High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Free Willy is a series of family films from Warner Bros. The first installment, Free Willy, was released on July 16, 1993, the second, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, was released on July 19, 1995, and the third film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue was released on August 8, 1997; these first three films were produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, and distributed by Warner Bros.. The fourth installment, Free Willy: Escape from Pirate`s Cove, was directed by Will Geiger, and distributed by Warner Premiere. It was a reboot of the original series and is in no way connected.