By Neia Balao
5:00pm PDT, Apr 2, 2024
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We’re wanting again at a number of the all-time biggest TV exhibits based mostly on books…
The 2024 Peacock collection “Apples By no means Fall” is predicated on Liane Moriarty’s 2021 New York Instances bestselling novel of the identical title.
It focuses on the picture-perfect Delaney household, which is led by former coaches Stan (Sam Neill) and Pleasure (Annette Bening), who’re wanting ahead to retirement after promoting their profitable tennis academy in Florida. However when Pleasure instantly disappears, her 4 grownup youngsters (performed by Alison Brie, Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles) discover themselves questioning their mother and father’ marriage as darkish household secrets and techniques begin surfacing.
Preserve studying for extra book-turned-television present diversifications…
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The 2024 Apple TV+ interval comedy-drama collection “Palm Royale” could be very loosely based mostly on the 2018 novel “Mr. & Mrs. American Pie” by Juliet McDaniel. Main particulars and plot factors have been reinvented for the attractive and enjoyable TV model, which options “Saturday Night time Dwell” legend Kristen Wiig as Maxine Simmons, a former pageant queen who’s an bold new resident of Palm Seaside, Florida, determined to interrupt into excessive society together with her good-looking husband Douglas, an airline pilot. The present, which is ready in 1969, additionally stars some unbelievable skills — from Carol Burnett, Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb as society snobs to Ricky Martin as a related nation membership server to Laura Dern as a sensible, savvy feminist.
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The 2023 Apple TV+ collection “The Buccaneers” is predicated on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the identical title, which was printed posthumously in 1938. The historic drama facilities round a gaggle of American débutantes — performed by Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Kristine Frøseth, Aubri Ibrag and Imogen Waterhouse — in search of love in London, the place their trendy sensibilities are at odds with the traditions of English excessive society within the 1870s.
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Netflix debuted “Bridgerton,” the historic drama collection government produced by Shonda Rhimes and Chris Van Dusen, on Dec. 25, 2020, and it was an instantaneous hit — Netflix’s most streamed present ever on the time, in reality.
The venture is predicated on creator Julia Quinn’s common romance novel collection that follows the exploits of the aristocratic Bridgerton household as they navigate love, gossip and scandal on the wedding market in Regency-era London. Whereas season 1, based mostly on “The Duke and I,” chronicled eldest Bridgerton daughter Daphne’s hunt for a husband, season 2 — which is predicated on “The Viscount Who Liked Me” and debuted in 2022 — adopted eldest brother Anthony’s makes an attempt to discover a spouse worthy of being his viscountess. Season 3, chich airs in 2024, follows brother Colin Bridgerton’s friendship-turned-more with neighbor Penelope Featherington. A fourth season can be within the works.
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Say it collectively: Clear eyes, full hearts, cannot lose! Critically acclaimed sports activities drama collection “Friday Night time Lights” debuted in 2006, two years after the 1990 H. G. Bissinger nonfiction novel of the identical title was tailored into a movie. Whereas the ebook delves into the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers highschool soccer group in Odessa, Texas, the collection facilities on the small soccer city of Dillon, Texas, residence of the Dillon Panthers. The present’s 5 seasons discover the lives of the younger athletes and the adults of their orbit with specific emphasis on coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and spouse Tammy (Connie Britton) plus gamers delivered to life by Zach Gilford, Taylor Kitsch, Gaius Charles and extra in addition to their closest companions, who’re performed by Jesse Plemons, Minka Kelly and Adrianne Palicki.
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Following its debut in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, Hulu’s “Regular Folks” was a success amongst streaming audiences.
Based mostly on Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel of the identical title, the drama chronicles the fraught romantic relationship between Marianne Sheridan (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell Waldron (Paul Mescal) from adolescence into maturity. “Regular Folks” garnered widespread essential acclaim: Paul earned an Emmy nomination for greatest lead actor in 2020, and Daisy and the present each earned Golden Globe nominations in 2021.
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“Conversations with Mates,” which is predicated on Sally Rooney’s novel of the identical title, debuted on Hulu in 2022. It follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a cerebral school pupil and author who performs spoken-word items together with her assured and common ex-girlfriend, Bobbie (Sasha Lane), in Dublin, Eire. Their friendship is examined once they begin spending time with Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older author who’s married to good-looking however quietly tortured actor Nick (Joe Alwyn). As Frances and Nick embark on an sudden affair, Bobbi and Melissa discover a flirtation, resulting in thrilling, heartbreaking and complex emotional penalties.
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“The Lincoln Lawyer” is a authorized drama collection created by Emmy-winning writer-producer David E. Kelley that is based mostly on creator Michael Connelly’s 2008 novel “The Brass Verdict.” The present stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller (who was portrayed by Matthew McConaughey within the 2011 film of the identical title), a Los Angeles-based protection legal professional who works out of his Lincoln. The Netflix collection debuted in 2022 and season 2 dropped in 2023.
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The collection “The Queen’s Gambit,” which debuted on Netflix in 2020 and later gained 11 Emmys, is a interval drama based mostly on the 1983 Walter Tevis novel of the identical title. The seven-episode present stars Anya Taylor-Pleasure as Elizabeth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy who needs to develop into the world’s greatest competitor. On her quest for achievement, nevertheless, we be taught of Elizabeth’s emotional struggles and points with medicine and alcohol. Anya gained a greatest actress Golden Globe and a SAG Award for excellent efficiency by a feminine actor in a miniseries or tv film for her efficiency on the present.
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“The Witcher,” which is predicated on the Andrzej Sapkowski ebook collection of the identical title, debuted on Netflix in 2019 with Henry Cavill within the title function as reclusive monster hunter Geralt of Rivia. The fantasy epic collection chronicles his expertise navigating the world and the depraved — and great — individuals round him. Henry starred on the primary three seasons. Liam Hemsworth takes over the function of Geralt for season 4.
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Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall star within the 2024 Netflix collection “One Day,” which is predicated on David Nicholls’ 2009 novel of the identical title, in addition to the 2011 film of the identical title starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. The present chronicles the occasions in Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew’s lives that happen each July 15 — from the day they first met in 1988 — as they develop up, develop shut, transfer aside and expertise each pleasure and heartbreak.
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Based mostly on the Sherryl Woods ebook collection of the identical title, Netflix’s “Candy Magnolias” follows the non-public {and professional} lives of childhood associates within the charming Southern city of Serenity, South Carolina. The collection, which debuted in 2020, stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, a mother of three navigating divorce, studying to like once more and beginning a brand new enterprise together with her besties. Season 3 premiered in 2023 and a fourth season is within the works.
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The epic fantasy collection “Sport of Thrones,” which was tailored from George R. R. Martin’s “A Music of Ice and Hearth” collection, stored followers hooked over its eight seasons because of the wild storylines and an unbelievable ensemble solid that included Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Equipment Harington, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams. Whereas the HBO collection might need caught to its supply materials in earlier seasons, writers finally took extra artistic liberties as they ran out of books to adapt. “GoT” hit a significant milestone in 2018 — it turned the winningest drama collection in Primetime Emmy historical past.
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Impressed by Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel of the identical title, HBO’s “Huge Little Lies” follows the difficult lives of the Monterey 5 (performed by Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz), who develop into concerned in a homicide investigation. The present, which explores themes of poisonous masculinity and feminine relationships, was met with essential acclaim and gained eight Primetime Emmy Awards over two seasons, which aired from 2017 to 2019.
Whereas its writers added depth to the world, the storyline, characters and dialogue have been derived instantly from Liane’s novel. There have additionally been important adjustments, one in every of them being the present’s setting — it was switched from a fictional Australian seashore city to Monterey, California. “I assumed the Californian setting was lovely and similar to the Australian setting I might imagined. In a manner, I believe altering the setting helped me ‘let go,’ which I believe each creator has to do when their work is tailored,” Liane informed ELLE in 2017. “If it had been set in Australia, I might need resisted adjustments to the ebook, which I’ve at all times identified and understood have been crucial in an adaptation.”
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Who knew Dan Humphrey may very well be so creepy? The primary season of “You,” which is predicated on the 2014 novel written by Caroline Kepnes, focuses on the lifetime of Joe Goldberg (“Gossip Woman” star Penn Badgley), a New York Metropolis bookstore supervisor who falls deeply (and terrifyingly) in love with Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail), a lady who randomly walks into his store. What unfolds is a harmful, obsessive pursuit to maintain Guinevere all to himself — even when which means killing the individuals closest to her. A fifth and ultimate season is ready to debut in 2024.
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Impressed by Nelson Johnson’s nonfiction ebook “Boardwalk Empire: The Start, Excessive Instances and Corruption of Atlantic Metropolis,” the HBO collection “Boardwalk Empire” — which gained 20 Emmys together with two for greatest drama over its 5 season run between 2010 and 2014 — follows the lifetime of mobster-politician Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi), who runs Atlantic Metropolis in the course of the Prohibition period of the ’20s. In response to the creator, the writers behind the HBO collection have been “doing their greatest to do traditionally correct fiction.” Whereas it hits the mark when it comes to ambiance, there are points of the present which might be extra fiction than reality.
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When “Outlander” debuted on Starz in 2014, followers of the Diana Gabaldon-penned ebook collection on which it is based mostly watched in droves. The historic collection follows nurse-turned-surgeon Claire Beauchamp Randall (Caitriona Balfe), who inadvertently time travels from post-World Battle II Scotland to 1743, the place she finds herself married to revered Highlands warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), with whom she quickly falls in love. After enduring struggle, violence and trauma, they’re pressured to separate when it turns into crucial that Claire return to her personal time interval. Many years later, they discover their manner again to 1 one other throughout house and time — and to a brand new land the place struggle as soon as once more threatens their union and people they love most. The TV present will conclude with an eighth and ultimate season probably in 2025.
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Based mostly on the dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, “The Handmaid’s Story” focuses on the totalitarian state of Gilead, the place fertile ladies are considered as property. The collection, which stars Elisabeth Moss, premiered in 2017. Whereas the critically acclaimed ebook might need been the present’s supply materials earlier on, the writers have since made the choice to maintain the collection going nicely previous its unique narrative. A sixth and ultimate season is predicted to air in 2025.
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It is not typically {that a} collection comes alongside and adjustments the TV panorama, however that is precisely what “Orange Is the New Black” did. Based mostly on Piper Kerman’s memoir “Orange Is the New Black: My Yr in a Ladies’s Jail,” the present — which in 2013 turned Netflix’s first hit tv collection — explores Piper’s experiences at a minimum-security federal correctional facility. In an effort to juxtapose the privileged expertise of the primary character (Piper is performed by Taylor Schilling), the present incorporates dynamic characters who’ve been mistreated by the justice system.
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Considering all issues true crime? Contemplate including “Mindhunter” to your watchlist. Based mostly on John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s 1995 true crime novel “Mindhunter: Contained in the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit,” the Netflix psychological crime collection chronicles FBI brokers Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Invoice Tench (Holt McCallany) in addition to psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) as they work to realize a greater understanding of what it means to be a serial killer. The primary season of the present takes place between 1977 to 1980, whereas the second season is ready between 1980 and 1981.
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Based mostly on Stephanie Land’s 2019 memoir “Maid: Exhausting Work, Low Pay, and a Mom’s Will to Survive,” Netflix’s “Maid” made its debut on the streamer in 2021. Margaret Qualley portrays Alex, a single mother who, after escaping an abusive relationship, will get a job as a cleaner to make ends meet. The collection earned essential acclaim and a 93% contemporary ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Loosely based mostly on Thomas Maier’s biography of of the identical title, “Masters of Intercourse” explores the dynamic between Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), two human sexuality researchers who sparked a sexual revolution in the US. The four-season collection, which is ready in the course of the ’50s, obtained widespread acclaim — “Masters of Intercourse” was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for greatest drama collection in 2013.
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Tailored from Luke Jennings’ “Codename Villanelle” novella, “Killing Eve” tells the story of desk-ridden M15 safety officer Eve (Sandra Oh), who’s tasked with monitoring down murderer Villanelle (Jodie Comer). What ensues is a head-to-head battle between two ladies who develop into mutually obsessive about each other. The fourth and ultimate season of the black comedy spy collection premiered in 2022.
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Stelena and Delena followers unite! Following its debut on The CW in 2009, “The Vampire Diaries” shortly turned a fan favourite amongst teenagers. The drama based mostly on L.J. Smith’s ebook collection of the identical title chronicles the lifetime of Mystic Falls teenager Elena Gilbert (performed by Nina Dobrev) as she navigates the supernatural horrors of her small city and finds herself caught in an enthralling love triangle with two disparate vampire brothers — selfless and brooding Stefan Salvatore (performed by Paul Wesley) and rule-breaking dangerous boy Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). The collection wrapped in 2017 after eight seasons.
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Based mostly on the Celeste Ng novel of the identical title, “Little Fires All over the place” follows the interwoven lives of two moms from disparate socioeconomic backgrounds. The collection, which is ready in Shaker Heights, Ohio, within the late ’90s, revolves round Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon), a rich white mom and reporter, and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington), a black single mom and struggling artist. Whereas the collection delves into racial politics, its supply materials was much less forthright. “The ebook actually does delve into class and sociopolitical variations and cultural variations, so I believe including the extent of race to that basically enriches the storytelling,” mentioned Reese on the Tv Critics Affiliation panel in 2020. “We’re stepping away from this binary concept we now have of race on this nation — of black and white — as a result of we’re additionally coping with Asian American identification and immigrant identification.”
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2021’s “9 Good Strangers,” which is predicated on the New York Instances bestselling ebook of the identical title by Liane Moriarty, stars Nicole Kidman as a mysterious wellness retreat director who’s on a mission to get 9 strangers on a path to raised residing, however issues take a darker flip.
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Based mostly on the Gillian Flynn novel of the identical title, 2018’s “Sharp Objects” tells the story of Camille Preaker (Amy Adams), a troubled reporter who’s pressured to return to her hometown to research the grisly murders of two younger women. As extra particulars surrounding their deaths come to gentle, Camille finds that she has extra in frequent with the victims than she realized.
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Following its debut in 2017, Netflix’s “13 Causes Why” sparked controversy. Based mostly on Jay Asher’s 2007 novel of the identical title, the drama government produced by Selena Gomez follows teenager Clay Jensen as he copes with the tragic loss of life of his good friend, Hannah Baker. Clay comes to comprehend that previous to her loss of life, Hannah left a collection of cassette tapes that element the the reason why she determined to finish her life. On them, she additionally addresses the individuals she holds answerable for her choice. The collection led by stars Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford went on for 4 seasons till 2020.
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Over the course of its five-year run, “The Magicians” amassed a loyal fan base. Based mostly on the 2009 Lev Grossman novel of the identical title, the Syfy fantasy collection follows a graduate pupil at Brakebills Faculty for Magical Pedagogy, Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), who comes to comprehend that the legendary world he examine in books as a toddler is actual and poses a critical risk to the remainder of mankind. The present ran from 2015 to 2020.
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The delightfully addictive teen present “Gossip Woman” was tailored from the Cecily von Ziegesar ebook collection of the identical title. The collection focuses on the luxurious lives of privileged teenagers residing on Manhattan’s Higher East Facet. When former occasion woman Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Energetic) returns residence following a mysterious absence, she’s reunited with greatest frenemy Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and their mutual object of affection, Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford). Narrated by a mischievous blogger often called “Gossip Woman” (Kristen Bell), the collection packs a juicy, dramatic punch. The present was such a success {that a} revival collection based mostly on the unique, which concluded in 2012, debuted on HBO Max in 2021.
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“Clarice,” which is predicated on Thomas Harris’s “The Silence of the Lambs” ebook and stars Rebecca Breeds within the title function, is ready in 1993 and picks up a 12 months after the occasions within the movie. The collection — which ran for one season on CBS in 2021 — chronicles Clarice Starling’s skilled and private life as she continues her harrowing investigation into serial killers and predators.
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Whereas Candace Bushnell is greatest identified for her “Intercourse and the Metropolis” collection, she additionally penned “The Carrie Diaries,” the prequel to the famed HBO present that was the inspiration for the 2012 coming-of-age collection. Set within the early ’80s, “The Carrie Diaries” follows a teenage Carrie Bradshaw (AnnaSophia Robb) as she works tirelessly to deliver her goals of changing into a author to fruition, all whereas coping with household, friendships, highschool and romance. The present — a delight to look at from the massive hair and shoulder pads to mentions of Andy Warhol and Interview Journal — serves as each an efficient origin story and a love letter to a cherished time of the previous. In 2013, Candace gushed about AnnaSophia’s portrayal of Carrie. “Generally I am simply shocked. Like, wow, that’s in a way a younger Sarah Jessica Parker,” she informed CBS Information, referencing the actress who introduced grownup Carrie to life first. “I do know we consider a younger Sarah Jessica Parker as very completely different, as a result of she was in Sq. Pegs. But when Sarah Jessica Parker had performed a 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw, I see the connection.”
It additionally starred future Oscar nominee Austin Butler as Carrie’s love curiosity, dangerous boy Sebastian Kydd.
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Based mostly on the William Landay novel of the identical title, “Defending Jacob” follows the lives of the Barber household as they take care of an accusation that their 14-year-old son has dedicated homicide. The eight-part miniseries, which debuted on Apple TV+ in 2020, stars Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell.
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The charmingly darkish youngsters’s novels from creator Daniel Handler, who wrote below the pen title Lemony Snicket, got the Hollywood therapy on the massive display screen in 2004 and on the small display screen in 2017. Netflix’s “A Collection of Unlucky Occasions” collection follows the three Baudelaire orphans (performed by Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes and Presley Smith), whose lives are upended once they’re pressured to reside with malicious guardian Depend Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris). As with many diversifications, the present contains each main and minor deviations from the supply materials, like Lemony’s elevated involvement, Sunny’s punny child gibberish and the addition of musical numbers.
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By the present’s conclusion, it was onerous to imagine that it was really a ebook adaptation. “Fairly Little Liars,” which ran from 2010 to 2017, is predicated on the younger grownup ebook collection by Sara Shepard and follows the lives of Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale) and Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson) — members of a clique led by queen bee Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse). After Alison mysteriously disappears, the women start receiving nameless textual content messages from “A” threatening to reveal secrets and techniques solely she would know. It goes with out saying, however the ABC Household collection, which ran for seven seasons, steadily deviated from its supply materials.
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The HBO sci-fi collection “Westworld,” which is predicated on the 1973 novel by Michael Crichton, is ready at an elite theme park the place guests who can afford to enter are allowed to indulge their deepest fantasies with out struggling any penalties. Evan Rachel Wooden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Hopkins and James Marsden are among the many present’s star-studded solid. It debuted in 2016 and wrapped in 2022.
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Lindy West’s endearing 2016 memoir “Shrill: Notes from a Loud Lady” was the inspiration behind this beloved Hulu collection of the identical title. Starring Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton, “Shrill” follows an obese 20-something who desires to make adjustments in her life — excluding her physique. Whereas the world views her as insufficient due to her weight, she begins to comprehend that she’s adequate simply the best way she is. Its third and ultimate season debuted in 2021.
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“Shadow and Bone” is a Netflix Authentic Collection based mostly on the Grisha Trilogy written by Leigh Bardugo. This fantasy collection, which was launched in 2021, follows Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li), a younger mapmaker who’s conspired towards by evil forces after she unlocks a mystical energy that would revolutionize life as she is aware of it.
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“The Wheel of Time,” which is predicated on the Robert Jordan novel collection of the identical title and premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2021, stars Golden Globe-winning actress Rosamund Pike as Moiraine, a member of an influential group of ladies who can wield magic. She embarks on a globe-trotting journey with 5 others in hopes of uncovering which one in every of them stands out as the reincarnation of the Dragon, a person who has the power to both save or finish the world.
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“The Child-Sitters Membership,” which is predicated on the Ann M. Martin ebook collection of the identical title, debuted on Netflix in 2020. The present, which ran for 2 seasons, chronicles the on a regular basis lives and shenanigans of a gaggle of center college babysitters within the fictional city of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Sophie Grace, Momona Tamada, Shay Rudolph and Malia Baker star on this youthful adaptation.
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2020’s “The Outsider” is an HBO crime-drama miniseries based mostly on the 2018 Stephen King novel of the identical title. The collection delves into the grisly homicide of an 11-year-old boy — a murder dedicated by an skilled cop. When a harmful supernatural entity turns into concerned within the investigation, extra questions are delivered to gentle. Showrunner Richard Value wasn’t afraid to stray away from the supply materials — the pilot episode alone covers a few third of the ebook.
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2005’s “In search of Alaska” was the primary novel written by John Inexperienced, and it turned a Hulu TV present in 2019. The restricted collection, which is ready in 2005, explores the complexities of coming of age by way of the attitude of Miles “Pudge” Halter (Charlie Plummer). As a brand new pupil at Culver Creek Boarding College, Pudge pursues a “Nice Maybe,” develops a core group of associates and falls in love with Alaska Younger (Kristine Froseth). The present differs from the ebook in that it candidly explores points confronted by teenagers on this era — psychological well being, consent, sexuality and race — making for a sharper, extra emotional story.
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Peacock’s “One among Us Is Mendacity,” based mostly on Karen M. McManus’s 2017 novel of the identical title, follows the investigation surrounding the suspicious loss of life of a pupil on college premises. When 5 college students go into detention and solely 4 stroll out alive, the survivors are individually checked out as prime suspects within the creating homicide case. The collection debuted on the streamer in 2021 and concluded in 2022 after its second season.