Rambo (franchise)

Rambo
Created by	David Morrell
Original work	First Blood (1972)
Owners	Movies 1–3 Vivendi (via StudioCanal) Movies 4 and 5 Lionsgate
Years	1972–present
Print publications
Novel(s)	First Blood (1972) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rambo III (1988)
Comics	Rambo Adventures (1986) Rambo III (1988) Rambo (1989) First Kill (2022)
Films and television
Film(s)	First Blood (1982) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rambo III (1988) Rambo (2008) Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Animated series	Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986)
Games
Video game(s)	Rambo (1985) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) Rambo (1987) Rambo III (1989) Rambo III (1989) Rambo (2008) Rambo: The Video Game (2014)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	First Blood (1982) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rambo III (1988) Rambo (2008) Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Miscellaneous
Character(s)	List of characters

Rambo is an American media franchise centered on a series of action films featuring John J. Rambo. The five films are First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019). Its titular protagonist is a United States Army Special Forces veteran played by Sylvester Stallone, whose Vietnam War experience traumatized him but also gave him superior military skills, which he has used to fight corrupt police officers, enemy troops and drug cartels. First Blood is an adaptation of the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell.

The film series has grossed $819 million in total, $300 million of which is from the most successful film, Rambo: First Blood Part II. Sylvester Stallone is the only actor to have appeared in all five films in the franchise. Stallone co-wrote the screenplays of all five films, and directed Rambo. The franchise also spawned an animated series, as well as comic books, novels and video games.