Team Books or Team TV – why not both? Over the years, Netflix has brought some of the most dramatic and exciting adaptations to the small screen. Stars like Henry Cavill, Sienna Miller and Neil Patrick Harris have all brought characters from your favorite sites into the real world. Murder mysteries, haunted houses, and incredibly tense chess games have taken the streaming service by storm. Grab your popcorn and buckle up because it’s time to trade your bookmark for the remote control.
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Based on the book lincoln lawyer, tThis is no ordinary courtroom drama. It’s about a man who runs his entire practice from the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. fans of Ugly Betty will recognize two of its stars: Becki Newton and Christopher Gorham.
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Henry Cavill stars as monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in this gripping fantasy show based on the book series of the same name. Cavill reportedly asked to meet Netflix when he heard about the 8-book series adaptation before being turned down and eventually shelved. The actor called the role a “dream come true” and underwent intense sword training prior to filming.
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The futuristic crime series follows a prisoner who returns to life 250 years later in a new body. In order to gain full freedom, he must first solve a murder case. The show was originally intended to be a movie, but producers felt the trilogy of books it was based on “too dense” to squeeze into just two hours.
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This Netflix show is based on an award-winning film based on a book. The dramedy follows a group of black college students attending a predominantly white Ivy League college. “The show is about college kids, but it’s really about all of us. It’s a microcosm, but it’s about America,” said writer-director Justin Simien TURN.
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The hit miniseries is based on a 2003 novel by Walter Tevis, himself an avid chess player who wanted to bring his love of the game to life. Unlike other adaptations, almost everything was the same as in the book, apart from minor changes, like the introduction of a new supporting character named Cleo.
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The fantasy series took Netflix viewers by storm when it premiered in 2021. Supernatural powers like the control of wind and fire – combined with a game of Thrones-like war – makes for an addictive show. However, the book trilogy came first and has some stark differences.
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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Bly Manor
If Victoria Pedretti hasn’t scared you enough already The Haunting of Hill House, this one should do the trick. It’s filled with everything that makes a horror series good – ghosts, scary kids, and murder. The show is based on a series of short stories dating back to the late 19th century.
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In this gritty western, based on an 18-volume series by Craig Johnson, a Wyoming sheriff tries to mourn the loss of his wife while protecting his small town. It quickly became a hit, especially after the streaming service acquired the show from A&E in 2014 and continued producing it as the Netflix Original for three more seasons.
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A chain of unfortunate events
Neil Patrick Harris took on many different characters during his two-year tenure A chain of unfortunate events, based on the bestselling books by Lemony Snicket. Netflix went full production and issued a a lot of on the sets. “Every new book is so unique. And it must be so expensive, but every new book is a new place. Not just a room, but an environment,” Harris said observer.
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Another medieval fantasy series viewers couldn’t get enough of is 2020 Cursed, with Katherine Langford. It tells the legend of King Arthur and his magical sword through the eyes of Langford’s character. In a very rare move, the show began filming before the book was even released – leading to some major differences between the two.
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Orange is the new black
The period romance the world still can’t stop talking about is based on a book series by Julia Quinn. The writer was on the set for most of the first season during filming. “I really felt like it was in such good hands that I didn’t have to micromanage it in any way,” she said City Country.
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The miniseries about the rise to fame of the fashion mogul that earned Ewan McGregor an Emmy win isn’t all that different from the 1991 biopic it’s based on. Simply Halston: The Untold Story. Even the chilling tale of a body found in Studio 54’s air vents actually happened.
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You’ll never be bored with this 22-book series and the show that resulted from it. Helping each other through grief in a small town, the characters are very relatable. Two of its main stars, Alexandra Breckenridge and Tim Matheson, also appeared in This is us.
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The story originally began as a 1908 novel and follows a 19th-century orphan who finds an unexpected family. Despite being a huge hit (the hashtag #RenewAnnewithanE has been used over a million times), the show was canceled after three seasons.
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Janaya is the Lifestyle Editor for Hearst Magazines.
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