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.

Tales from the Crypt

Tales of horror based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary Crypt Keeper, a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.

Network:
Airdates: 1989 - 1996

Tales of the City

Based on the novels of the same name, it’s airing on PBS resulted in Congressional investigation into U.S. public television

Network:
Airdates: 1993

Tenshi na Konamaiki

A pretty schoolgirl hides a secret: she is actually a boy who got turned into a girl and is looking for a way to change herself back.

Network:
Airdates: 2002 - 2003

The 100

100 attractive teenagers are dropped onto an ‘uninhabited’ and ‘irradiated’ earth to see if it’s survivable.

Network:
Airdates: 2014 - 2020

The Adventures of Serena Berg

An LGBTQ+ literary webseries based on Cyrano de Bergerac.

Network:
Airdates: 2016 - 2017

The Autobiography of Jane Eyre

A modernized web series​ adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ ​

Network:
Airdates: 2013 - 2014

The Baby-Sitters Club

A group of young girls start their own babysitting service.

Network:
Airdates: 2020 - 2021

The Beaker Girls

Jess and Tracy Beaker are loving their new life by the seaside, but the arrival of teenage runaway Jordan is about to change everything for the Beaker Girls.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2021

The Best Wishes

The story follows cousins Millie and Aaron Wishfort as they navigate life, love, and family.

Network:
Airdates: 2018

The Better Strangers

The Better Strangers is a literary webseries adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It.

Network:
Airdates: 2016 - 2017

The Boys

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - current