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.

Smallville

No tights and no flights, but a lot of freak of the weeks in Smallville.

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Airdates: 2001 - 2011

Snowpiercer

Set over seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe.

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Airdates: 2020 - 2024

So I’m a Spider, So What?

A girl is reincarnated as a spider, trying whatever she can to live.

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

A sorcerer by the name of Orphen searches for a way to bring his childhood friend, Azalie, back to her original form, whom on a quest for knowledge became a dragon.

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Airdates: 1998 - 2000

Soul Eater

Set at the “Death Weapon Meister Academy”, the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and weapon that can transform into a humanoid.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2008 - 2009

Soul Eater NOT!

Tsugumi Harudori from the NOT class must choose between Anya and Meme for a partner, while fighting a dangerous foe.

Network: , ,
Airdates: 2014

Special Ops: Lioness

A rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine is recruited to join the Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within.

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Airdates: 2023 - current

Still Star-Crossed

Romeo and Juliet, by Shondaland. It’s a wild ride in the best way.

Network:
Airdates: 2017

Stoneybrook Revisited

What happens when the baby-sitters finally grow up? Follow Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey and Dawn through a day in their adult lives.

Network:
Airdates: 2017

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

A surprisingly progressive gag anime about a transgender girl.

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Airdates: 1983 - 1984

Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry

Sara must uncover the truth behind her brother’s betrayal.

Network:
Airdates: 2006 - 2007

Strawberry Panic

What could possibly be gay about three all-girls Catholic schools sharing a dorm?

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Airdates: 2006