10 Movies turned into Tv Series

From Harry Potter to James Bond (through Twilight, It and A Monster Call), from Game of Thrones to Handmaid's Tale and the Vampire Diaries, it's no news that we've been surrounded from movies and Tv Series based on books, but the trend now is to take a cult movie and transform it into a Tv Series, sometimes sucessfully other times less...

From Limitless to Letal Weapon, here a list of the movies turned tv series!

1. Letal Weapon 

THE MOVIE series is made of 4 films, from 1987 to 1998, and the protagonists were portrayed by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Being these cop movies, a mix of comedy and action sequences, they were perfect material for a Tv show and so...

THE 2016 TV SERIES sees Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford for the roles of the two cops. It appears they did a good job, because the series has already been renewed for a second season.

2. Fargo

THE 1996 MOVIE was directed by the Coen Brothers and, beside being a cult movie, it won the Prix de la mise en scène (Best Direction) at the Cannes Film Festival and two Academy Awards (Best Writing Original Screenplay and Best Actress in a Leading Role). The cast itself should win an award: Frances McDormand, William H.Macy, Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare.

THE TV SERIES has a different story and cast for each new season (like in AHS). It has been very well received both by critics and audience and won at the 2014 and 2016 Emmy Awards and Golden Globes.

3. Rush Hour

THE 1998 MOVIE with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker had 2 sequels (2001 and 2007). A few weeks ago, Chan revealed the project for a 4th movie started and the shooting will probably begin in 2018, as soon as Chris Tucker will agree to get back to play Detective James Carter. UPDATE as of April 2019, the sequel has not been confirmed by Jacki Chan's agency.
THE TV SERIES with Jon Foo and Justin Hire (who's also in the MacGyver reboot) wasn't lucky as the movies and has been cancelled after the 1st season.

4. 10 things I hate about you 

"Hello, Katarina. Make anyone cry today?"

"Sadly, no. But it's only 4:30."

THE MOVIE is my 'go to' pick when I suddenly need some 90's revival. The 1999 comedy's cast is full of good promises: Julia Style, after being the rom-coms queen throughout the entire decade, also worked in hit series like Dexter and Riviera. The male cast was composed by Heath Ledger, who won (posthumously) as Best Supporting Actor for the Dark Knight and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, famous for combining indie movies like '500 Days of Summer' with blockbusters like 'Inception'.

THE TV SERIES, however, wasn’t the hoped success and was not renewed after its first season.

5. Minority Report 

THE MOVIE was one of the first I've ever seen with Tom Cruise, I did't love it nor hate it, but worldwide it received positive critics and was also nominated for many awards, including the Academy (in the technical categories).

THE TV SERIES reception, on the other hand, was very poor and the show has been cancelled after one season.

6. The Punisher

THE MOVIE focuses on Frank Castle/The Punisher and is based on a comic book character created by Gerry Conway and drawn by John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. There have been 3 big screen adaptations.
THE TV SERIES: the first season of the show will premiere on Netfix in November. UPDATE: on January 2019 it has been confirmed the series has been cancelled after two season.

7. Limitless

THE MOVIE revolves around Edward Morra (Bradley Cooper), a drug addict/writer wannabe: he succeeds in that (and so much more) after taking the NZT-48, a drug that highly amplifies the brain's functions.
THE TV SERIES was based on the same concept, but the protagonist this time is Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), who goes from shirker to music genius after takin the NZT. Everything changes when FBI first investigates on him and after hires him as "special consultant". The series was funny to me, but wasn't renewed for a second season.

8. Beowulf

THE 2007 MOVIE was based on a comic book written and drawn by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary. What's interesting is that it was filmed using the motion capture technique (like it was done for The Polar Express). In 2008, a videogame has been released following the movie's plot.

THE 2016 TV SERIES was a British production, but due to the poor share and mixed feelings reviews, it has been cancelled after the first season.

9. Lemony Snicket's: A series of Unfortunate Events

THE 2004 MOVIE with Jim Carry portraying Coun Olaf has been nominated for tons of technical categories in various award ceremonies, like Critics' Choice Awards and International Film Music Critics Award. It won the Oscar for Best Makeup.
THE 2017 TV SERIES, produced by Netflix, , sees Neil Patrick Harris as in the role of the Count and the first season gathered a good audience and critics were positive. It has been already confirmed for a second and third season. UPDATE the 3rd season is also the final one.

10. Cobra Kai 

THE 1984 MOVIE quickly became a cult, so much that it had 3 sequels and a 2010 remake starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, set in Beijing, China, this time.
The famous scene 'wax on, wax off' is still worlwide renowned.
THE TV SERIES premiere is scheduled for August 2018 and will start where the first movie ended, 30 years later: Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) is a successful business owner, while his longtime rival Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) tries to re-open the unfamours katate dojo Cobra Kai...
UPDATE the series has been renewed for a second season and is set to premiere on April, 2019

Stay tuned, if you'd like to see the other way around: can you guess how many Tv Series have been adapted for the big screen?

UPDATE - Rumor has it that another comedy from the 90's is about to become a TV series...I'm talking about Four Weddings and a Funeral!

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