Books have the power to tell extraordinary stories that transport us to completely different narratives or chills precisely because of our life. In any case, this ability to arrest the reader and joy is what motivates the adaptations, as with the sagas “The Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter”.
However, not only the cinema gets versions of these printed stories. The TV also has several books that have been adapted to the series and have become great success. However, many people don’t even know that it is a plot based on literary works.
Take a list of some series that are adapted by books and probably did not know it.
8 series adapted by the books you did not know
Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
The Six group is looking for starry and recognition in music while venturing in the United States and wins a fans. They join the singer Daisy Jones, who makes the band a phenomenon, however, the group ends up falling into decay with the same speed with which he reached his peak.
Adapted by the novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins, the production has names such as Riley Keough (“The Chalé”), Sam Clarflin (“simply happens”), Suki Waterhouse (“Cannibal Loves”) and Camila Morrone (“Cupy in Escape”) in the cast. It is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Shadow and Bones (2021)
In history, the world is dominated by magic and Alina Starkov is a young soldier who is preparing to be a cartographer. He participates in an important mission and discovers that he has a power that can change everything, be brought to an institution to develop his skills.
The work is an adaptation of the homonymous saga of Leigh Bardogo and also brings references to other works by the same author. In the cast there are names such as Kessie Mei Li (“Havoc”), Ben Barnes (“The portrait of Dorian Gray”) and Danielle Galligan (“Xitaria”) and is available on Netflix.
Back to 15 (2022)
Brazilian production shows Anita, a 30 -year -old woman who is totally happy with the direction that her life has taken. However, when he returns to his hometown for his sister’s wedding, he ends up returning to the past when he was 15 years old.
Now he has been a mentality for 30 years who lives in his 15th version, while slowly tries to fix his life. However, every change causes confusion in the future.
“After the fifteen” is based on the work of Bruna Vieira, with the same name. In the cast of the series there are Camila Queiroz (“Beauty Fatal”), Maísa (“Girl of the Moment”), João Guilherme (“All for a Popstar”), Klara Brown (“Good Morning, Veronica”) and Amanda Azevedo (“Call with Cleo”). It is available on Netflix.
The High Castle Man (2015)
In a parallel reality, the world is under the dominion of Japan and Germany, which are considered the greatest powers in the world after twenty years of defeat of the allied forces in the Second World War. The tension between the two countries begins to grow, which ends up causing a problem for other smaller countries, such as the United States.
The series is based on the classic book by Philip K. Dick and has artists such as Luke Kleintank (“The Good Neighbor”), Alexa Davalos (“Titans Fury”), Rufus Sewell (“The Diplomat”) and Chelah Horsdal (“Hell on Where”). It is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Big Little Lies (2017)
In the city of Monterey, California, three mothers approach when their children begin to study together, but are involved in a serious case of bullying that generates a murder. With this, they end up seeing each other in a network of dark secrets.
Based on the book by Liane Moriarty, the series presents performances by Reese Witherspoon (“Legally Blonde”), Shailene Woodley (“Divergent”), Nicole Kidman (“The Strange We Love”) and Zoë Kravitz (“X-Men: First Class”). It is available on Max.
Heartstopper (2022)
The story tells of Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, two students from the same school and who are quite different from each other: Nick is an athlete with many friends, and Charlie is more reserved and has a trauma of the past that still surrounds him. However, their relationship soon becomes more than friendship as soon as they approach.
Adapted by the British author Alice Oseman’s Comics, the series has actor Joe Locke (“Agatha Forever”) in the role of Charlie Spring and Kit Konnor (“The Wild Robot”) in the role of Nick Nelson, who has become dear to the public. It is available on Netflix.
Homicide manual for good girls (2024)
The seventeen-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi decides to do a school work based on the mysterious murder of Andie Bell, who put an end to the declaration of guilt of Ps Singh, Andie’s boyfriend. Five years later what happened, Pip discovers new clues and asks Ravi, Saltere di Sal, to know what really happened.
The series is an adaptation of the books written by Holly Jackson and is played by Emma Myers (“Wandinha”), Asha Banks (“My Guilt: London”), Zain Iqbal (“All Crazy Random”) and Carla Woodcock (“Suck Brave Girls”). It is available on Netflix.
Shadowhunters (2016)
The teenager Clary sees her life changed when her mother disappears suddenly. When he tries to understand what is going on, the young woman gets the help of Jace, a fascinating mysterious boy full of different tattoos, who shows Clary a completely different world.
The production is based on the series “The Deadly Instruments” of Cassandra Clare, which also acquired a film adaptation in 2013 with Lilly Collins (“Emily a Paris”). The series already presents Katherine McNamara (“Walker: Independence”), Dominic Sherwood (“Hierarchy”), Matthew Daddario (“Deep”) and Harry Shum Jr. (“Glee”). It is available on Netflix.
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