Based on the Digital Monster (Digimon) virtual pet toy created in 1997, the Digimon franchise encompasses numerous films and TV series as well as video games, card games, comics, light novels and drama CDs. The original TV series Digimon Adventure premiered in 1999 and was followed in 2000 by the sequel, Digimon Adventure 02, which featured a different cast of children from the first series. The new movie Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning is a contemporary continuation of the Digimon Adventure 02 TV series but with the original DigiDestined children, now as 20-year-old young adults.