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.

Gentleman Jack

Set in 1832 West Yorkshire, England, Gentleman Jack is inspired by the true-story and coded journals of the historical lesbian figure Anne Lister.

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Airdates: 2019 - 2022

Gintama

A samurai negotiates life in a city conquered by aliens.

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Airdates: 2006 - 2016

Girls Bravo

A high school boy who is allergic to girls who is transported to a mysterious world with a mostly female population; when he returns, one of the girls from that world becomes his housemate.

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Airdates: 2004 - 2005

Girls Just Don’t Do That

A series about girls, lesbians, fems and Studs at college. Based on the book Girls Just Don’t Do That.

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Airdates: 2016

Golden Kamuy

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

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Airdates: 2018 - 2020

Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Shisei Shujin Soudatsuhen

Retired soldier Saichi Sugimoto and Ainu girl Asirpa seek the hidden Ainu gold while hunting escaped convicts with tattooed maps leading to its location.

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Airdates: 2024

Good Omens

An angel and a demon must join forces to find a way to save the world as the end of time grows near with the approaching Armageddon.

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Airdates: 2019 - current

Gossip Girl (2021)

A new generation of New York private school teens using social media to spread gossip.

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Airdates: 2021 - 2023

Gotham Knights

Bruce Wayne is murdered and his adopted son forges an alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies. As the city becomes more dangerous, these mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors, known as the Gotham Knights.

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Airdates: 2023

Grand Blue

A college student spends his year at the seaside town of Izu, having fun on the beach with his school friends.

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Airdates: 2018

Green Gables Fables

A modern adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series.

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Airdates: 2014 - 2016

Hamlet the Dame

Two months after her father’s murder, Hamlet speaks to his ghost, which leads her down a path for revenge.

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Airdates: 2017