Shaft (franchise)

Shaft
Created byErnest Tidyman
Original workShaft (1970)
Years1970–present
Print publications
Novel(s)Shaft (1970)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television seriesShaft (1973–74)

The Shaft franchise[1] consists of five action-crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three features may be described as blaxploitation films, the television film series is a mystery, and the fourth feature installment is a crime thriller. By contrast the fifth film installment, released to Netflix, is a satirical buddy-cop comedy.[2]

  1. ^ Hunter, Rob (June 19, 2019). "Shut Your Mouth: Exploring The 48-Year History of the 'Shaft' Franchise". Slash Film. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Hall, Jacob (August 18, 2017). "Jessie T. Usher is the 'Son of Shaft,' Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree Also Returning". /Film. Retrieved May 15, 2018.