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.

One Piece

Follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew in order to find the greatest treasure ever left by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger: the famous mystery treasure named “One Piece”.

Network:
Airdates: 1999 - current

Orange is the New Black

Piper Chapman, a 30-something PR executive goes to prison for drug running with her ex-girlfriend Alex from 10 years ago. When she gets to prison — surprise — Alex is there too.

Network:
Airdates: 2013 - 2019

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

History is a string full of knots, the best you can do is admire it, and maybe knot it up a bit more.

Network:
Airdates: 1990

Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die

Network: ,
Airdates: 2020

Otherside Picnic

Moments from death, Sorawo is saved by the mysterious Toriko in the world of the Otherside. Entranced by its beauty, she discovers that this dimension is inhabited by monsters once thought imaginary.

Network: , , ,
Airdates: 2021

Panic

47 graduates participate in the annual Panic competition, hoping to win $50,000 and leave their small Texas town of Carp. After the rules change, they must decide what risks they will take in order to escape.

Network:
Airdates: 2021

Paper Girls

A few hours after 1988 Halloween night, four 12-year old girls have to face a mission. Trapped in a complicated conflict, they will travel in time to save the world.

Network:
Airdates: 2022

Para – Wir Sind King

Sometimes, disaster is just one decision away from delight as four women in the Berlin-Wedding are searching for happiness in a world, in which light and darkness lie close together.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2021 - current

Paradise Kiss

ParaKiss ParaKiss ParaKiss.

Network:
Airdates: 2005

Penguin Musume Heart

A total otaku becomes class president. Everything goes weird after that.

Network:
Airdates: 2008

Perry Mason

In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.

Network:
Airdates: 2020 - 2023