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The Santa Clauses

The Santa Clauses is an American Christmas fantasy comedy television series created by Jack Burditt for Disney+ and based on The Santa Clause film series. Serving as a sequel to The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, and David Krumholtz all reprise their roles from the film series. Jack Burditt serves as showrunner and executive producer.[1] It premiered on November 16, 2022.[2] In December 2022, The Santa Clauses was renewed for a second season which premiered with two episodes on November 8, 2023.[3][4]

Plot

The series follows Scott Calvin, a former businessman who became Santa Claus in 1994, his wife Carol Calvin (Mrs. Claus), and their children Buddy "Cal" Calvin-Claus and Sandra Calvin-Claus. Scott Calvin, having served as Santa Claus for almost 30 years, believes that he is losing his magical abilities due to age and decides to choose a successor and retire.[5]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023)

Production

Development

In January 2022, it was announced that a limited series that would 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 serves as showrunner and executive producer, while Jason Winer is a director in addition to serving as an executive producer.[13]

According to Allen, "It originally had a lot of otherworldly characters, and ghosts, and goblins. I said no, this is Christ-mas. Its Christ-mas. It literally is a religious holiday. We don't have to blow trumpets, but I do want you to acknowledge it. That's what this is about. If you want to get into Santa Claus, you're gonna have to go back to history, and it's all about religion."[26] On December 14, 2022, The Santa Clauses was renewed for a second season, with Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell set to return.[3]

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.[12] 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.[9] Matilda Lawler joined the cast as a series regular.[11] In late July 2022, it was confirmed that David Krumholtz would be reprising his role as Bernard,[19] while the following month, Laura San Giacomo was announced to be portraying the Christmas Witch.[17] On February 24, 2023, Eric Stonestreet joined the cast in undisclosed capacity while Marta Kessler was cast to guest star for the second season.[15] Three days later, Gabriel Iglesias was cast as a series regular for the second season.[14] On May 3, 2023, it was announced that Tracy Morgan is set to make a cameo and Stonestreet is a series regular for the second season.[16]

Filming

The series began filming in March 2022 in Los Angeles, with JP Wakayama serving as the cinematographer.[27][1] Filming wrapped in June 2022.[28] Production for the second season began in February 2023.[15]

Music

In November 2022, it was revealed that Ariel Rechtshaid would compose the score for the series.[29]

Release

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

The first 2 episodes made its linear premiere on Freeform on December 16, 2022 followed by airings on FX on December 17, 2022, ABC on December 24, 2022 and on Disney Channel on December 25, 2022.[30] The second season premiered on November 8, 2023, with two new episodes.[4]

Music

A digital soundtrack for the series' second season became available on December 8, 2023.[31]

Season 2 (2023)

Reception

Audience viewership

According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, The Santa Clauses was the tenth most streamed television series in the U.S. during the week of November 14 to November 20, 2022.[32] According to Whip Media's TV Time, which tracks viewership data for the more than 21 million worldwide users of its app, it was the fifth most streamed television series in the U.S. during the week of December 11,[33] and the fourth during the week of December 18, 2022.[34] The Santa Clauses was the ninth most streamed television series in the U.S. during the week of November 19,[35] the eighth during the week of November 26,[36] the sixth during the week of December 3,[37] and the fourth during the week of December 10, 2023.[38]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "The Santa Clauses is a bit ho ho ho-hum as a continuation of the holiday franchise, but it's hardly a lump of coal thanks to Tim Allen's spirited return as Father Christmas, along with a dash of yuletide nostalgia."[39] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[40]

Accolades

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Credited as a special guest star.
  2. ^ As depicted in The Santa Clause (1994)

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