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 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.

Network: , , , ,
Airdates: 2018

Tom Swift

A billionaire inventor is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father.

Network:
Airdates: 2022

Tracker

Colter Shaw travels the country in his old-school RV, helping police and private citizens solve crimes and locate missing persons–until his latest case changes everything.

Network:
Airdates: 2024 - current

Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story

When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare Began.

Network:
Airdates: 2019

Trinkets

A grieving teen finds an unexpected connection with two classmates at her new high school after they all land in the same Shoplifters Anonymous group.

Network:
Airdates: 2019 - 2020

True Blood

Telepathic waitresses, vampires, and synthetic blood.

Network:
Airdates: 2008 - 2014

Twelfth Grade (or Whatever)

What you will with school and love and the twelfth grade.

Network:
Airdates: 2016 - 2017

Under the Bridge

A fictional retelling of Rebecca Godfrey’s book about fourteen years old Reena Virk’s murder in 1997.

Network:
Airdates: 2024