The Santa Clauses
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| Directed by | Jason Winer |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | J.P. Wakayama |
| Production company | 20th Television |
| Distributor | Disney Platform Distribution |
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| Original network | Disney+ |
The Santa Clauses[1] is an upcoming American Christmas comedy miniseries created for Disney+ and based on The Santa Clause film series. It serves as a continuation 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 will serve as showrunner and executive producer.[2]
It is set to premiere with the first two episodes on November 16, 2022.[3]
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, [4]
Cast and characters[]
- Tim Allen as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus[5]
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus[6]
- Kal Penn as Simon Choksi,[7][8] a game inventor, product developer, and single father, he has aspirations to become the next Jeff Bezos. But "all that changes" after he visits the North Pole
- Eric Lloyd as Charlie Calvin, Scott's only son from a previous marriage.[9]
- Austin Kane as Buddy "Cal" Calvin-Claus, Scott's youngest son and Carol's only son and Charlie's 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.[10]
- Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin-Claus, the youngest child of Scott and Carol[11]
- Matilda Lawler as Betty, Santa's Chief of Staff[12]
- Rupali Redd as Grace Choksi, Simon's kind hearted daughter[10]
- Devin Bright as Noel, Santa's right hand elf[10]
- David Krumholtz as Bernard, Santa's former right-hand elf[13]
- Laura San Giacomo as Befana the Christmas Witch, the Italian folkloric holiday figure who lives in the Wobbly Woods.[14]
Peyton Manning makes an appearance as himself as a potential candidate for a replacement Santa.
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by [15] | Original release date |
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| 1 | TBA | Jason Winer[16] | Jack Burditt | November 16, 2022[3] |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | Katy Colloton & Katie O'Brien | November 16, 2022[3] |
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 director in addition to serving as an executive producer.[8]
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.[7] 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.[10] Matilda Lawler joined the cast as a series regular.[12] In late July 2022, it was confirmed that David Krumholtz would be reprising his role as Bernard,[13] while the following month, Laura San Giacomo was announced to be portraying the Christmas Witch.[14]
Filming[]
The series began filming in March 2022 in Los Angeles, with J.P. Wakayama serving as the cinematographer.[2][17] Filming wrapped in June 2022.[18]
Release[]
The Santa Clauses is scheduled to be released on November 16, 2022 on Disney+, with its first two episodes available immediately.[3]