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.

Witchblade (Anime)

In order to protect her daughter, a young single mother is forced to fight after acquiring a powerful ancient weapon.

Words from Wilde

Web Series
2015 - 2016
YouTube

Walking outside with everyone’s favorite dandy.

Wynonna Earp

TV Show
2016 - 2021
SyFy

When a badass troublemaker turns twenty-seven, she becomes the hero we all need.

X

TV Show
2001 - 2002
WOWOW

It’s 1999 and we’re all gonna die. Which happened to be 2 years before this anime was aired.

X-Men ’97

TV Show
2024 - current
Disney+

A band of mutants use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them; they’re challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

X-Men: The Animated Series

TV Show
1992 - 1997
FOX

A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.

XO, Kitty

TV Show
2023 - current
Netflix

A new love story unfolds when teen matchmaker, Kitty Song Covey, reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother.

Y: The Last Man

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Y is the last surviving cis-male human on the planet.

Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito

The incredible journey of Hazuki through many fantasy worlds in search of her one true love.

You

TV Show
2018 - 2024
Lifetime, Netflix

A clever bookstore manager relies on his savvy Internet know-how to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him.

You’re Under Arrest

The adventures of two female police officers in modern Japan.

Young Justice

Join the teenage superheroes as they save the world as well as deal with normal daily life issues.