Coco is an American media franchise created by Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina. The series takes place in Mexico around the holiday Dia Los Meurtos and follows Miguel Rivera and his family, the former of whom discovers a link between the living and the dead. The franchise is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by its parent company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It began with the 2017 film of the same name, and will be followed by Coco 2 (TBA). The franchise also includes three short films, several video games, and a future theme park ride.
The story follows a 12-year-old boy in Mexico named Miguel (Gonzalez) who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family and reverse their ban on music.
In March 2025, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that a sequel, titled Coco 2, is in development. Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina will return as director and co-director, respectively, while Mark Nielsen will serve as producer. The announcement gave a release window of 2029, which was subsequently removed. Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter revealed that Incredibles 3 and Coco 2 were set to be released in "2028 and beyond".
A two-minute short film, titled Dante's Lunch â A Short Tail, was released online on March 29, 2017. It introduces the film's supporting character, a Xoloitzcuintle named Dante. The short was created early in the animation process by Unkrich and his team to have a better sense of the character.
The short follows Dante trying to catch a mysterious moving bone.
This short is from Pixar Popcorn series and its about the average day in the afterlife.
Included as the fifth and final episode of Lego: Pixar Bricktoons, the short follows Miguel returning to the Land of the Dead, and trying to sing a winning song in a Battle of the Bands contest with the help of his family.
Miguel, Dante, and Héctor appear as playable characters in the fighting game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.
In 2019, the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms included a limited-time event based on Coco, with a storyline that takes place after the events of the film, including Miguel Rivera, Dante, Abuelita, Héctor Rivera, Mamá Imelda, Mamá Coco, and Ernesto de la Cruz as playable characters, as well as attractions based on locations of the film, including Land of the Dead, Musical Celebration, Rivera Familia Home, and Santa Cecilia Market Shop. After the event, the content of the film returned in limited-time promotions.
The first film was the eleventh highest-grossing film of 2017, and is the 24th highest grossing animated film of all time.
Coco received awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
In August 2024, it was announced that a ride themed to the film is in development for Disney California Adventure. Construction began in 2026.
In The Simpsons short Plusaversary (2021), Miguel appears as one of the attendees at the party in Moe's Tavern.
On January 24, 2023, during Epcot's annual Disney on Broadway concert, The Lion King actor Steven Taylor announced that a live stage show adaptation of the film is currently in development at Disney Theatrical Productions.
Miguel appears in Frontierland at Disneyland as a meet and greet character. The 3D show Mickey's PhilharMagic contains a scene featuring Miguel and Héctor singing "Un Poco Loco". In May 2025, figures of Miguel and Dante were added in the It's a Small World attraction at Disneyland in the section portraying Mexico.