WTF You Need to Know about the Leprechaun franchise

It’s time for a new episode of the WTF You Need to Know, and with this one we’re here to give you all the information you need about a franchise that is known for being so bad that it’s good: the Leprechaun franchise. To find out all about the bloody adventures of a leprechaun who doesn’t do a very good job of keeping track of his possessions, click play on the video embedded above!

Played by Warwick Davis, the villainous creature at the center of the franchise was introduced in the appropriately titled 1993 film Leprechaun. Davis returned Leprechaun 2 (1994), Leprechaun 3 (1995), Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), and Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003). Professional wrestler Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl played a monstrous leprechaun in the wrong-headed reboot Leprechaun: Origins (2014). And then Linden Porco was cast as the leprechaun in 2018’s Leprechaun Returns, a direct sequel to the first film.

Here’s the information on WTF You Need to Know: Sometimes binging a whole franchise just isn’t feasible as there are only so many hours in the day. And you’re often left with a lot of questions like: What was that sequel you liked again? When did the series start getting bad? Which is the most fun? We wanted to make it a little easier for those who wanted to either revisit or get into some horror franchises for the very first time. So join us as we tell you WTF You Need To Know about various popular horror movie franchises.

The Leprechaun episode of WTF You Need to Know was Written, Edited, and Narrated by Tyler Nichols, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. The Music was provided by Pixabay and White Bat Audio.

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