Saw (2004 film) . It is the first installment of the Saw franchise . Saw is an American horror franchise distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment , produced by Twisted Pictures and created by two Australians , director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell , that consists of seven feature films and additional media . On July 22 , 2010 , producer Mark Burg confirmed that the seventh film , Saw 3D , is the final installment of the series . The franchise revolves around John Kramer , also called the `` Jigsaw Killer '' or simply `` Jigsaw '' . The film series as a whole has received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics , but has been a financial success at the box office and is one of the highest grossing horror film franchies of all time .
The Saw franchise is only consists of TV episodes.