Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise that grew out of the 1964 children's novel of the same name by the British author Roald Dahl, which follows young Charlie Bucket through the factory of the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The franchise includes two Dahl novels, the original book and its 1972 sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with three live-action theatrical films, three video games, and other properties such as touring musicals and theatrical adaptations, merchandise and a defunct amusement park ride. Dahl began a third novel, Charlie in the White House, but wrote only its first chapter, which is displayed at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden. The films include the 1971 musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, directed by Mel Stuart, and Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation. New material has continued to appear, including a sequel novella, Chaos at the Chocolate Factory, released in the United Kingdom in 2026.