History SpiritualAdaptation / LiveActionTV

* Some fans and critics view ''Series/HannahMontana'' as being a more faithful LiveActionAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms'' than [[{{Film/JemAndTheHolograms}} the 2015 film]], though that's arguably just as much of an indictment of how much liberty the film took with its [[InNameOnly nominal]] source material. Similarly to the ''Jurassic Park''/''Godzilla '98'' example, the 2015 film seems to owe more to ''Hannah Montana'' than its namesake show.

* While ''Film/KevinCanFuckHimself'' doesn't get nearly as depraved as ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'', the show's deconstruction of DomCom tropes can come off as a great TV adaptation of the "I Love Mallory" scenes in that film showing Mallory's backstory. In both works, a clear-cut case of DomesticAbuse is {{Played for|Laughs}} BlackComedy and dark satire by framing it as a sitcom, complete with a LaughTrack that gets a lot less appropriate as the viewer realizes how ugly the situation is, while the suffering woman in the situation eventually snaps and decides to kill the man responsible for her abuse.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' is the closest we'll ever get to a ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead"" TV show (minus the sociopolitic alallegories) .

* ''Series/PennyDreadful'', a sprawling Victorian fantasy saga starring [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Victor Frankenstein]], [[Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray Dorian Gray]], and an aging GreatWhiteHunter, may as well be a better adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' than [[Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen the 2005 film based on the comic series]]. In a rather uncanny coincidence, it even stars a former Franchise/JamesBond actor, Creator/TimothyDalton, as Mina's father Malcolm Murray. [[note]] The original ''League'' graphic novel series involved James Bond's grandfather, Campion Bond, as a major supporting character; in something of a CastingGag, the [[Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen film adaptation]] cast Creator/SeanConnery in the lead role of Allan Quatermain, and it was rumored that the producers also wanted to cast Creator/RogerMoore as Campion before the character was cut from the movie.[[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' is what Creator/{{HBO}} would made if it was ordered to adapt ''Film/AllAboutLilyChouChou'' to contemporary American audiences.

* ''Series/PennyDreadful'', a sprawling Victorian fantasy saga starring [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Victor Frankenstein]], [[Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray Dorian Gray]], and an aging GreatWhiteHunter, may as well be a TV spinoff of ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. In a rather uncanny coincidence, it even stars a former Franchise/JamesBond actor, Creator/TimothyDalton, as Mina's father Malcolm Murray. [[note]] The original ''League'' graphic novel series involved James Bond's grandfather, Campion Bond, as a major supporting character; in something of a CastingGag, the [[Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen film adaptation]] cast Creator/SeanConnery in the lead role of Allan Quatermain, and it was rumored that the producers also wanted to cast Creator/RogerMoore as Campion before the character was cut from the movie.[[/note]]

* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' is one to the now-forgotten film ''Moonrunners'' (and, to a lesser extent, ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'').

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': So close to being ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]'' that the filmmakers threatened to sue. It also felt very similar to another 1968 comedy, ''Film/WithSixYouGetEggroll''.

* ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'': To the film ''FM''.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': So close to being ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]'' that the filmmakers threatened to sue.

* ''Series/BlackSails'' makes for a good live-action adaptation of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' which itself is more or less a video game version of the series (see the Video Game page for more information). Both works are set in the Caribbean during the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy with the protagonists commandeering their own ships and interacting with real-life historical figures who were part of the short-lived Republic of Pirates in Nassau. It also helps that they're essentially prequels to a previous installment.

* ''Series/{{Timeless}}'' is an NBC television adaptation of four different time travel related works of fiction: ''Series/TheTimeTunnel'', ''Film/Rewind2013'', ''Series/TheMinistryOfTime'' and ''Literature/Timeline''.

* ''Series/Timeless'' is an NBC television adaptation of four different time travel related works of fiction: ''Series/TheTimeTunnel'', ''Film/Rewind2013'', ''Series/TheMinistryOfTime'' and ''Literature/Timeline''.

** The same could be said about ''Series/MediciMastersOfFlorence''. Heck, you can almost ''wait'' to them to mention the Auditores by name.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Has strong elements of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' [-'''[[RecycledInSpace In Space!]]'''-] WordOfGod says it's specifically inspired by ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', which detailed the backstory of Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Has strong elements of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' [-InSpace!-] WordOfGod says it's specifically inspired by ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', which detailed the backstory of Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium.

* While the Creator/DisneyChannel's [[Film/KimPossible live-action film adaptation]] of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' met [[BrokenBase a mixed reception]], there'll always be ''Series/KCUndercover'' if one wants to picture what a live-action version of that show would look like.

* ''Series/DarkAngel'' was Creator/JamesCameron's attempt to make an unofficial live-action version of ''{{Manga/Gunnm}}'' (aka ''Battle Angel Alita'') after the official version he was scheduled to direct went into DevelopmentHell. Said [[Film/AlitaBattleAngel film adaptation]] would eventually be SavedFromDevelopmentHell and released in 2019, albeit with Cameron only co-writing and producing it and Creator/RobertRodriguez directing.

** The show frequently invites comparisons to ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', to the point that there was even an ''[[http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Archie_Meets_Glee Archie Meets Glee]]'' comic-book crossover between the two, with Dilton explicitly naming several characters from ''Glee'' as analogues to his own friends in Riverdale and noting that music plays a major role in both works. Archie is Finn, Dilton is Artie, Kevin is Kurt, Reggie is Puck, Veronica is Rachel, and Betty is a nicer version of Quinn, and while Archie Comics isn't built around a musical group the way that ''Glee'' is, it does have the students performing in the [[FakeBand bands]] ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats and The Archies. Perhaps not coincidentally, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the current chief creative officer at ''Archie Comics'' and the ShowRunner for its LiveActionAdaptation ''Riverdale'', had previously been a writer on ''Glee''.

* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', as a DarkerAndEdgier reimagining of ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', has been [[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/02/before-you-watch-riverdale-read-the-best-non-archi.html compared]] by some people to a TV adaptation of Creator/EdBrubaker's ''ComicBook/{{Criminal}}: The Last of the Innocent'', though ''Riverdale'' doesn't get quite so {{deconstructi|on}}ve.
* And on that note, ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' (like the aforementioned ''Glee'') is probably closer to the original-brand ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' than ''Riverdale'' is, which draws most of its inspiration from [[ComicBook/ArchieComics2015 the 2015 reboot]].

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Has strong elements of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' [-InSpace!-] WordOfGod says it's specifically inspired by ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', which detailed the backstory of Franchise/TolkeinsLegendarium.