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Minecraft Universe
Minecraft Universe
	File:Minecraft Universe logo.png Official franchise logo
Created by	Mob Studios
Original work	Villagers (2028)
Owner	Mojang Studios; Mob Productions;
Years	2028–present
Based on	Minecraft by Mojang Studios
Films and television
Film(s)	List of Minecraft Universe films
Television series	Minecraft Universe television series
Audio
Original music	Music of the Minecraft Universe
Miscellaneous
Starring	Minecraft Universe characters
In-universe elements	Timeline; The Seed; Overworld; Nether; End;

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The Minecraft Universe (MIU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of computer-animated films and television series produced by Mob Studios, based on the Minecraft video game franchise created by Mojang Studios. The franchise is owned by Mojang Studios and Mob Productions. It was established as a complete reboot of the Minecraft Cinematic Universe (MCCU), which ran from Minecraft (2016) through World of X – Part One (2025), and does not retain that continuity's cast, character histories, or mythology.

Mob Studios releases the MIU in connected groups called "Chapters". Chapter One began with the Disney+ series Villagers (2028) and the theatrical film Minecraft: The First Night (2028), and concluded with Minecraft: The Broken Seed (2034). Its other films are Netherbound (2029), Agent Derp (2030), The Ender Crown (2031), and Minecraft: The Second Dawn (2032).

Chapter Two began with The Wither in October 2034. Its released projects include the Disney+ miniseries Stronghold (2035), Mushroom Island (2036), Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol (2036), the second season of Deep Dark (2036), Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There (2036), the second season of Bastion (2037), and Ocean Monument (2037).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The shared continuity is overseen by Mob Studios co-heads Alex Brow and Lena Cross with filmmaker Jackson Miller, who leads a writers' group responsible for its central mythology. The franchise combines survival adventure, fantasy, horror, comedy, political drama, and science fiction while allowing individual productions to maintain distinct genres and visual identities.

The MIU launched on February 16, 2028, with Villagers. Its 10 released films had grossed a combined $11.2119 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $1.925 billion by November 2037. Minecraft: The Broken Seed remained the franchise's highest-grossing film with $1.684 billion, while Ocean Monument became its 2nd-highest-grossing film and Chapter Two's highest-grossing release with $1.341 billion. Seven MIU films had surpassed $1 billion.^[4]^[5]^[2]^[6]

The franchise also includes "Minecraft Stories", a label for adaptations and legacy projects that are not set in the shared universe.

Development[edit | edit source]

Formation and reboot[edit | edit source]

Mob Productions began developing an interconnected series of animated Minecraft films during the mid-2010s. The resulting Minecraft Cinematic Universe gradually expanded from standalone adventures into crossover stories involving multiple dimensions, ancient artifacts, and a recurring ensemble. Its sixth film, World of X – Part One, was intended to begin a two-part conclusion, but the planned World of X – Part Two was abandoned before full production after Brow and other executives concluded that the continuity had become difficult for new viewers to enter and had moved too far from the survival, construction, exploration, and discovery associated with the game.^[7]^[8]

Brow proposed replacing the MCCU with a new continuity rather than using another partial reset. Mojang Studios approved the approach in early 2026, and Mob Studios was established as a production division responsible for coordinating film, television, animation, and long-term continuity.^[9] Brow and Cross became co-heads of the studio, Elridge was appointed to oversee television development, Goodwin became a senior writer, and Miller was selected as the franchise's principal creative architect.^[10]

Brow, Cross, Miller, Goodwin, Elridge, and Michael Green developed a story bible covering the history of the Overworld, Nether, End, earlier players, Villager and Piglin societies, portal mechanics, and the Seed. They wanted each project to function as a complete story while allowing consequences to carry between productions. Miller rejected using the films as simple reproductions of player behavior and instead treated crafting, construction, mapping, farming, trade, and travel as expressions of character and culture.^[11]^[12]

Chapter One[edit | edit source]

The initial MIU slate was announced on July 31, 2026. It expanded to six films, four television series, and five seasons before concluding with Minecraft: The Broken Seed on July 14, 2034.^[13]^[14] The chapter follows the fragmented Seed and the systems created to preserve settlements, routes, memories, identities, and dimensional stability.

The final film combines the Overworld redstone network, Nether portal council, End gravity systems, Deep Dark archive, Dawnstead records, and Obsidian Bureau strongholds in the Hollow King's World Loom. Its destruction distributes the Seed among independent communities and ends the existence of one authoritative version of the world.^[15]

Chapter Two[edit | edit source]

Mob Studios announced Chapter Two on March 28, 2033. It began with The Wither on October 20, 2034, followed by Stronghold in March 2035. The chapter explores a world that no longer follows one central generative pattern and communities whose maps, memories, records, identities, and geography contradict one another.^[1]^[16]

On June 18, 2035, Mob Studios delayed every unreleased project in the chapter and expanded the slate through 2040. The studio replaced the creative team of Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol, retitled Herobrine as Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There, and added Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether, Minecraft: The Lost Village, and Minecraft: Echoes of the End.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Mushroom Island, Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol, Deep Dark season two, and Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There were released during 2036. Stronghold Protocol grossed $1.060 billion and The Man Who Wasn't There grossed $1.286 billion worldwide.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]

The second season of Bastion ran from May 7 through June 25, 2037, and received critical acclaim for its migration and residency storyline. Ocean Monument opened on July 16 and expanded the game's ocean monument into Pelagos, a surviving civilization disputing ownership of a newly generated coastline. It grossed $1.341 billion worldwide and became Chapter Two's highest-grossing film.^[24]^[25]^[2]

As of November 2037, Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether and End Cities were in production or post-production, while the remaining Chapter Two projects were in development or pre-production.^[26]

Business practices[edit | edit source]

Mob Studios maintains a central story database containing character histories, maps, crafting rules, portal mechanics, and the chronology of each project. Miller and Cross review major continuity decisions, while individual filmmakers may introduce new cultures, locations, and visual systems when they do not contradict established rules. Brow said the studio avoids cameos and post-credits scenes that exist only to advertise another project; connections are expected to result from damaged infrastructure, new trade routes, political decisions, and changed relationships.

The franchise is produced entirely through animation, although the degree of stylization and performance capture varies. Film assets can be adapted for television, but each series is assigned its own visual language. Mob Studios intends to release one film approximately every 12 to 18 months rather than following a fixed annual quota, with television productions occupying longer theatrical gaps.

Feature films[edit | edit source]

Mob Studios organizes its connected films into Chapters.

Chapter One[edit | edit source]

Chapter One consists of Minecraft: The First Night (2028), Netherbound (2029), Agent Derp (2030), The Ender Crown (2031), Minecraft: The Second Dawn (2032), and Minecraft: The Broken Seed (2034). Its six films grossed $6.5775 billion worldwide, with The Broken Seed becoming the franchise's highest-grossing installment at $1.684 billion.^[5]

Chapter Two[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two began with The Wither (2034), followed by Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol and Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There (both 2036) and Ocean Monument (2037). Its remaining film slate consists of Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether (2038), Minecraft: The Lost Village (2038), Minecraft: Echoes of the End (2039), Minecraft: The Third Dawn (2039), The Far Lands (2039), and Minecraft: World Unmade (2040). The first four Chapter Two films had grossed a combined $4.6344 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $805 million by November 2037.^[27]^[19]^[28]

Television series[edit | edit source]

Series	Season	Episodes	Originally released			Showrunner(s)	Status
Series	Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network	Showrunner(s)	Status
Villagers	1	8	February 16, 2028 (2028-02-16)	April 5, 2028 (2028-04-05)	Disney+	Naomi Elridge	Released
	2	8	January 16, 2032 (2032-01-16)	March 5, 2032 (2032-03-05)		Naomi Elridge	Released
	3	8	April 14, 2038 (2038-04-14)	June 2, 2038 (2038-06-02)		Naomi Elridge	In development
Redstone	1	6	April 12, 2029 (2029-04-12)	May 17, 2029 (2029-05-17)		Priya Desai	Released
Deep Dark	1	8	February 21, 2030 (2030-02-21)	April 11, 2030 (2030-04-11)		Owen Mercer	Released
	2	8	September 4, 2036 (2036-09-04)	October 23, 2036 (2036-10-23)	Owen Mercer	Released
	3	8	September 6, 2039 (2039-09-06)	October 25, 2039 (2039-10-25)	Owen Mercer	In development
Bastion	1	6	April 9, 2032 (2032-04-09)	May 14, 2032 (2032-05-14)	Talia Grant	Released
Bastion	2	8	May 7, 2037 (2037-05-07)	June 25, 2037 (2037-06-25)	Talia Grant	Released

Villagers[edit | edit source]

The first season is set before Steve arrives in the region and follows village elder Sola as she attempts to unite several settlements against shortages, trade disputes, and an Illager effort to seize an abandoned redstone network. The second season takes place after The Ender Crown and follows the village's decision to host the first permanent Piglin embassy in the Overworld.

Elridge created the series and serves as showrunner. Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ayo Edebiri, Ke Huy Quan, Michaela Coel, Nick Mohammed, and Richard Ayoade lead the ensemble. Patel joined the main cast in the second season as Ruun, while Ejiofor portrays Verran, the leader of the Boundary Guild. Christie, Pugh, Egerton, Henry, Nyong'o, and Wunmi Mosaku make recurring or guest appearances.^[29]^[30]

The first eight-episode season premiered on February 16, 2028, and concluded on April 5. It received positive reviews for its worldbuilding, visual design, ensemble performances, and treatment of village life.^[4]^[31]^[32]

Mob Studios renewed the series in January 2030. The second season was initially scheduled for late 2031 before being delayed to January 16, 2032, after its Piglin embassy storyline was expanded. Its eight episodes concluded on March 5. The season depicts disagreements over embassy land, gold exchanges, portal security, shared legal authority, and whether permanent access between dimensions can be maintained without allowing either side to control it.^[33]^[34]^[35]

The second season received stronger reviews than the first, with praise for Patel and Edebiri's performances, the depiction of cultural integration, and the decision to make both isolation and unrestricted portal access incomplete solutions. Its finale establishes the permanent embassy and leads into Ruun's effort to organize the Nether council in Bastion.^[36] A third season is scheduled for April 2038 and will follow villages claiming incompatible ownership of the same farms, roads, and family histories.^[37]

Redstone[edit | edit source]

Following Minecraft: The First Night, Mina Quill leads the repair of an ancient redstone network connecting settlements across the Overworld. After it begins predicting disasters, Mina and Nia question whether its warnings prevent events or redirect them toward less protected communities. Their investigation brings them into conflict with former Illager engineer Iven Rook and Sol Varr's anti-redstone movement, the Quiet Hand.

Priya Desai created the six-episode series as a technological mystery concerning invention, responsibility, automation, and unequal access to information. Hsu and Edebiri reprise Mina and Nia, while Daniel Kaluuya and Riz Ahmed portray Iven and Sol.^[38]

The series premiered on Disney+ on April 12, 2029, and concluded on May 17. The finale disables the network's predictive function, places its relays under local control, and opens the unstable portal that begins Netherbound. It received positive reviews for its performances, mechanical visual design, and treatment of technological authority.^[39]^[40]

Mob Studios had not renewed Redstone for a second season as of March 2033. Desai remained attached to the franchise and consulted on the second season of Villagers and the portal systems used in Bastion.

Deep Dark[edit | edit source]

The first season is set after Netherbound and follows Garrick as he joins a rescue expedition investigating settlements that have disappeared beneath the Overworld. The group enters an ancient city where sound awakens the Warden and discovers that the surrounding sculk contains memories absorbed from civilizations that died above it.

Owen Mercer created the series as a horror story and character study for Garrick. Henry reprises the role and serves as an executive producer. Jessie Buckley, Winston Duke, and Bella Ramsey portray expedition members Mara Flint, Torren, and Edda, while Ralph Ineson provides the voice and performance capture for the Warden.^[41]^[42]^[43]

The first season premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2030, and concluded on April 11. It received critical acclaim for its sound design, atmosphere, animation, performances, and depiction of the Warden, though some reviewers found its pacing deliberately slow and considered the Hollow King's involvement unnecessary.^[44]^[45]^[46]

The second season is set after Minecraft: The Broken Seed, The Wither, and Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol. It follows Edda after sculk begins reproducing voices and memories belonging to lives and settlements that never existed in the surviving world. Ramsey assumes the central role, with Henry, Buckley, Duke, and Ineson returning and Dev Patel, Naomi Ackie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor joining the cast.^[47]

The season ran from September 4 through October 23, 2036. It earned 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 out of 100 on Metacritic, while its finale was viewed by 15.4 million accounts worldwide during its first five days. A third season is scheduled for September 2039.^[22]^[48]^[49]

Bastion[edit | edit source]

The first season is a six-episode political fantasy series set after Netherbound, The Ender Crown, and the second season of Villagers. It follows Ruun as he attempts to form the Nether's first representative council while Brakka opposes efforts by former Gilded Bastion officials to rebuild centralized control.

Talia Grant created the series and served as showrunner. Dev Patel, Gwendoline Christie, and Lupita Nyong'o reprise Ruun, Brakka, and Varka, with Mahershala Ali, Indira Varma, and David Oyelowo joining the principal cast. The first season ran from April 9 through May 14, 2032, and received positive reviews.^[50]^[51]

The second season follows the council when Overworld settlements displaced by unstable terrain seek permanent refuge in the Nether. Patel, Christie, Nyong'o, Varma, and Oyelowo returned, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sterling K. Brown, and Zazie Beetz joining the cast.^[52]

The season ran for eight episodes from May 7 through June 25, 2037. It earned 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 out of 100 on Metacritic, while its finale was viewed by 14.4 million accounts worldwide during its first five days. Mob Studios had not renewed the series for a third season as of November 2037.^[24]^[53]^[54]

Chapter Two series[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two's Disney+ slate consists of the completed miniseries Stronghold, the released second season and announced third season of Deep Dark, the released second season of Bastion, End Cities and its second season, Illagers, and a third season of Villagers. As of November 2037, End Cities had begun release and the remaining unreleased seasons were in development.^[55]^[56]^[26]

Other media[edit | edit source]

Special presentations[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two includes the Disney+ animated specials Mushroom Island, released on February 13, 2036, and The Wandering Trader, scheduled for February 16, 2038.^[56]^[20]

Minecraft Stories[edit | edit source]

"Minecraft Stories" is a label used for film and television productions that are not set in the MIU. Mob Studios created the label to allow filmmakers to tell standalone stories or continue projects developed before the reboot without creating continuity conflicts.^[57] Projects released under the label use a separate opening logo showing multiple independent worlds rather than the MIU's fractured Seed.

The discontinued Minecraft Cinematic Universe is catalogued under the label for future home-media and streaming releases, but its films are not retroactively altered. Minecraft, Block Wars, Agent Derp, Nether Wars, Nightingale, and World of X – Part One remain a separate continuity collectively referred to as the "MCCU Legacy". The canceled World of X – Part Two is not considered a completed installment.

The label may also include adaptations with different visual styles, stories aimed at younger audiences, and projects based on player-created worlds. Brow said the standard for approving a standalone project would be whether its concept benefited from independence rather than whether it could be forced into the shared universe.

The following productions were identified as Minecraft Stories projects or categories in development:

future standalone animated specials based on seasonal Minecraft events;
short films created with independent animation studios;
remastered home-media editions of the MCCU films;
experimental projects based on community-created maps and legends.

Music[edit | edit source]

Weston Doyle was appointed the principal composer and musical supervisor of the MIU. He composed the score for Minecraft: The First Night and developed themes that can be adapted by other composers. Doyle said the franchise's music would combine orchestra, processed percussion, choral textures, and sounds created from wood, stone, metal, glass, and game-inspired electronic tones.^[58]

The Overworld theme is built from a simple sequence that can be rearranged as characters build more complex structures. The Nether uses rhythmic patterns that avoid resolving, while the End is associated with stretched voices and tones that appear to move between speakers. The Hollow King's theme removes notes from the main Seed motif, representing his attempt to stop the universe from generating new possibilities.

Individual filmmakers may select additional composers. DaCosta was involved in choosing the musical direction of Netherbound, and Edwards requested that The Ender Crown use long passages without traditional melody. Television series have separate composers but share access to Doyle's thematic library. Doyle composed the main themes for Villagers, Redstone, and Deep Dark, while Mara Ellison composed their episodic scores. Doyle also scored Agent Derp, combining spy-film orchestration with percussion created from minecart wheels, pistons, pressure plates, and other redstone machinery.^[59]^[60]^[61]^[62]

Mob Studios plans to release soundtrack albums for each film and major series.

Fictional universe[edit | edit source]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

The fictional timeline generally follows release order. The first season of Villagers precedes Minecraft: The First Night, while Redstone leads into Netherbound. Deep Dark occurs after the Crown Gate is dismantled, and Agent Derp follows the expansion of Overworld transport and communication networks.

The Ender Crown introduces formal contact with independent End settlements. Villagers season two establishes the Piglin embassy, and Bastion continues the political consequences of Netherbound. Minecraft: The Second Dawn awakens the remaining Seed fragments, leading into Minecraft: The Broken Seed.

The Broken Seed concludes Chapter One by distributing the Seed among the Overworld relay, Nether routes, End gravity towers, Deep Dark archive, Dawnstead records, and Obsidian Bureau strongholds. Chapter Two begins after this decentralization. The Wither explores discarded memories preserved in soul sand, while Stronghold, Mushroom Island, and Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol follow artificial identities and emergency systems created by the Obsidian Bureau. Deep Dark season two examines unrealized lives received by the sculk network, and the corrupted player records recovered from the stronghold network develop into Herobrine in Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There.^[15]^[63]^[64]^[65]

The Seed and dimensions[edit | edit source]

The Seed is the generative force responsible for creating and stabilizing dimensions. Its fragmentation produced instability throughout the Overworld, Nether, End, and Deep Dark, while earlier civilizations built systems to preserve terrain, routes, memories, identities, and communities.

In Minecraft: The Broken Seed, the Hollow King combines those systems into the World Loom and attempts to compress every surviving version of reality into a permanent world. The Loom is destroyed and the Seed's creative pattern is distributed among independent communities. The dimensions remain distinct, but no central pattern determines which history or settlement is original.^[15]

The collapse releases discarded memories and incomplete player patterns outside the distributed network. One develops into Herobrine, whose contradictory identity forms a central mystery of Chapter Two.^[66]

Recurring cast and characters[edit | edit source]

Mob Studios intends for major characters to be portrayed by the same actors throughout the MIU. The franchise combines voice acting with facial and body performance capture, though the degree of physical capture varies between projects.

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Character	Portrayed by	Films						Television series
Character	Portrayed by	The First Night	Netherbound	Agent Derp	The Ender Crown	The Second Dawn	The Broken Seed	Villagers	Redstone	Deep Dark	Bastion
Steve	Taron Egerton	Main	Recurring		Recurring	Main	Main		Guest
Alex	Florence Pugh	Main	Main		Main	Main	Main		Guest	Guest
Mina Quill	Stephanie Hsu	Main	Main		Main	Main	Main	Recurring	Main	Guest
Garrick	Brian Tyree Henry	Main	Main			Recurring	Main		Guest	Main
Sola	Michelle Yeoh	Main	Recurring		Guest	Recurring	Main	Main	Recurring	Guest
Nia Vale	Ayo Edebiri	Main	Recurring		Recurring	Main	Main	Main	Main		Guest
Varka	Lupita Nyong'o		Main					Guest			Main
Ruun	Dev Patel		Main			Recurring	Recurring	Main			Main
Brakka	Gwendoline Christie		Main					Recurring			Main
Cael	Dev Patel				Main		Main
Serai	Gugu Mbatha-Raw				Main		Main
Derp	Scott Menville			Main
The Warden	Ralph Ineson						Main			Main
The Hollow King / Orin	Javier Bardem	Voice	Voice		Main	Main	Main		Voice	Voice

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical and public response[edit | edit source]

Project	Year	Critical response		Audience response
Project	Year	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore	PostTrak
Villagers, season 1	2028	88% (58 reviews)^[67]	75/100 (19 reviews)^[67]	—	—
Minecraft: The First Night	2028	85% (341 reviews)	72/100 (58 reviews)^[68]	A	89% positive 74% definite recommend
Netherbound	2029	82% (319 reviews)^[69]	69/100 (57 reviews)^[69]	A−	87% positive 71% definite recommend^[70]
Redstone, season 1	2029	91% (68 reviews)	78/100 (21 reviews)^[40]	—	—
Deep Dark, season 1	2030	93% (74 reviews)^[46]	81/100 (24 reviews)^[46]	—	—
Agent Derp	2030	85% (276 reviews)^[71]	73/100 (49 reviews)^[71]	A	89% positive 75% definite recommend^[72]
The Ender Crown	2031	88% (341 reviews)^[73]	76/100 (61 reviews)^[73]	A−	88% positive 72% definite recommend^[74]
Villagers, season 2	2032	92% (71 reviews)^[36]	80/100 (25 reviews)^[36]	—	—
Bastion, season 1	2032	89% (67 reviews)^[51]	77/100 (22 reviews)^[51]	—	—
Minecraft: The Second Dawn	2032	91% (372 reviews)^[75]	79/100 (65 reviews)^[75]	A	92% positive 79% definite recommend^[76]
Minecraft: The Broken Seed	2034	92% (412 reviews)^[77]	81/100 (68 reviews)^[77]	A	93% positive 79% definite recommend^[78]
The Wither	2034	90% (386 reviews)^[79]	78/100 (62 reviews)^[79]	A	92% positive 77% definite recommend^[80]
Stronghold	2035	96% (82 reviews)^[81]	84/100 (28 reviews)^[81]	—	—
Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol	2036	90% (414 reviews)^[82]	77/100 (61 reviews)^[82]	A	92% positive 79% definite recommend^[83]
Deep Dark, season 2	2036	96% (91 reviews)^[22]	86/100 (31 reviews)^[22]	—	—
Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There	2036	92% (438 reviews)^[84]	82/100 (67 reviews)^[84]	A	93% positive 81% definite recommend^[85]
Bastion, season 2	2037	94% (79 reviews)^[24]	83/100 (27 reviews)^[24]	—	—
Ocean Monument	2037	91% (446 reviews)^[86]	80/100 (65 reviews)^[86]	A	93% positive 80% definite recommend^[87]

Villagers received positive reviews across both seasons for its worldbuilding, ensemble performances, and focus on construction, trade, farming, resource management, and diplomacy. Its second season was more positively received than the first, with critics praising Patel and Edebiri, the Piglin embassy storyline, and the refusal to treat isolation or unrestricted portal access as a complete solution.^[32]^[36]

Minecraft: The First Night was praised for its stylized animation, torchlit atmosphere, voice performances, and use of crafting, construction, and hostile-mob behavior as narrative devices. Criticism focused on the final act's shared-universe mythology and the Hollow King's limited role.^[68]^[88]

Netherbound received generally positive reviews for its Nether environments, Piglin societies, political conflict, and the performances of Pugh, Hsu, Nyong'o, Patel, and Christie. Criticism focused on the runtime, dense portal mythology, and limited use of Steve.^[69]^[70]

Redstone received positive reviews for Hsu and Edebiri's performances, its mechanical imagery, and its treatment of prediction, public infrastructure, and technological authority. Some critics felt its connected settlements and Quiet Hand characters required more development than the six-episode format allowed.^[40]^[89]

Deep Dark received critical acclaim for its sound design, atmosphere, animation, performances, and use of silence. Reviewers praised the decision to present the Warden as a guardian rather than a conventional antagonist, while criticism focused on the season's slow pacing and complex memory rules.^[46]

Agent Derp received generally positive reviews for its physical comedy, performances, animation, and treatment of surveillance and information ownership. Criticism focused on its familiar spy framework and limited relationship to the central Chapter One storyline.^[71]^[72]

The Ender Crown received positive reviews for Edwards's direction, its visual scale, gravity animation, End-born culture, and performances. Pugh, Patel, Mbatha-Raw, and Ejiofor were particularly praised. Criticism focused on the 134-minute runtime, dense terminology, and the amount of history explained during the second act.^[73]^[74]

Bastion received positive reviews for its political writing, performances, and depiction of decentralization as an ongoing process rather than a completed victory. Reviewers praised Patel, Christie, Nyong'o, Ali, Varma, and Oyelowo, while some considered its terminology difficult to follow and its finale compressed.^[51]

Minecraft: The Second Dawn received positive reviews for Miller's direction, its animation, false-sunrise and reconstruction effects, and the performances of Egerton, Pugh, Scott, and Comer. Critics praised its treatment of identity, preserved memory, and the need for communities to change, while criticism focused on its mythology and extended final reconstruction sequence.^[75]^[76] Minecraft: The Broken Seed received critical acclaim for its direction, dimensional-overlap animation, score, ensemble performances, and conclusion to Chapter One. Criticism focused on its dense first act, 146-minute runtime, and limited material for some returning characters.^[77]^[78]

The Wither received positive reviews for Jennifer Yuh Nelson's direction, horror-influenced animation, performances, and treatment of memory and identity. Stronghold received critical acclaim and became the franchise's highest-rated television project by Rotten Tomatoes score.^[79]^[81]

Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol received positive reviews for Brow's production overhaul, Menville and Slate's performances, its record-replacement animation, action sequences, and integration of comedy with the identity conflict. Criticism focused on dense continuity, the large ensemble, and an extended second act.^[82]^[83]

The second season of Deep Dark received critical acclaim for Ramsey's lead performance, Ackie, Patel, Ejiofor, its sound design, animation of the unheard city, and the Silent Archive conclusion. Criticism focused on the complexity of its distinctions between memories, possible histories, and generated identities.^[22]

Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There received positive reviews for Mercer's direction, Edebiri, Comer, Quan, and Scott's performances, its mystery structure, overlapping settlement animation, score, and treatment of collective memory. Criticism focused on its 139-minute runtime, dense Chapter Two mythology, and post-credits setup.^[84]^[85]

The second season of Bastion received critical acclaim for Grant's migration and residency storyline, the returning ensemble, Brown, Beetz, and Ejiofor, and the Common Residency Charter conclusion.^[24]

Ocean Monument received positive reviews for DaCosta's direction, Hsu, Edebiri, Comer, Kaluuya, Nyong'o, Abdul-Mateen, Bassett, Pelagos, underwater animation, and the shared-coastline ending. Criticism focused on its runtime, dense geography, and large returning ensemble.^[86]^[87]

Commercial performance[edit | edit source]

The 10 released MIU films had grossed a combined $11.2119 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $1.925 billion by November 2037. The six Chapter One films contributed $6.5775 billion against $1.12 billion, while the first four Chapter Two films contributed $4.6344 billion against $805 million.^[5]^[90]^[91]^[21]^[23]^[2]^[6]

Minecraft: The Broken Seed remained the franchise's highest-grossing film with $1.684 billion worldwide. Ocean Monument grossed $509.8 million in the United States and Canada and $831.2 million in other territories, for $1.341 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Chapter Two film and the 2nd-highest-grossing MIU film.^[5]^[2]

Seven films had surpassed $1 billion worldwide: Minecraft: The First Night, Netherbound, Minecraft: The Second Dawn, Minecraft: The Broken Seed, Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol, Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There, and Ocean Monument. The original Agent Derp remained the lowest-grossing MIU film with $738.9 million.^[92]^[93] Detailed theatrical figures are included in the film list.

Themes and influences[edit | edit source]

Brow described creation and impermanence as the central themes of the MIU. Characters build homes, machines, alliances, and identities in a universe where destruction and regeneration are unavoidable. The Hollow King represents the desire to preserve everything permanently, while Steve and Alex gradually learn that survival requires accepting change without treating loss as meaningless.

Miller wanted construction to function as character expression. Steve builds quickly and defensively, Alex creates routes and observation points, Mina builds systems that continue operating without her, and Garrick prefers structures designed for communities. Piglin, Villager, End-born, and Illager architecture reflects different relationships with resources and authority.

The first chapter also examines memory. Players lose parts of themselves through respawning, the Deep Dark stores memories after death, Endermen inherit incomplete records of displaced civilizations, and the Hollow King has preserved events without understanding why they mattered. Cross said the franchise would not answer whether Steve and Alex originated outside the generated universe until the question became relevant to their emotional stories.

Creative influences cited by the filmmakers include survival cinema, fantasy literature, animated epics, nature documentaries, and mythological stories about creation. Miller rejected describing the franchise as a superhero universe and said the main characters should not become invulnerable action figures. Their effectiveness comes from preparation, cooperation, and the ability to alter their environment.

Abandoned and reworked projects[edit | edit source]

Unproduced MCCU continuation[edit | edit source]

Before the reboot was approved, Mob Productions developed an unannounced slate intended to follow the planned World of X – Part Two. The slate included an Entity 303 film, a Jackstar spin-off, a second season of an animated Derp series, and a crossover tentatively titled Minecraft: Infinite Worlds. None progressed beyond outlines and concept art.^[94]

Brow said these projects were not canceled because of one film's performance but because the studio no longer believed they formed a sustainable creative direction. Elements such as a city built around a portal, a war between Piglin factions, and a civilization beneath the Deep Dark were reconsidered for the MIU, though the new versions use different characters and histories.

Soft-reboot version[edit | edit source]

An early 2026 proposal would have continued with selected MCCU performers in a world regenerated after the planned events of World of X – Part Two. Jack Black and Amy Poehler's Steve and Alex would awaken without memories, while Entity 303 would retain knowledge of the previous continuity. The project was intended to make the earlier films optional while preserving their emotional conclusions.

Cross and Miller opposed the approach because Entity 303's knowledge would still make the old continuity central to the new story. The proposal was abandoned before performers were approached. Brow said the studio chose to accept the commercial risk of recasting rather than market a full reboot that secretly depended on previous events.^[95]

Earlier Herobrine concepts[edit | edit source]

A standalone film titled Herobrine was considered for both the MCCU and the reboot. The MCCU version would have depicted the character's early history before Minecraft, while an early reboot version would have introduced a player who lost his identity through repeated respawning. Miller felt the name initially carried too many expectations from the previous films and fan interpretations, so the idea was reduced to folklore during development of Chapter One.

The concept was revived in December 2030 after Mike Flanagan proposed a psychological dark-fantasy interpretation developed separately from the Hollow King and the abandoned MCCU prequel. The concept was incorporated into Chapter Two, where Herobrine originates from discarded player memories and reconstruction patterns released during the World Loom's collapse.^[1]^[66]

Untitled live-action film[edit | edit source]

Mob Productions briefly explored a live-action reboot before choosing animation. Concept tests placed human actors in photorealistic block environments and used practical costumes for Villagers and Piglins. The tests were considered technically impressive but tonally inconsistent, particularly when realistic characters interacted with cubic animals and mobs.

Miller argued that animation would allow the franchise to preserve the visual language of the game without apologizing for it. The live-action version was abandoned in March 2026, and several environment concepts were transferred to The First Night.

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Contents

Development[edit | edit source]

Formation and reboot[edit | edit source]

Chapter One[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two[edit | edit source]

Business practices[edit | edit source]

Feature films[edit | edit source]

Chapter One[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two[edit | edit source]

Television series[edit | edit source]

Villagers[edit | edit source]

Redstone[edit | edit source]

Deep Dark[edit | edit source]

Bastion[edit | edit source]

Chapter Two series[edit | edit source]

Other media[edit | edit source]

Special presentations[edit | edit source]

Minecraft Stories[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

Fictional universe[edit | edit source]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

The Seed and dimensions[edit | edit source]

Recurring cast and characters[edit | edit source]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical and public response[edit | edit source]

Commercial performance[edit | edit source]

Themes and influences[edit | edit source]

Abandoned and reworked projects[edit | edit source]

Unproduced MCCU continuation[edit | edit source]

Soft-reboot version[edit | edit source]

Earlier Herobrine concepts[edit | edit source]

Untitled live-action film[edit | edit source]

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 The '''Minecraft Universe''' ('''MIU''') is an American [[media franchise]] and [[shared universe]] centered on [[List of Minecraft Universe films|a series of computer-animated films]] and television series produced by [[Mob Studios]], based on the ''[[Minecraft]]'' video game franchise created by [[Mojang Studios]]. The franchise is owned by Mojang Studios and [[Mob Productions]]. It was established as a complete [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the [[Minecraft Cinematic Universe]] (MCCU), which ran from ''[[Minecraft (2016 film)|Minecraft]]'' (2016) through ''[[World of X – Part One]]'' (2025), and does not retain that continuity's cast, character histories, or mythology.
-Mob Studios releases the MIU in connected groups called "Chapters". Its first group, "[[Chapter One]]", began with the Disney+ series ''[[Villagers (TV series)|Villagers]]'' (2028) and the theatrical film ''[[Minecraft: The First Night]]'' (2028). It also includes the films ''[[Netherbound]]'' (2029), ''[[Agent Derp (MIU film)|Agent Derp]]'' (2030), ''[[The Ender Crown]]'' (2031), ''[[Minecraft: The Second Dawn]]'' (2032), and the upcoming ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]'' (2034), alongside the television series ''[[Redstone (TV series)|Redstone]]'' (2029), ''[[Deep Dark (TV series)|Deep Dark]]'' (2030), and ''[[Bastion (TV series)|Bastion]]'' (2032).<ref name="InitialSlate" /><ref name="AgentDerpActive" /><ref name="SecondDawnAnnouncement" /><ref name="BastionAnnouncement" />
+Mob Studios releases the MIU in connected groups called "Chapters". [[Minecraft Universe: Chapter One|Chapter One]] began with the Disney+ series ''[[Villagers (TV series)|Villagers]]'' (2028) and the theatrical film ''[[Minecraft: The First Night]]'' (2028), and concluded with ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]'' (2034). Its other films are ''[[Netherbound]]'' (2029), ''[[Agent Derp (MIU film)|Agent Derp]]'' (2030), ''[[The Ender Crown]]'' (2031), and ''[[Minecraft: The Second Dawn]]'' (2032).
-The shared continuity is overseen by Mob Studios co-heads [[Alex Brow]] and [[Lena Cross]] with filmmaker [[Jackson Miller]], who leads a writers' group responsible for its central mythology. The franchise combines survival adventure, fantasy, horror, comedy, political drama, and science fiction while allowing individual productions to maintain distinct genres and visual identities. Characters are generally portrayed by the same performers across film and television, and connections are intended to emerge from changes to settlements, portal routes, political systems, and character relationships rather than from mandatory crossover appearances.
+[[Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]] began with ''[[The Wither (film)|The Wither]]'' in October 2034. Its released projects include the Disney+ miniseries ''[[Stronghold (TV series)|Stronghold]]'' (2035), ''[[Mushroom Island]]'' (2036), ''[[Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol]]'' (2036), the second season of ''[[Deep Dark (TV series)|Deep Dark]]'' (2036), ''[[Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2036), the second season of ''[[Bastion (TV series)|Bastion]]'' (2037), and ''[[Ocean Monument (film)|Ocean Monument]]'' (2037).<ref name="ChapterTwoAnnouncement" /><ref name="OceanFinalBoxOfficeMain2037" /><ref name="BastionTwoFinaleMain2037" />
-The MIU launched on February 16, 2028, with ''Villagers''. Its five released films have collectively grossed $4.8935 billion worldwide, with ''Minecraft: The First Night'', ''Netherbound'', and ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' each surpassing $1 billion.<ref name="VillagersPremiere" /><ref name="FirstNightFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="NetherboundFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="SecondDawnFinalBoxOffice" /> The franchise's projects have received generally positive reviews, with praise directed toward their stylized animation, worldbuilding, voice performances, and use of construction, exploration, memory, and political organization as continuing narrative elements.
+The shared continuity is overseen by Mob Studios co-heads [[Alex Brow]] and [[Lena Cross]] with filmmaker [[Jackson Miller]], who leads a writers' group responsible for its central mythology. The franchise combines survival adventure, fantasy, horror, comedy, political drama, and science fiction while allowing individual productions to maintain distinct genres and visual identities.
-The franchise also includes "[[#Minecraft Stories|Minecraft Stories]]", a label for adaptations and legacy projects that are not set in the shared universe. ''[[The Wither (film)|The Wither]]'' is scheduled to follow the conclusion of Chapter One in October 2034, while films based on Herobrine, Ocean Monuments, and the Far Lands, as well as sequels to ''Agent Derp'' and ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'', are in development.<ref name="WitherDate" /><ref name="HerobrineDevelopment" /><ref name="OceanMonumentDevelopment" /><ref name="FarLandsDevelopment" /><ref name="AgentDerpSequel" /><ref name="SecondDawnSequelDevelopment" />
+The MIU launched on February 16, 2028, with ''Villagers''. Its 10 released films had grossed a combined $11.2119 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $1.925 billion by November 2037. ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' remained the franchise's highest-grossing film with $1.684 billion, while ''Ocean Monument'' became its 2nd-highest-grossing film and Chapter Two's highest-grossing release with $1.341 billion. Seven MIU films had surpassed $1 billion.<ref name="VillagersPremiere" /><ref name="BrokenSeedFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="OceanFinalBoxOfficeMain2037" /><ref name="OceanBudgetMain2037" />
+The franchise also includes "[[#Minecraft Stories|Minecraft Stories]]", a label for adaptations and legacy projects that are not set in the shared universe.
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-{{Main|Chapter One}}
+{{Main|Minecraft Universe: Chapter One}}
-The initial MIU slate was announced on July 31, 2026, and organized as [[Chapter One]]. It originally consisted of four films—''Minecraft: The First Night'', ''Netherbound'', ''The Ender Crown'', and ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''—and three Disney+ series—''Villagers'', ''Redstone'', and ''Deep Dark''. The chapter follows the fragmentation of the Seed and the different systems created by earlier civilizations to preserve settlements, portal routes, memories, and dimensional stability.<ref name="InitialSlate" /><ref name="ChapterOneReveal" />
+The initial MIU slate was announced on July 31, 2026. It expanded to six films, four television series, and five seasons before concluding with ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' on July 14, 2034.<ref name="InitialSlate" /><ref name="BrokenSeedRelease" /> The chapter follows the fragmented Seed and the systems created to preserve settlements, routes, memories, identities, and dimensional stability.
-''Agent Derp'' was added to the chapter later in 2026. The slate expanded again in January 2030 with ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'', a second season of ''Villagers'', and the Piglin political series ''Bastion''. Mob Studios delayed several later films rather than maintaining their original dates, with ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' scheduled to conclude the chapter on July 14, 2034.<ref name="AgentDerpActive" /><ref name="SecondDawnAnnouncement" /><ref name="VillagersRenewal" /><ref name="BastionAnnouncement" /><ref name="BrokenSeedSecondDelay" />
+The final film combines the Overworld redstone network, Nether portal council, End gravity systems, Deep Dark archive, Dawnstead records, and Obsidian Bureau strongholds in the Hollow King's World Loom. Its destruction distributes the Seed among independent communities and ends the existence of one authoritative version of the world.<ref name="BrokenSeedStory" />
-=== Expansion beyond Chapter One ===
+=== Chapter Two ===
-Mob Studios began developing projects outside the confirmed Chapter One slate while its later installments were in production. ''The Wither'', directed by [[Jennifer Yuh Nelson]] from a screenplay by Celia North, was scheduled for October 20, 2034. The film is being developed as a dark fantasy concerning soul sand, forbidden crafting, and the creation of a creature that cannot be returned to its original components.<ref name="WitherAnnouncement" /><ref name="WitherDate" />
+{{Main|Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two}}
+Mob Studios announced Chapter Two on March 28, 2033. It began with ''The Wither'' on October 20, 2034, followed by ''Stronghold'' in March 2035. The chapter explores a world that no longer follows one central generative pattern and communities whose maps, memories, records, identities, and geography contradict one another.<ref name="ChapterTwoAnnouncement" /><ref name="ChapterTwoStory" />
-In December 2030, the studio announced the development of ''[[Herobrine (MIU film)|Herobrine]]'', ''[[Ocean Monument (film)|Ocean Monument]]'', and ''[[The Far Lands (film)|The Far Lands]]''. An untitled sequel to ''Agent Derp'' is being developed around Derp's work as a recognized Obsidian Bureau agent, while an untitled direct sequel to ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' entered development in February 2033 and is intended to take place after Chapter One.<ref name="December2030Slate" /><ref name="HerobrineDevelopment" /><ref name="OceanMonumentDevelopment" /><ref name="FarLandsDevelopment" /><ref name="AgentDerpSequel" /><ref name="SecondDawnSequelDevelopment" /> Mob Studios had not announced which of these films would form a second Chapter as of March 2033.
+On June 18, 2035, Mob Studios delayed every unreleased project in the chapter and expanded the slate through 2040. The studio replaced the creative team of ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'', retitled ''Herobrine'' as ''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There'', and added ''Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether'', ''Minecraft: The Lost Village'', and ''Minecraft: Echoes of the End''.<ref name="StrongholdProtocolRestructure" /><ref name="ManWhoWasntThereTitle" /><ref name="NewChapterTwoFilms" />
+''Mushroom Island'', ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'', ''Deep Dark'' season two, and ''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There'' were released during 2036. ''Stronghold Protocol'' grossed $1.060 billion and ''The Man Who Wasn't There'' grossed $1.286 billion worldwide.<ref name="MushroomIslandRelease2036" /><ref name="StrongholdProtocolFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="DeepDarkTwoReceptionMain" /><ref name="ManWhoFinalBoxOfficeMain" />
+The second season of ''Bastion'' ran from May 7 through June 25, 2037, and received critical acclaim for its migration and residency storyline. ''Ocean Monument'' opened on July 16 and expanded the game's ocean monument into Pelagos, a surviving civilization disputing ownership of a newly generated coastline. It grossed $1.341 billion worldwide and became Chapter Two's highest-grossing film.<ref name="BastionTwoReceptionMain2037" /><ref name="OceanReleaseMain2037" /><ref name="OceanFinalBoxOfficeMain2037" />
+As of November 2037, ''Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether'' and ''End Cities'' were in production or post-production, while the remaining Chapter Two projects were in development or pre-production.<ref name="November2037StatusMain" />
 === Business practices ===
 Mob Studios maintains a central story database containing character histories, maps, crafting rules, portal mechanics, and the chronology of each project. Miller and Cross review major continuity decisions, while individual filmmakers may introduce new cultures, locations, and visual systems when they do not contradict established rules. Brow said the studio avoids cameos and post-credits scenes that exist only to advertise another project; connections are expected to result from damaged infrastructure, new trade routes, political decisions, and changed relationships.
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 == Feature films ==
 {{Main list|List of Minecraft Universe films}}
-{{Further|Chapter One}}
+Mob Studios organizes its connected films into Chapters.
-Mob Studios releases its films in groups called "Chapters". "Chapter One" begins with ''[[Minecraft: The First Night]]'' (2028), followed by ''[[Netherbound]]'' (2029), ''[[Agent Derp (MIU film)|Agent Derp]]'' (2030), ''[[The Ender Crown]]'' (2031), and ''[[Minecraft: The Second Dawn]]'' (2032). It is scheduled to conclude with ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]'' on July 14, 2034.<ref name="BrokenSeedSecondDelay" />
-The chapter follows the consequences of the Seed's fragmentation across the Overworld, Nether, End, and Deep Dark. Its films move from Steve's arrival and the Hollow King's attack in ''Minecraft: The First Night'' to Piglin portal politics in ''Netherbound'', the Obsidian Bureau's information network in ''Agent Derp'', the End-born memory system in ''The Ender Crown'', and Dawnstead's artificial reconstruction cycle in ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn''. The final film is intended to bring together the resulting dimensional, political, and personal conflicts.
+=== Chapter One ===
+{{Further|Minecraft Universe: Chapter One}}
-Films in development outside the confirmed Chapter One slate include ''[[The Wither (film)|The Wither]]'', ''[[Herobrine (MIU film)|Herobrine]]'', ''[[Ocean Monument (film)|Ocean Monument]]'', ''[[The Far Lands (film)|The Far Lands]]'', an untitled sequel to ''Agent Derp'', and an untitled sequel to ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn''.<ref name="WitherDate" /><ref name="HerobrineDevelopment" /><ref name="OceanMonumentDevelopment" /><ref name="FarLandsDevelopment" /><ref name="AgentDerpSequel" /><ref name="SecondDawnSequelDevelopment" />
+Chapter One consists of ''[[Minecraft: The First Night]]'' (2028), ''[[Netherbound]]'' (2029), ''[[Agent Derp (MIU film)|Agent Derp]]'' (2030), ''[[The Ender Crown]]'' (2031), ''[[Minecraft: The Second Dawn]]'' (2032), and ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]'' (2034). Its six films grossed $6.5775 billion worldwide, with ''The Broken Seed'' becoming the franchise's highest-grossing installment at $1.684 billion.<ref name="BrokenSeedFinalBoxOffice" />
+=== Chapter Two ===
+{{Further|Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two}}
+Chapter Two began with ''[[The Wither (film)|The Wither]]'' (2034), followed by ''[[Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol]]'' and ''[[Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (both 2036) and ''[[Ocean Monument (film)|Ocean Monument]]'' (2037). Its remaining film slate consists of ''[[Minecraft: Ashes of the Nether]]'' (2038), ''[[Minecraft: The Lost Village]]'' (2038), ''[[Minecraft: Echoes of the End]]'' (2039), ''[[Minecraft: The Third Dawn]]'' (2039), ''[[The Far Lands (film)|The Far Lands]]'' (2039), and ''[[Minecraft: World Unmade]]'' (2040). The first four Chapter Two films had grossed a combined $4.6344 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $805 million by November 2037.<ref name="June2035Slate" /><ref name="NewChapterTwoFilms" /><ref name="ChapterTwoFilmGrossMain2037" />
 == Television series ==
 {{Series overview
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+| infoA3       = Naomi Elridge
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+| end2         = {{End date|2036|10|23}}
+| infoA2       = Owen Mercer
+| infoB2       = Released
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+| start3       = {{Start date|2039|9|6}}
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+| infoA3       = Owen Mercer
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+| end2         = {{End date|2037|6|25}}
+| infoA2       = Talia Grant
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 Mob Studios renewed the series in January 2030. The second season was initially scheduled for late 2031 before being delayed to January 16, 2032, after its Piglin embassy storyline was expanded. Its eight episodes concluded on March 5. The season depicts disagreements over embassy land, gold exchanges, portal security, shared legal authority, and whether permanent access between dimensions can be maintained without allowing either side to control it.<ref name="VillagersSeasonTwoDelay" /><ref name="VillagersSeasonTwoPremiere" /><ref name="VillagersSeasonTwoFinale" />
-The second season received stronger reviews than the first, with praise for Patel and Edebiri's performances, the depiction of cultural integration, and the decision to make both isolation and unrestricted portal access incomplete solutions. Its finale establishes the permanent embassy and leads into Ruun's effort to organize the Nether council in ''Bastion''.<ref name="VillagersSeasonTwoReception" /> Mob Studios had not renewed the series for a third season as of March 2033.<ref name="VillagersSeasonThreeStatus" />
+The second season received stronger reviews than the first, with praise for Patel and Edebiri's performances, the depiction of cultural integration, and the decision to make both isolation and unrestricted portal access incomplete solutions. Its finale establishes the permanent embassy and leads into Ruun's effort to organize the Nether council in ''Bastion''.<ref name="VillagersSeasonTwoReception" /> A third season is scheduled for April 2038 and will follow villages claiming incompatible ownership of the same farms, roads, and family histories.<ref name="VillagersThreeMain" />
 === ''Redstone'' ===
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 === ''Deep Dark'' ===
 {{Main|Deep Dark (TV series){{!}}''Deep Dark'' (TV series)}}
-Set after ''Netherbound'', the series follows Garrick as he joins a rescue expedition investigating settlements that have disappeared beneath the Overworld. The group enters an ancient city where sound awakens the Warden and discovers that the surrounding sculk contains memories absorbed from civilizations that died above it.
+The first season is set after ''Netherbound'' and follows Garrick as he joins a rescue expedition investigating settlements that have disappeared beneath the Overworld. The group enters an ancient city where sound awakens the Warden and discovers that the surrounding sculk contains memories absorbed from civilizations that died above it.
 Owen Mercer created the series as a horror story and character study for Garrick. Henry reprises the role and serves as an executive producer. [[Jessie Buckley]], [[Winston Duke]], and [[Bella Ramsey]] portray expedition members Mara Flint, Torren, and Edda, while [[Ralph Ineson]] provides the voice and performance capture for the Warden.<ref name="DeepDarkSeries" /><ref name="DeepDarkCast" /><ref name="DeepDarkWarden" />
-The production uses silence, restricted lighting, written communication, wool-covered pathways, sound-reactive environments, and memories that the characters cannot always distinguish from their own. The season establishes that the Deep Dark formed around a discarded fragment of the Seed and that the Warden protects a crafting pattern capable of constructing bodies from incomplete stored identities.
+The first season premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2030, and concluded on April 11. It received critical acclaim for its sound design, atmosphere, animation, performances, and depiction of the Warden, though some reviewers found its pacing deliberately slow and considered the Hollow King's involvement unnecessary.<ref name="DeepDarkPremiere" /><ref name="DeepDarkFinale" /><ref name="DeepDarkReception" />
-Voice recording began in December 2027, principal animation began in February 2028, and animation was completed in October 2029. Post-production concluded in January 2030.<ref name="DeepDarkRecording" /><ref name="DeepDarkAnimationBegins" /><ref name="DeepDarkAnimationComplete" /><ref name="DeepDarkCompleted" />
-The eight-episode series premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2030, and concluded on April 11. It received critical acclaim for its sound design, atmosphere, animation, performances, and depiction of the Warden, though some reviewers found its pacing deliberately slow and considered the Hollow King's involvement unnecessary.<ref name="DeepDarkPremiere" /><ref name="DeepDarkFinale" /><ref name="DeepDarkReception" /> Mob Studios had not renewed the series by March 2033, although Mercer expressed interest in continuing it as an anthology focused on other underground expeditions and civilizations.<ref name="DeepDarkFuture" />
+The second season is set after ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', ''The Wither'', and ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol''. It follows Edda after sculk begins reproducing voices and memories belonging to lives and settlements that never existed in the surviving world. Ramsey assumes the central role, with Henry, Buckley, Duke, and Ineson returning and Dev Patel, Naomi Ackie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor joining the cast.<ref name="DeepDarkTwoCastMain" />
+The season ran from September 4 through October 23, 2036. It earned 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 out of 100 on Metacritic, while its finale was viewed by 15.4 million accounts worldwide during its first five days. A third season is scheduled for September 2039.<ref name="DeepDarkTwoReceptionMain" /><ref name="DeepDarkTwoViewershipMain" /><ref name="DeepDarkThreeMain" />
 === ''Bastion'' ===
 {{Main|Bastion (TV series){{!}}''Bastion'' (TV series)}}
-''Bastion'' is a six-episode political fantasy series set after ''Netherbound'', ''The Ender Crown'', and the second season of ''Villagers''. It follows Ruun as he attempts to form the Nether's first representative council while Brakka opposes efforts by former Gilded Bastion officials to rebuild centralized control. Varka, removed as regent, becomes a source of information concerning routes and communities deliberately excluded from the former network.
+The first season is a six-episode political fantasy series set after ''Netherbound'', ''The Ender Crown'', and the second season of ''Villagers''. It follows Ruun as he attempts to form the Nether's first representative council while Brakka opposes efforts by former Gilded Bastion officials to rebuild centralized control.
-Talia Grant created the series and served as showrunner, with DaCosta, Brow, Elridge, Cross, and Patel executive producing. Patel, Christie, and Nyong'o reprise Ruun, Brakka, and Varka. [[Mahershala Ali]], [[Indira Varma]], and [[David Oyelowo]] portray Kharza, Tala, and Orun, while Edebiri guest-stars as Nia.<ref name="BastionCast" />
+Talia Grant created the series and served as showrunner. Dev Patel, Gwendoline Christie, and Lupita Nyong'o reprise Ruun, Brakka, and Varka, with Mahershala Ali, Indira Varma, and David Oyelowo joining the principal cast. The first season ran from April 9 through May 14, 2032, and received positive reviews.<ref name="BastionCast" /><ref name="BastionReception" />
-Grant developed the season around the practical consequences of decentralizing the Nether's portal system. Its episodes concern representation, route ownership, displaced communities, resource distribution, emergency authority, and whether placing the new council inside the Gilded Bastion grants the former capital power even without formal control.
+The second season follows the council when Overworld settlements displaced by unstable terrain seek permanent refuge in the Nether. Patel, Christie, Nyong'o, Varma, and Oyelowo returned, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sterling K. Brown, and Zazie Beetz joining the cast.<ref name="BastionTwoCastMain2037" />
-Voice recording began in December 2030 and principal animation in March 2031. Animation was completed in December 2031, and post-production concluded in March 2032.<ref name="BastionProduction" /> The series premiered on Disney+ on April 9 and concluded on May 14.<ref name="BastionPremiere" /><ref name="BastionFinale" />
+The season ran for eight episodes from May 7 through June 25, 2037. It earned 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 out of 100 on Metacritic, while its finale was viewed by 14.4 million accounts worldwide during its first five days. Mob Studios had not renewed the series for a third season as of November 2037.<ref name="BastionTwoReceptionMain2037" /><ref name="BastionTwoViewershipMain2037" /><ref name="BastionThreeStatusMain2037" />
+=== Chapter Two series ===
+{{Main|Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two#Television series}}
+Chapter Two's Disney+ slate consists of the completed miniseries ''[[Stronghold (TV series)|Stronghold]]'', the released second season and announced third season of ''[[Deep Dark (TV series)|Deep Dark]]'', the released second season of ''[[Bastion (TV series)|Bastion]]'', ''[[End Cities (TV series)|End Cities]]'' and its second season, ''[[Illagers (TV series)|Illagers]]'', and a third season of ''[[Villagers (TV series)|Villagers]]''. As of November 2037, ''End Cities'' had begun release and the remaining unreleased seasons were in development.<ref name="NewChapterTwoSeasons" /><ref name="RevisedChapterTwoSchedule" /><ref name="November2037StatusMain" />
-''Bastion'' received positive reviews for Grant's political writing, its performances, expansion of Piglin society, and refusal to present the creation of government as a single completed victory. Critics praised Patel, Christie, Nyong'o, Ali, Varma, and Oyelowo, while some found its terminology dense and the finale compressed.<ref name="BastionReception" /> Mob Studios had not renewed the series for a second season as of March 2033.<ref name="BastionFuture" />
+== Other media ==
+=== Special presentations ===
+Chapter Two includes the Disney+ animated specials ''[[Mushroom Island]]'', released on February 13, 2036, and ''[[The Wandering Trader]]'', scheduled for February 16, 2038.<ref name="RevisedChapterTwoSchedule" /><ref name="MushroomIslandRelease2036" />
-== Other media ==
 === Minecraft Stories ===
 "'''Minecraft Stories'''" is a label used for film and television productions that are not set in the MIU. Mob Studios created the label to allow filmmakers to tell standalone stories or continue projects developed before the reboot without creating continuity conflicts.<ref name="StoriesLabel" /> Projects released under the label use a separate opening logo showing multiple independent worlds rather than the MIU's fractured Seed.
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 == Fictional universe ==
 === Timeline ===
-The fictional timeline generally follows the release order of the MIU. The first season of ''Villagers'' takes place approximately one year before ''Minecraft: The First Night'' and concludes shortly before Steve awakens in the Overworld. ''Redstone'' follows the film and leads directly into ''Netherbound''. ''Deep Dark'' takes place after the destruction of the Crown Gate, while ''Agent Derp'' follows the expansion of public redstone and transport networks across the Overworld.
+The fictional timeline generally follows release order. The first season of ''Villagers'' precedes ''Minecraft: The First Night'', while ''Redstone'' leads into ''Netherbound''. ''Deep Dark'' occurs after the Crown Gate is dismantled, and ''Agent Derp'' follows the expansion of Overworld transport and communication networks.
+''The Ender Crown'' introduces formal contact with independent End settlements. ''Villagers'' season two establishes the Piglin embassy, and ''Bastion'' continues the political consequences of ''Netherbound''. ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' awakens the remaining Seed fragments, leading into ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''.
+''The Broken Seed'' concludes Chapter One by distributing the Seed among the Overworld relay, Nether routes, End gravity towers, Deep Dark archive, Dawnstead records, and Obsidian Bureau strongholds. Chapter Two begins after this decentralization. ''The Wither'' explores discarded memories preserved in soul sand, while ''Stronghold'', ''Mushroom Island'', and ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'' follow artificial identities and emergency systems created by the Obsidian Bureau. ''Deep Dark'' season two examines unrealized lives received by the sculk network, and the corrupted player records recovered from the stronghold network develop into Herobrine in ''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There''.<ref name="BrokenSeedStory" /><ref name="WitherChapterTwo" /><ref name="StrongholdProtocolStoryConnection" /><ref name="ManWhoStoryMain" />
-''The Ender Crown'' occurs after ''Agent Derp'' and introduces formal contact with the End's independent settlements. The second season of ''Villagers'' follows that film and establishes a permanent Piglin embassy in the Overworld. ''Bastion'' continues the political consequences of both ''Netherbound'' and the embassy storyline. ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' takes place after these productions and leads into ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed''.
 === The Seed and dimensions ===
-The Seed is an ancient generative force responsible for creating and stabilizing dimensions. Its fragmentation produced instability throughout the Overworld, Nether, End, and Deep Dark, while earlier civilizations built systems intended to preserve terrain, routes, memories, or entire communities. These include the Overworld redstone network, the Nether's Crown Gate, the Ender Crown, the Deep Dark's sculk archive, and Dawnstead's reconstruction engine.
+The Seed is the generative force responsible for creating and stabilizing dimensions. Its fragmentation produced instability throughout the Overworld, Nether, End, and Deep Dark, while earlier civilizations built systems to preserve terrain, routes, memories, identities, and communities.
-The systems are related but perform different functions. The redstone network predicts and redirects disasters; the Crown Gate centralizes portal routes; the Ender Crown controls gravity, teleportation, and shared memory; the Deep Dark preserves identities through vibration; and Dawnstead recreates structures and inhabitants from stored crafting patterns. Chapter One repeatedly examines whether these systems can protect communities without removing their ability to change.
+In ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', the Hollow King combines those systems into the World Loom and attempts to compress every surviving version of reality into a permanent world. The Loom is destroyed and the Seed's creative pattern is distributed among independent communities. The dimensions remain distinct, but no central pattern determines which history or settlement is original.<ref name="BrokenSeedStory" />
-The Hollow King is the principal recurring antagonist of Chapter One. He is connected to the earlier players who created or altered several stabilization systems and seeks to prevent the universe from generating new possibilities. Steve and Alex's missing histories gradually connect them to those players, although the franchise treats recovered memories as evidence rather than automatic definitions of identity.
+The collapse releases discarded memories and incomplete player patterns outside the distributed network. One develops into Herobrine, whose contradictory identity forms a central mystery of Chapter Two.<ref name="HerobrineOrigin" />
 == Recurring cast and characters ==
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 | A
 | 92% positive<br /><small>79% definite recommend</small><ref name="SecondDawnAudience" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Minecraft: The Broken Seed]]''
+| 2034
+| 92%<br /><small>(412 reviews)</small><ref name="BrokenSeedReception" />
+| 81/100<br /><small>(68 reviews)</small><ref name="BrokenSeedReception" />
+| A
+| 93% positive<br /><small>79% definite recommend</small><ref name="BrokenSeedAudience" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[The Wither (film)|The Wither]]''
+| 2034
+| 90%<br /><small>(386 reviews)</small><ref name="WitherReception" />
+| 78/100<br /><small>(62 reviews)</small><ref name="WitherReception" />
+| A
+| 92% positive<br /><small>77% definite recommend</small><ref name="WitherAudience" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Stronghold (TV series)|Stronghold]]''
+| 2035
+| 96%<br /><small>(82 reviews)</small><ref name="StrongholdReceptionScores" />
+| 84/100<br /><small>(28 reviews)</small><ref name="StrongholdReceptionScores" />
+| {{N/A}}
+| {{N/A}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol]]''
+| 2036
+| 90%<br /><small>(414 reviews)</small><ref name="StrongholdProtocolReception" />
+| 77/100<br /><small>(61 reviews)</small><ref name="StrongholdProtocolReception" />
+| A
+| 92% positive<br /><small>79% definite recommend</small><ref name="StrongholdProtocolAudience" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Deep Dark (TV series)|Deep Dark]]'', season 2
+| 2036
+| 96%<br /><small>(91 reviews)</small><ref name="DeepDarkTwoReceptionMain" />
+| 86/100<br /><small>(31 reviews)</small><ref name="DeepDarkTwoReceptionMain" />
+| {{N/A}}
+| {{N/A}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There]]''
+| 2036
+| 92%<br /><small>(438 reviews)</small><ref name="ManWhoReceptionMain" />
+| 82/100<br /><small>(67 reviews)</small><ref name="ManWhoReceptionMain" />
+| A
+| 93% positive<br /><small>81% definite recommend</small><ref name="ManWhoAudienceMain" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Bastion (TV series)|Bastion]]'', season 2
+| 2037
+| 94%<br /><small>(79 reviews)</small><ref name="BastionTwoReceptionMain2037" />
+| 83/100<br /><small>(27 reviews)</small><ref name="BastionTwoReceptionMain2037" />
+| {{N/A}}
+| {{N/A}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | ''[[Ocean Monument (film)|Ocean Monument]]''
+| 2037
+| 91%<br /><small>(446 reviews)</small><ref name="OceanReceptionMain2037" />
+| 80/100<br /><small>(65 reviews)</small><ref name="OceanReceptionMain2037" />
+| A
+| 93% positive<br /><small>80% definite recommend</small><ref name="OceanAudienceMain2037" />
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 ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' received positive reviews for Miller's direction, its animation, false-sunrise and reconstruction effects, and the performances of Egerton, Pugh, Scott, and Comer. Critics praised its treatment of identity, preserved memory, and the need for communities to change, while criticism focused on its mythology and extended final reconstruction sequence.<ref name="SecondDawnReception" /><ref name="SecondDawnAudience" />
+''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' received critical acclaim for its direction, dimensional-overlap animation, score, ensemble performances, and conclusion to Chapter One. Criticism focused on its dense first act, 146-minute runtime, and limited material for some returning characters.<ref name="BrokenSeedReception" /><ref name="BrokenSeedAudience" />
+''The Wither'' received positive reviews for Jennifer Yuh Nelson's direction, horror-influenced animation, performances, and treatment of memory and identity. ''Stronghold'' received critical acclaim and became the franchise's highest-rated television project by Rotten Tomatoes score.<ref name="WitherReception" /><ref name="StrongholdReceptionScores" />
+''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'' received positive reviews for Brow's production overhaul, Menville and Slate's performances, its record-replacement animation, action sequences, and integration of comedy with the identity conflict. Criticism focused on dense continuity, the large ensemble, and an extended second act.<ref name="StrongholdProtocolReception" /><ref name="StrongholdProtocolAudience" />
+The second season of ''Deep Dark'' received critical acclaim for Ramsey's lead performance, Ackie, Patel, Ejiofor, its sound design, animation of the unheard city, and the Silent Archive conclusion. Criticism focused on the complexity of its distinctions between memories, possible histories, and generated identities.<ref name="DeepDarkTwoReceptionMain" />
+''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There'' received positive reviews for Mercer's direction, Edebiri, Comer, Quan, and Scott's performances, its mystery structure, overlapping settlement animation, score, and treatment of collective memory. Criticism focused on its 139-minute runtime, dense Chapter Two mythology, and post-credits setup.<ref name="ManWhoReceptionMain" /><ref name="ManWhoAudienceMain" />
+The second season of ''Bastion'' received critical acclaim for Grant's migration and residency storyline, the returning ensemble, Brown, Beetz, and Ejiofor, and the Common Residency Charter conclusion.<ref name="BastionTwoReceptionMain2037" />
+''Ocean Monument'' received positive reviews for DaCosta's direction, Hsu, Edebiri, Comer, Kaluuya, Nyong'o, Abdul-Mateen, Bassett, Pelagos, underwater animation, and the shared-coastline ending. Criticism focused on its runtime, dense geography, and large returning ensemble.<ref name="OceanReceptionMain2037" /><ref name="OceanAudienceMain2037" />
 === Commercial performance ===
-The five released MIU films have grossed a combined $4.8935 billion worldwide against combined reported production budgets of $860 million. ''Minecraft: The First Night'' became the first Mob Studios production to surpass $1 billion, while ''Netherbound'' made the franchise's first two films consecutive billion-dollar releases. ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' later became the MIU's highest-grossing installment with $1.187 billion worldwide.<ref name="FirstNightFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="NetherboundFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="SecondDawnFinalBoxOffice" />
+The 10 released MIU films had grossed a combined $11.2119 billion worldwide against combined production budgets of $1.925 billion by November 2037. The six Chapter One films contributed $6.5775 billion against $1.12 billion, while the first four Chapter Two films contributed $4.6344 billion against $805 million.<ref name="BrokenSeedFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="BrokenSeedBudget" /><ref name="WitherFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="StrongholdProtocolFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="ManWhoFinalBoxOfficeMain" /><ref name="OceanFinalBoxOfficeMain2037" /><ref name="OceanBudgetMain2037" />
-''Agent Derp'' remains the lowest-grossing released MIU film with $738.9 million, but was considered commercially successful because of its comparatively lower $135 million budget. ''The Ender Crown'' grossed $924.6 million worldwide and became the franchise's strongest non-billion-dollar release.<ref name="AgentDerpFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="AgentDerpBudget" /><ref name="EnderCrownFinalBoxOffice" /> Detailed theatrical figures are included in [[List of Minecraft Universe films#Box-office performance|the film list]].
+''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' remained the franchise's highest-grossing film with $1.684 billion worldwide. ''Ocean Monument'' grossed $509.8 million in the United States and Canada and $831.2 million in other territories, for $1.341 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Chapter Two film and the 2nd-highest-grossing MIU film.<ref name="BrokenSeedFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="OceanFinalBoxOfficeMain2037" />
+Seven films had surpassed $1 billion worldwide: ''Minecraft: The First Night'', ''Netherbound'', ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'', ''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'', ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'', ''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There'', and ''Ocean Monument''. The original ''Agent Derp'' remained the lowest-grossing MIU film with $738.9 million.<ref name="AgentDerpFinalBoxOffice" /><ref name="OceanBillionMain2037" /> Detailed theatrical figures are included in [[List of Minecraft Universe films#Box-office performance|the film list]].
 == Themes and influences ==
 Brow described creation and impermanence as the central themes of the MIU. Characters build homes, machines, alliances, and identities in a universe where destruction and regeneration are unavoidable. The Hollow King represents the desire to preserve everything permanently, while Steve and Alex gradually learn that survival requires accepting change without treating loss as meaningless.
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 A standalone film titled ''Herobrine'' was considered for both the MCCU and the reboot. The MCCU version would have depicted the character's early history before ''Minecraft'', while an early reboot version would have introduced a player who lost his identity through repeated respawning. Miller felt the name initially carried too many expectations from the previous films and fan interpretations, so the idea was reduced to folklore during development of Chapter One.
-The concept was revived in December 2030 after Mike Flanagan proposed a psychological dark-fantasy interpretation developed separately from the Hollow King and the abandoned MCCU prequel. The resulting ''Herobrine'' film remains outside the confirmed Chapter One slate.<ref name="HerobrineDevelopment" />
+The concept was revived in December 2030 after Mike Flanagan proposed a psychological dark-fantasy interpretation developed separately from the Hollow King and the abandoned MCCU prequel. The concept was incorporated into Chapter Two, where Herobrine originates from discarded player memories and reconstruction patterns released during the World Loom's collapse.<ref name="ChapterTwoAnnouncement" /><ref name="HerobrineOrigin" />
 === Untitled live-action film ===
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 <ref name="SecondDawnSequelDevelopment">{{Cite press release |title=Untitled ''Minecraft: The Second Dawn'' Sequel Enters Development |publisher=Mob Studios |date=February 24, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedAudience">{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Devin |date=July 17, 2034 |title=Audiences Give ''The Broken Seed'' an A CinemaScore |work=ScreenGrid |page=3}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedBudget">{{Cite news |last=Vale |first=Marissa |date=March 26, 2033 |title=''The Broken Seed'' Carries $260 Million Production Budget |work=CraftWire |page=1}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedFinalBoxOffice">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Elise |date=January 12, 2035 |title=''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' Reaches $1.684 Billion Worldwide |work=Pixel & Picture |page=1}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedReception">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft: The Broken Seed |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=January 12, 2035 |access-date=January 12, 2035}} {{Cite web |title=Minecraft: The Broken Seed Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 12, 2035 |access-date=January 12, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedRelease">{{Cite press release |title=''Minecraft: The Broken Seed'' Opens in Theaters |publisher=Mob Studios |date=July 14, 2034}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrokenSeedStory">{{Cite interview |last=Miller |first=Jackson |interviewer=Samir Cole |title=Ending Chapter One Without Restoring One Correct World |work=Blockframe |date=July 15, 2034}}</ref>
+<ref name="ChapterTwoAnnouncement">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Announces Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="ChapterTwoFilms">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Reveals the Chapter Two Film Slate |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="ChapterTwoSpecials">{{Cite press release |title=''Mushroom Island'' and ''The Wandering Trader'' Announced for Disney+ |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="ChapterTwoStory">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Reveals the Story of Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="ChapterTwoTelevision">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Announces Five Chapter Two Television Projects |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="HerobrineOrigin">{{Cite magazine |last=Grant |first=Talia |date=April 2033 |title=The Memories That Built Herobrine |magazine=Story Engine |pages=42–51}}</ref>
+<ref name="WitherChapterTwo">{{Cite press release |title=''The Wither'' Confirmed as the First Film of Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two |publisher=Mob Studios |date=March 28, 2033}}</ref>
+<ref name="BrowQualityQuote">{{Cite interview |last=Brow |first=Alex |interviewer=Marissa Vale |title=Taking Control of ''Stronghold Protocol'' |work=CraftWire |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="June2035Slate">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Delays and Expands Minecraft Universe: Chapter Two |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="ManWhoWasntThereTitle">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Retitles Herobrine Film ''Minecraft: The Man Who Wasn't There'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="NewChapterTwoFilms">{{Cite press release |title=''Ashes of the Nether'', ''The Lost Village'', and ''Echoes of the End'' Join Chapter Two |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="NewChapterTwoSeasons">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Announces Additional Seasons of ''Villagers'', ''Deep Dark'', and ''End Cities'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="RevisedChapterTwoSchedule">{{Cite press release |title=Mob Studios Publishes Revised Chapter Two Release Calendar Through 2040 |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
+<ref name="StrongholdProtocolRestructure">{{Cite press release |title=Alex Brow to Direct Reworked ''Agent Derp: Stronghold Protocol'' |publisher=Mob Studios |date=June 18, 2035}}</ref>
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Minecraft Universe
File:Minecraft Universe logo.png Official franchise logo
Created by	Mob Studios
Original work	Villagers (2028)
Owner	Mojang Studios Mob Productions
Years	2028–present
Based on	Minecraft by Mojang Studios
Films and television
Film(s)	List of Minecraft Universe films
Television series	Minecraft Universe television series
Audio
Original music	Music of the Minecraft Universe
Miscellaneous
Starring	Minecraft Universe characters
In-universe elements	Timeline The Seed Overworld Nether End

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