The Santa Clauses

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The Santa Clauses
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Created by Jack Burditt
Based on The Santa Clause
by Leo Benvenuti
Steve Rudnick
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
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  • Jack Burditt
  • Tim Allen
  • Jason Winer
  • Jon Radler
  • Rick Messina
  • Richard Baker
  • Kevin Hench
Cinematography JP Wakayama
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  • Arge O'Neal
  • Christine Kim
  • Dean Pollack
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Distributor Disney Platform Distribution
Release
Original network Disney+
Original release November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16) –
present (present)
External links
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The Santa Clauses is an American Christmas comedy television series 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] The Santa Clauses was renewed for a second season in December 2022.[3]

Premise

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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 his teenage son and daughter. His adult son grew up in Lakeside, Illinois while his two teenagers 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

Main

  • Tim Allen as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus: A former successful businessman, who became Santa Claus in the 1990s and chose to remain in the role out of the goodness of his heart. After decades in his role, Calvin believes that he is losing his magical abilities due to aging and choses to retire after choosing a successor. He is revealed to be the first human to take up the mantle of Santa Claus after the army of previous Santa Clauses determined that the world needed someone who would be familiar with the development of technology and given the nature of Santa Claus that Calvin had naturally within; all of his traits being what the world needs.[5][6] Liam Seja portrays Calvin as a child, during a flashback sequence.[5]
  • Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus:[7] Calvin's wife, who he married during The Santa Clause 2. Carol has grown inquisitive as to her greater purpose as Santa's wife over the years, and is receptive to his decision to retire. Finding success once again in her role as a school principal when they move out of the North Pole, she begins to believe that Calvin's decision was best for the entire family.[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. Cal at first is excited to experience life in his own way, believing that he did not hold the same skills that his father seems to have. Over the course of the series, its revealed that he possesses magical abilities due to being born in the North Pole and the spirit of Christmas.[5] The character first appeared in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, where he was named Buddy after his maternal grandfather.[8]
  • Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin-Claus: Scott and Carol's daughter and youngest child; Buddy's sister and Charlie's paternal half-sister. Sandra enjoys living in at the North Pole, and is hesitant to move away when her father decides to retire. At the confusion of her parents, she often develops close friendships with animals. Over the course of the series, it's revealed that she has magical abilities that she inherited from Santa Claus and the spirit of Christmas.[5][9]
  • Matilda Lawler as Betty: Chief of Staff at the North Pole, and Noel's wife.[10]
  • Devin Bright as Noel: The current right-hand elf at the North Pole, Betty's husband, and one of Santa's best friends.[8]
  • Rupali Redd as Grace Choksi: Simon's kind-hearted daughter, who believes in the spirit of Christmas. Grace is excited to live at the North Pole, and experience the joys of Christmas every day. Her mother expressed desires for the feelings of Christmas every day, prior to passing from a major illness.[8]
  • Kal Penn as Simon Choksi / Santa Claus:[11][12] The man that Scott Calvin chooses to be his successor as Santa Claus at the North Pole. Prior to his new role, Choski is a game inventor, product developer, and single father with aspirations to become the equivalent of "the next Jeff Bezos" in the technology world. When he is appointed as the next Santa Claus, he views the efficiency at the North Pole as an opportunity to realize his unsuccessful business aspirations. Leading in his new role forcefully, Simon determines that every day will be Christmas, providing the world with instant gratification through a combination of his business technology and the North Pole's magic. Over the course of the series, he becomes disillusioned and an antagonist to the spirit of Christmas. As the magic at the North Pole begins to fade, Choksi finds himself at odds with Calvin who returns to reclaim his role as Santa Claus.

Recurring

  • Isabella Bennett as Edie: An elf at the North Pole who regularly reviews the List with Santa, to ensure that good children receive what they want on Christmas day. Edie is an advocate for the naughty children as well.
  • Sasha Knight as Crouton: An elf at the North Pole, who assist Santa.
  • Izaac Wang as Hugo: An elf at the North Pole, who helps run the machinery that monitors Santa Claus while he makes his deliveries on Christmas Eve.
  • Laura San Giacomo as La Befana: The good-natured Italian folkloric holiday figure, known as the Christmas witch, who lives in the Wobbly Woods[13]
  • Liam Kyle as Gary
  • Ruby Jay as Riley: Cal Calvin’'s supportive first girlfriend. The pair first meet when the Calvin family moves to Chicago, and though Cal is an outsider at school, Riley immediately takes a liking to him.

Guest stars

  • Eric Lloyd[lower-alpha 1] as Charlie Calvin: Scott's oldest son from his previous marriage, and Carol's step-son. Charlie is Buddy and Sandra's paternal half-brother, and though he expressed interest in following in his father's footsteps as a child, he now states that his current job and young family prevent him from being able to be the successor when his father chooses to retire.[14]
  • Peyton Manning[lower-alpha 2] as himself, a potential candidate for a replacement Santa.[2]
  • David Krumholtz[lower-alpha 3] as Bernard: The former right-hand elf to Calvin as Santa, who's revealed to have served in the role for thousands of years with the previous figures who held the mantle of Santa Claus, before briefly retiring to marry Vanessa Redgrave.[15][16]
  • Mitch Poulos as Saint Nicholas of Myra: The historical figure who served as inspiration for the legend of Santa Claus. Through his benevolent good acts of kindness and example in the spirit of giving, the spirit of Christmas created magic that resulted in the creation of ethereal figures including the role of Santa, elves, and flying reindeer.[5][17]
  • Mauricio Mendoza as Papa Noel / Santa Claus: One of the ancient successors to St. Nicholas, a Frenchman who carried the mantle for a time and completed his role as Santa Claus.[16][17]
  • Dirk Rogers as Krampus: The ancient folklore anthropomorphic horned-being, who served during the Dark Ages as the successor to St. Nicholas; known for his role in scaring children into behaving for their parents. In the series Krampus is shown to be stealing toys from children on the naughty list.[17]
  • Jim O'Heir as Santa Claus XVII: Calvin's predecessor and the seventeenth successor to Saint Nicholas, referred to amongst the various previous holders of the Santa Clause mantle as number "17". This man acted in the role of Santa for decades, from the Great Depression to the night that Scott Calvin became Santa Claus. He chose Scott, after interacting with him as a child one night on Christmas Eve. Previously thought to have randomly passed away after falling off of Scott's roof in the '90s, it is revealed that he retired to the afterlife after choosing his successor correctly. O'Heir takes over the role from Steve Lucescu, who appeared in The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.[18][16][17]
  • Casey Wilson as Sara: Now fully grown, she was once the little girl Scott first encountered as Santa in the first film. Wilson replaces Melissa King, from The Santa Clause.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date Prod.
code
1 "Chapter One: Good to Ho" Jason Winer Jack Burditt November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16) 1HMD01

In 2022, 28 years have passed since Scott Calvin took on the role of Santa Claus.[lower-alpha 4] During a trip to Lakewood, Illinois, Scott notices that fewer 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 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 about Santa, but he explains he doesn't know if he is real.

Note: The part at the end where Scott falls off the roof is a callback to The Santa Clause.
2 "Chapter Two: The Secessus Clause" Jason Winer Katy Colloton & Katie O'Brien November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16) 1HMD02
Betty informs Scott of yet another clause called the Secessus Clause, which would allow Scott to retire as Santa once he chooses a worthy successor. Scott initially considers his sons for the role, but Charlie turns him down as he is happily married with a family of his own and Buddy expresses a desire to see the real world. Meanwhile, Simon tries to get investors for his business to improve his delivery system, but it backfires when one of his automated drones malfunctions. Returning home, Simon and Grace find their living room decorated for Christmas just before the elves come to take them to the North Pole.
3 "Chapter Three: Into the Wobbly Woods" Charles Randolph-Wright Kevin Hench November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) 1HMD03
Scott meets with potential candidates for Santa Claus (including Peyton Manning) while Carol and Buddy look forward to life outside the Pole, though Sandra, however, is reluctant to leave. While Scott meets with Simon, Sandra takes Grace on a tour of the Pole and discovers she can understand animals. She and Grace go to the Wobbly Woods to meet with Belfana, the Christmas Witch. Scott and Simon go looking for them and bond over their mutual struggles as fathers. Scott decides to make Simon the new Santa Claus and he and his family depart for Chicago.
4 "Chapter Four: The Shoes Off the Bed Clause" Charles Randolph-Wright Ari Berkowitz & Alison Bennett November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30) 1HMD04
5 "Chapter Five: Across the Yule-Verse" Katie Locke O'Brien Eugene Garcia-Cross and Hayley Frazier & Emalee Burditt December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07) 1HMD05
6 "Chapter Six: A Christmas to Remember" Katie Locke O'Brien Hayley Frazier & Emalee Burditt December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14) 1HMD06

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.[12]

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.”[19] 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.[11] 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.[8] Matilda Lawler joined the cast as a series regular.[10] In late July 2022, it was confirmed that David Krumholtz would be reprising his role as Bernard,[15] while the following month, Laura San Giacomo was announced to be portraying the Christmas Witch.[13]

Filming

The series began filming in March 2022 in Los Angeles, with JP Wakayama serving as the cinematographer.[1][20] Filming wrapped in June 2022.[21]

Music

In November 2022, it was revealed that Ariel Rechtshaid would compose the score for the series.[22]

Release

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

Reception

Audience viewership

According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, The Santa Clauses was the 10th most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States, during the week of November 14, 2022 to November 20, 2022.[23]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 53% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 19 critic reviews. The website's critics 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."[24] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[25]

See also

Notes

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External links

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