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.

The Time Traveller’s Wife

The intricate love story of Clare and Henry has a unique problem… time travel.

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Airdates: 2022

The Umbrella Academy

A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - 2024

The Vampire Diaries

There are vampires, werewolves and witches .. Oh my!

Network:
Airdates: 2009 - 2017

The Watch

A gritty, cyberpunk CSI story set in Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld.

Network:
Airdates: 2021

The Wheel of Time

Moiraine crosses paths with five young men and women. This sparks a dangerous, world-spanning journey.

Network:
Airdates: 2021 - current

The Witcher

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - current

The Women of Brewster Place

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Network:
Airdates: 1989

The Women’s Room

A married mother of two leaves her philandering husband and enrolls in graduate school.

Network:
Airdates: 1980

Tiny Pretty Things

The world of an elite ballet academy, charting the rise and fall of young adults who live far from their homes, each standing on the verge of greatness or ruin.

Network:
Airdates: 2020

Titans

A team of young superheroes combat evil and other perils.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2018 - 2023

Tōka Gettan

A chance meeting brings and ancient legend to life. Oh joy.

Network:
Airdates: 2007

Tokyo Ghoul:re

Two years have passed since the CCG’s raid on Anteiku. Although the atmosphere in Tokyo has changed drastically due to the increased influence of the CCG, ghouls continue to pose a problem.

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Airdates: 2018