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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. It premiered on November 16, 2022. In December 2022, The Santa Clauses was renewed for a second season which premiered with two episodes on November 8, 2023.

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. == Cast and characters ==
Cast and characters
MainTim Allen as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus: A former successful businessman, who became Santa Claus in 1994 and chose to remain in the role out of the goodness of his heart. After almost 30 years in his role, Calvin believes that he is losing his magical abilities due to aging and chooses 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. Liam Seja portrays Calvin as a child during a flashback sequence. • Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus: Calvin's wife, whom he married during The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause. Unhappy with her lack of purpose as "Mrs. Claus", Carol is receptive to her husband's 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. • 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. • Matilda Lawler as Betty (season 1; recurring: season 2): Chief of Staff at the North Pole, and Noel's wife. She later is forced to vacate her position and appoint Noel in her place due to the Kribble Krabble Clause, but returns due to the threat of the Mad Santa. 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 time, however, he becomes disillusioned and bitter with his new role, and indifferent to the survival of the North Pole. As the spirit of Christmas begins to fade, Choksi finds himself at odds with Calvin who returns to reclaim his role as Santa Claus. • Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias as Kris Moreno / Kris Kringle (season 2), the head of failing theme park Santapolis who accidentally frees Magnus Antas. He is later revealed to be the kid, now all grown-up, that Scott delivered a kayak to during his first night as Santa. • Peyton Manning as himself, a potential candidate for a replacement Santa. • 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. • Kevin Pollak as CupidTracy Morgan as The Easter Bunny. He replaces Jay Thomas from previous films, due to his death in 2017. ==Episodes==
Episodes
Series overview Season 1 (2022) Season 2 (2023) == Production ==
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. On December 14, 2022, The Santa Clauses was renewed for a second season, with Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell set to return. 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. In late July 2022, it was confirmed that David Krumholtz would be reprising his role as Bernard, while the following month, Laura San Giacomo was announced to be portraying the Christmas Witch. On February 24, 2023, Eric Stonestreet joined the cast in undisclosed capacity while Marta Kessler was cast to guest star for the second season. On May 3, 2023, it was announced that Tracy Morgan was set to make a cameo and Stonestreet was cast as a series regular for the second season. Filming The series began filming in March 2022 in Los Angeles, with JP Wakayama serving as the cinematographer. Production for the second season began in February 2023. Music In November 2022, it was revealed that Ariel Rechtshaid would compose the score for the series. A digital soundtrack for the series' second season became available on December 8, 2023. ==Release==
Release
The Santa Clauses was released on November 16, 2022 on Disney+, with its first two episodes available immediately. 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. The second season premiered on November 8, 2023, with two new episodes. ==Reception==
Reception
Viewership JustWatch, a streaming content guide, reported that The Santa Clauses was the tenth most-streamed series in the U.S. from November 14–20, 2022. Whip Media, which tracks viewership data for the more than 21 million worldwide users of its TV Time app, calculated that it was among the five most-streamed original shows in the U.S. between December 11 and 24, 2022. Luminate, which measures streaming performance in the U.S., reported that The Santa Clauses accounted for 3.9% of total original series viewership on Disney+ between December 31, 2021, and December 29, 2022. In 2023, The Santa Clauses was among the top ten most-streamed original series in the U.S. from November 19 to December 16, according to Whip Media. Critical response Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Accolades ==See also==
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