History Main / TheShowOfTheBooks

* ''Series/TheSlap'' is an [[Creator/TheABC ABC]] mini-series based off the critically acclaimed novel written by Christos Tsiolkas in 2008. There is also an [[TheRemake American adaptation]] in the works for Creator/{{NBC}}.

** ''Akage no Anne'' ("Red-Haired Anne") is a 1979 adaptation of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''. This was the last in the series to feature contributions by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/IsaoTakahata.

* ''The Finder'' also known as ''Finders Keepers'' is an adaptation of the Emily Rodda book ''Finders Keepers'' made by Creator/TheABC.

* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'' was adapted by Creator/{{Netflix}} from the [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents books of the same name]] written by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler.

* ''[[Series/Napoleon2002 Napoléon]]'' (2002) is based off the epic biography of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte by Max Gallo.

** ''Red-haired Anne'' is a 1979 adaptation of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''. This was the last in the series to feature contributions by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/IsaoTakahata.

** ''Anime/LucyOfTheSouthernRainbow'' is a 1982 adaptation of ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington.

** ''Lucy Of The Southern Rainbow'' is a 1982 adaptation of ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington.

* ''Series/FellowTravelers2023'': It's based on [[Literature/FellowTravelers the book of the same name]].

* ''Series/WordOfHonor'' from ''Literature/TianYaKe'' by Creator/{{Priest}}.

* ''Series/{{Guardian}}'' from the novel ''Literature/ZhenHun'' by Creator/{{Priest}}.

* ''Series/Goosebumps1995'' from the [[Literature/{{Goosebumps}} books]] by Creator/RLStine. Basically a GenreAnthology, which each book being adapted into a single episode.

* ''Series/{{Goosebumps}}'' from the [[Literature/{{Goosebumps}} books]] by Creator/RLStine. Basically a GenreAnthology, which each book being adapted into a single episode.

** ''Moomin'' is a 1969 adaptation of ''Literature/TheMoomins''. Creator/TMSEntertainment did the first 26 episodes while Mushi did the rest. It is the only part of the World Masterpiece Theater to be done by TMS. Tove Jansson [[DisownedAdaptation disowned the series]] due to its divergences from the original works.

* ''The Owl Service'' from the book by Creator/AlanGarner.

A book series is adapted into a TV series. Not just a TV Movie, but a regular weekly series about the characters. Unless the book series is already a LongRunner, this is probably going to [[OvertookTheManga overtake the source material]] quite quickly, [[AdaptationExpansion expand its story]], and become its own AlternateContinuity. In fact, it may not even use the books as anything other than a source of characters.

However, if they ''are'' sticking to the source material, adapting for television has advantages over adapting for film. If the source material is quite [[{{Doorstopper}} dense]], television runtimes provide more time to faithfully adapt plot points rather than [[AdaptationDistillation distilling most of them]]. A show might also be under less pressure from the studios to produce a tentpole hit.