History AdaptationExpansion / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall2020'': A lot of plot lines are added which didn't exist in the books or the [[Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall1978 original show]]. For instance, James' choice to euthanize a mortally injured horse is controversial here, with his reputation on the line until Siegfried's autopsy confirms his assessment, and he gets called "horse killer" by another farmer mockingly. Neither of these had occurred before-rather, only the corrupt farm manager was angry about it, with Siegfried also backing up his decision immediately. Also, Helen never got engaged to anyone else, and their relationship proceeded far more smoothly (she only briefly dates anyone else before the two get married). Helen also didn't have a younger sister originally who she's a [[ParentalSubstitute substitute mother]] for. Mrs. Hall's personal life never gets delved into at all, while here she's suffered past domestic abuse and is estranged from her son. This was all no doubt to [[RuleOfDrama add more drama]] in the new series.

* ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall2020'': A lot of plot lines are added which didn't exist in the books or the [[Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall original show]]. For instance, James' choice to euthanize a mortally injured horse is controversial here, with his reputation on the line until Siegfried's autopsy confirms his assessment, and he gets called "horse killer" by another farmer mockingly. Neither of these had occurred before-rather, only the corrupt farm manager was angry about it, with Siegfried also backing up his decision immediately. Also, Helen never got engaged to anyone else, and their relationship proceeded far more smoothly (she only briefly dates anyone else before the two get married). Helen also didn't have a younger sister originally who she's a [[ParentalSubstitute substitute mother]] for. Mrs. Hall's personal life never gets delved into at all, while here she's suffered past domestic abuse and is estranged from her son. This was all no doubt to [[RuleOfDrama add more drama]] in the new series.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' adapts elements of the source material about the Second Age that Amazon has the rights to, but there is notably less lore tied to the Second Age than the First and Third Ages. [[note]] This translates to whatever Second Age details can be gleaned from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. While ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', ''Literature/UnfinishedTales'', and other books and writings not '''technically''' included as part of the rights agreement that Amazon has, [[LawyerFriendlyCameo but are available to reference and partially depict]] as the result of some sort of unclear arrangement with the Tolkien Estate on a case-by-case basis, with it being unclear what the actual legal limitations are, aside from Amazon not being able to directly adapt Third Age stories as part of the Tolkien Estate's agreement with Creator/NewLineCinema.[[/note]] As such, the show's narrative takes inspiration from materials included in the condensed backstory, footnotes and descriptions, and a little dialogue, so expansion is required by default to turn it into a multiple-hour-long show. Elements that are expounded upon include entire subplots like the Elf-Human romance and everything else going on in the "Southlands", the early hobbits meeting a "meteor man", and Galadriel hunting Sauron to avenge her brother and ending up in Númenor.

* Series/{{Marple}}: The series did this to several of the episodes, most notably ''The Blue Geranium'' and ''Greenshaw's Folly'', both of which were originally short stories. In both cases, both the cast and the sequence of events were significantly expanded upon and, in the case of ''Greenshaw's Folly'', several additional murders took place throughout the episode. Furthermore, in ''The Secret of Chimneys'', elements of another short story, ''The Herb of Death'', were introduced, making this episode a quasi expansion on that short story.

* ''[[Series/TheChosenTvSeries The Chosen]] is this for ''Literature/TheGospels'', taking many moments and scenes that were described in only a few paragrahps of the original source material and adapting them into whole epsiodes or even season spanning sub-plots.

** The show also seems to like giving channelers [[SignatureMove distinctive weaves]], presumably to make them more unique. In the first season, Alanna fights mostly by using Earth to make the ground under an enemy [[StuffBLowingUp explode like a land mine]], while Logain can [[WalkingWasteland rapidly corrode metal]]. Neither are described in the books as having any sort of signature move (though Logain, being self-taught, woud be expected to rely on a few standbys, which might be weird).

* ''AdaptationExpansion/GameOfThrones'' has its own page.

* Filipino CopShow ''Series/AngProbinsyano'' (lit. ''The Man from the Province'') shared very much the same premise as the 1997 Creator/FernandoPoeJr [[Film/AngProbinsyano film]], i.e. a twin brother assumes the role of his fallen cop sibling who was betrayed and killed by corrupt police officers in a drug sting operation, but further expanded and modernised the plot, often incorprating ComicRelief, SliceOfLife and real-world references to locally-occuring crimes and other such incidents into the mix.

* ''Series/LockwoodAndCo2023'': In the original ''The Screaming Staircase'', Lucy narrates her past as a child with her sisters and mother and the tragic incident that drove her to London and Lockwood & Co. in a few pages. On the TV show, this is about half of the first episode "This Will Be Us," and particularly viewers are introduced to Lucy's best friend Norrie White, who in the original novel is only mentioned once and isn't given a last name.

AdaptationExpansion in live-action TV.

* ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'': The original 1982 stageplay was a three-hour production about a group of friends dealing with the fluctuations of British politics between 1964 and UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher's election in 1979. The 1996 TV version is nine episodes long and continues to follow them through the Thatcher years and into New Labour. The 2022 radio version adds a tenth episode taking them into the 21st century.

* ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' expands greatly on the novel. In the novel, Clay listens to the 13 tapes explaining Hannah's suicide in one night and has minimal interaction with the subjects of the tapes, with much of the story being flashbacks. The show expands this to weeks of him listening to the tapes. It also adds more depth to the subjects of the tapes as well as a subplot about them trying to stop Clay from releasing the information to the public and [[spoiler: Hannah's parents suing the school for neglecting to notice the bullying.]] The show also received a second season, which is all original content (since the book's plot was wrapped up in the final episode of the first season).

** Eric Saward's original plan for the Recap/DoctorWhoS21E4ResurrectionOfTheDaleks novelization, which only exists in outline form, had the events of the episode form only a fraction of a much larger story. When he finally did novelize the story years later, it was a straight novelization.

* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'': An entire sequence where Logain escapes briefly as his followers attack the Aes Sedai along with their Warders guarding him is added which doesn't occur in the books (this includes Lan nearly dying, with Nynaeve saving him by using the One Power to heal his wound).