouras Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  17. ^ Allen, Tim [@ocftimallen] (June 3, 2022). "Finished shooting at the pole. The magic begins this fall. Don't tell anyone I shared this photo looking out Santa's window" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Ariel Rechtshaid Scoring Disney+'s 'The Santa Clauses'". Film Music Reporter. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "The Santa Clauses: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "The Santa Clauses: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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