Literary Inspired TV Shows (
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Predominantly found in web series, TV shows with this trope are based on a pre-existing work. Like every single bloody Sherlock Holmes series ever made by network TV.

Fate/Apocrypha

The theft of the Greater Grail from Fuyuki City leads to a splintered timeline in which the Great Holy Grail War is waged on an unprecedented scale.

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Airdates: 2017

Father Brown

A catholic priest who solves crimes. Yeah okay.

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Airdates: 2013 - current

Fear the Walking Dead

A Walking Dead prequel/spin-off set in Los Angeles, following two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.

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Airdates: 2015 - 2023

Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!

Jūden-chan (aka Charger Girls) monitor the levels of depression in people. Wackiness ensues.

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Airdates: 2009

First Kill

Falling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: One’s a vampire, the other’s a vampire hunter and both are ready to make their first kill.

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Airdates: 2022

From the New World

In a post-apocalyptic world set a thousand years after our era, the remaining humans, now with telekinesis, live in a seemingly peaceful society, but dark secrets of the past will soon be discovered by a small group of friends.

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Airdates: 2012 - 2013

Fumikiri Jikan

What do two people talk about at a railroad crossing?

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Airdates: 2018

Further Tales of the City

Even more tales of the same city!

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Airdates: 2001

Future Diary

A diary can predict the future and let you become god. Sure.

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Airdates: 2011 - 2013

Game of Thrones

Everyone dies. Just… everyone dies. But hey, Valar Morghulis. We can hope the remaining, known LGBTQ character will come out alive when the show ends.

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Airdates: 2011 - 2019

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

In the future, Ledo, a young soldier of the Galactic Alliance of Humankind, finds himself on Earth.

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Airdates: 2013

Gate

Tokyo can travel to a fantasy land, so naturally the military gets involved.

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Airdates: 2015 - 2016