Indiana Jones (franchise) in mid-2021. The series was created by George Lucas, and its films are directed by Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford as the title character. The Walt Disney Company has owned the "Indiana Jones" intellectual property since its acquisition of Lucasfilm, the series' production company, in 2012. Paramount retains the distribution rights to the first four films and television series. The franchise expanded to television in 1992 with the release of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", a series featuring adventures the character had as a child as he traveled around the world with his father. Marvel Comics began publishing "The
Indiana Jones (franchise) mid- to late-teen years. These books were novelizations of episodes of the TV series. Some feature Indy around age 8; others have him age 16-18. These are labeled "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Like the TV series, some feature Indy around age 8, others age 16-18. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Young Indiana Jones: Since the release of the original film, there have been a number of video games based on the Indiana Jones series. These include both games based on (or derived from) the films, as well as those featuring the characters in new storylines. Prior to Disney's acquisition,