20 big books that made even better television broadcasts
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Some of the todayBest TV shows come from an improbable source: thelibrary. Yes, even if I have not picked up a book sinceKill a mocking birdIn your ninth year class, it is likely that you know the plots of some of theMost popular novels In recent decades because you looked at them on the small screen. Of the twisted drama ofBig little liesBelokeless Ingalls ofSmall house in the meadowHere are some of the best book adaptations on television of all time.
1 TheSmall houseSeries
Small house on the Meadow, a 19th century Westerner focuses on a family of Minnesotaine, wasOne of the most popular shows in the 1970s and '80. But before the first episode was broadcast in 1974 on NBC, Enlalls's family existed on paper viaLaura Ingalls Wilder'sSmall house Series of books. She published eight novels between 1932 and 1943 and a ninth and last book,The first four years, was released posthumously in 1971.
2 TheExtremeSeries
Hourly travel, war, a passionate love story, and much more fill the pages ofDiana GabaldonExtreme novels, of which there are currently eight. (A ninth, entitledGo tell bees that I left, is coming.) And given the colorful content of the series of books, it is not surprising that Starz's Adapt - whose fifth season is set on Premiere in February 2020, has proven to be a massive success. Since it started broadcasting in 2014, the show wasNominated for four Emmys And it currently houses a91% assessment on rotten tomatoes.
3 TheSherlock Holmes Series
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'sSherlock Holmes The stories of the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw more than their fair share of adaptations. (In 2012, Guinness World Records even attributed the fictional detective the title of "Literary human character the most described in the film and television. ") However, easily one of the most popular representations of the character isBENEDICT CUMBERBATCH BBCSherlock, which was broadcast from 2010 to 2017. For his role of stars, the actor wasNominated for five Emmys, bring back home a trophy in 2014.
4 Acute
Non-fiction work Do not always translate well from the page on the screen. So it was a surprise welcome when the Hulu Adaption of journalistLindy West'smemory,Strident: notes of a strong woman,Gagged rave critics. AsVulture Indicated when the show was published in early 2019,Acute (What starsAidy Bryant) Constantly recalls viewers that "you do not need to be a perfect person to be worthy of celebration". And the series is about to give ourselves more to celebrate when a second season launches in 2020.
5 TheSeries of unhappy events Books
First lemonon snicketsA series of unfortunate events The novels have been transformed into a movie featuringJim CarreyIn 2004. And, more than a decade later, they were adapted to a netflix series featuredNeil Patrick Harris, which was launched in early 2017. The show has so well realized that the streaming service released two follow-up seasons in March 2018 and January 2019. Although the books, written byDaniel Manager Under the name of the Snicket pen, were for children,A.V. club note that the show has a much wider call. The Netflix series is "child stuff with adult sophistication, driven by two-part stories, scandalous visuals and chewing of landscapes ofGuest stars big-named. "
6 The tale of the hand of the hand
Just likeMargaret Atwood'sNovel Dystopian 1985, Huluwinner adaptationThe tale of the hand of the handis fixed as a result of a second civil war. America is taken over by a totalitarian government called Gilead that requires fertile women to become disabled and to wear children for rich couples. The book and the show follow a portable handle especially in June (Elisabeth foamAs she fights against patriarchal and repressive society, she was forced.
The show - which had three seasons stroke so far with a fourth of how the first of the way the themes were particularly poignant, giving Atwood's History History. "Behind the scenes, we were doing a kind of deep breath and saying," Wow, it becomes a little close for comfort, "said MossThe New York Times In 2017, when the first season struck Hulu. "You are in a scene, and the character would say something and it would be a little more meaningful, a little colder, more resonant."
7 Alias Grace
We also have on Atwood to thank for another incredible book adaptation on television from 2017:Alias Grace, who made his debut on Netflix in November of this year.
Atwood's 1996 novel has a dark ground similar to that ofTheTALE OF THE HAND OF THE HAND:He follows an Irish maid accused and convicted of murdering his employer and his wife in the 1800s. And, also like the other novel of Atwood, his little adaptation on the screen was very good received. Complex characters and impeccable acting earnedAlias Grace a99% Note on rotten tomatoes. And although the Minishers had only six episodes,Reviews Rave that "social comments bite andSarah Gadon's The hypnotic performances make [the show] an addition worthy of the Margaret Atwood Adaptation Catalog. "
8 You
Caroline Kepnes' Thriller in FrenchYouHas been published in 2014 and, while the novel has gained priorities, it was not before being adapted to television in 2018 that it became a feeling. Although he made his life starts with life, featuredGossip Girl Penn Badgley As a stalker psychopath Joe Goldberg, he became a real phenomenon when he went to Netflix a few months later.You saw such a sudden push in popularity, in fact thatThe New York Times Even written an article on how the streaming service has played as much role in its success as the plot itself.
Regardless of what prompted people to watchYouHowever, the numbers do not lie:According to NetflixThe show had nearly 40 million members glued to their screens during its first four weeks on the streaming broadcast service, from December 2018 to January 2019. But it is not finished: a second season will drop Netflix to roughly.
9 Big little lies
We told a great lie if we did not say it was one of the best book adaptations on television. Yes,Liane Moriarty's New of the same name did theNew York Times Best-Seller list in 2014. But the HBO series, featuredReese Witherspoon,Nicole Kidman,Shailene Woodley,Laura last, andZoë Kravitz, brought what was on the pages of Moriarty to our screens in a real way.
For his first season alone,Big little lieswonEight Emmys. As a criticismAtlantic Put it when the show is created in 2017: "There is so much to enjoy, even if ... you often finish rolling your eyes to the absurdity of everything." The hearings have essentially begged a second season, which came out in 2019 and, while a third is unlikely, everything can happen in Monterey, right?
10 The obsession of the mountain house
People considerShirley Jackson's 1959 Gothichorror storyThe obsession of the mountain house to be "one of the most beautiful horror novels ever written, "And it is logical that it has been noted enough of some adaptations over the years. More recently, it has been transformed into a television show by Netflix. In a few days of his release in October 2018, he became the 'one ofThe most on demand horror series, just behindThe dead who walk andAmerican horror story. Horror Royal himself, Stephen King, evencalled the adaptation "Near a work of genius." A second season entitledThe obsession of the Manoir de Bly, based onHenry James' 1898 NovellaThe tour of the screw, is ready to be released in 2020.
11 Sharp objects
What do you get when you combine the author ofGirlfriend, the producer ofGo outand the director ofBig little lies? A pretty incredible book adaptation on television. Although this HBO series did not followGillian FlynnStart Novel Word-Word, the adaptation had its own design "elegant and sneaky" and a main character "heroic" (Amy Adams) who kept the plot asthrilling, scars and jarring as he was originally, if not more,The New Yorker Noted.
12 Strain Trilogy
When it is created in 2014,Strain Was definitely one of the best horror shows on television. Based on the trilogy of the same name byGuillermo del ToroandChuck Hogan, which came out between 2009 and 2011, the FX seriesmakes its debut at an audience of nearly 3 million. He had vampires, he had a family drama and the best of all, he hadSean Astin. (The books could not do that.) The show lasted four seasons, advancing its race in 2017.
13 The mysteries of the South VampireSeries
If the title of this series of books did not seem quite familiar, it is because its television adaptation went through a different name:True blood.Charlaine Harris'Vampire novels, published between 2001 and 2013, were extremely successful in their right - the first payment of the series,Death to dark,won the Anthony Award For the best pocket mystery. But the show was probably an even bigger success. Need proof? Finally, the books took the name of the HBO series, becoming known asTrue blood novels. On the small screen, the fictitious city of good time, Louisiana, has taken new dimensions, creating graphic visuals, gorey and glamor to match the words Harris wrote for decades.
14 ThePretty little Liars Series
Ask your daughter or granddaughter who grew up in the early 2000s if they readSara Shepard's Pretty little Liars Series of books and chances are that you will get a big ol '"Duh!" However, even if the books landed on theNew York Times Best Seller List, they still can not hold a plug-in adaptation candle that was broadcast on ABC Family (and later FreeForm) from 2010 to 2017. With seven seasons,A devoted fandomand two shows and counting,Pretty little Liars Is without a doubt one of the book adaptations to more fruitful television.
15 The night manager
Although it only had six episodes,The night manager successfully capturing everyone's attention when it was broadcast on AMC in the United States in 2016. Based on the 1993 novel of the same name byJohn the SquareBritish minishes playedTom Hiddleston As head of the hotel night and the former soldier becoming intelligence operative.The night manager was so seizing, in fact, that it wasNominated for 12 Emmys, winning two.
16 TheIce and fire songSeries
It did not seem that it was possible for anything more and more the success ofGeorge R.R. Martin.A song of ice and fireSeries of books (better known asGame Of Thrones novels). But the HBO adaptation did that. He raised59 Emmy wins during his race of eight seasons and the show itselfbroken a television-A recording that he had already defined, no less, when one of his episodes saw 17.8 million tightened viewers in platforms. The fans may not have been pleased with the way the show ended in 2019, but everyone can agree that this saga has made for one of the most exciting and most attractive television experiences of all the time.
17 TheGossip Girl Series
You know you like this book adaptation on television. It was all the rage in the late 2000s and in the early 2010, especially in fans ofThisly von ziegesar'sYoung adult series of the same name. Say what you are going on theincredible extravagance and confusing the plots of revenge, but one thing is certain: this show CW brought us some of thebetter or at least the most famous actors of our time:Animated Blake, Leighton Meester, andYou are Badgley.
18 Altered carbon
THIS 2018Netflix adaptationRichard K. Morgan2002 Sci-Fi CyberPunk Noundeldid not fear the Teleship or acclaim colleagues book adaptations to television, likeBig little lies WhereGame Of Thrones. However, between its futuristic and unique plot and its elaborate characters, the show has always managed to evoke enough of a suite to secure a second season, which isplanned for a 2020 version.
19 Vampire's newspapers Series
Public television can simply not get enough vampire content - and if you want proof of this, look no further than CW's TV adaptation ofL. J. Smith'sVampireSeries of the 90s and '00.
In 2009, the pilot episode of the showattracted the most public that the CW had already seen for a first and itsThe first average season of 3.6 million viewers. For a long time, it was even the most observed series on the CW-but in 2012, this title was given to the newcomerArrow.Vampire's newspapers ran until 2017 and its turnaround,The originalsAlso called the CW house from 2013 to 2017.
20 Orange is the new black
Orange is the new blackis a different prison issue of any other. Yes, there is violence and of course, there is a corrupt policy at the game, but finally, the series is a comedy-drama on the dynamics between women behind the bars. The awarded priceNetflix Show is based onPiper Kermanmemory,Orange is the new black: my year with a female prison.Since he managed to cover seven seasons from 2013 to 2019 he is clearOITNB Surpass its source material. Looking for more great shows to broadcast on another service? here is25 incredible shows, you should look at Amazon Prime.
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