(#1) Game of Thrones
- Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series (five published since 1996).
(#2) Outlander
- Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies
Based on Diana Gabaldon's novel of the same name and eight published sequels (since 1991).
(#3) Sherlock
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs
Based on the series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including four novels and 56 short stories (1887-1927).
(#4) The Vampire Diaries
- Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
Based on the L. J. Smith book series of the same name.
(#5) The Handmaid's Tale
- Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenie, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley
Based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel.
(#6) The 100
- Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell, Eli Goree, Marie Avgeropoulos, Bob Morley, Kelly Hu, Christopher Larkin, Devon Bostick, Isaiah Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Lindsey Morgan, Ricky Whittle, Richard Harmon, Zach McGowan
Based on Kass Morgan's series of four novels (2013-2016).
(#7) A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, K. Todd Freeman, Presley Smith
Based on the series of 13 novels by Lemony Snicket, AKA Daniel Handler (1999-2006).
(#8) Dexter
- Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas
Based on Jeff Lindsay's novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter and seven sequels (2004-2015).
(#9) Good Omens
- David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Anna Maxwell Martin, Jon Hamm, Josie Lawrence, Adria Arjona, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman
Based on the 1990 Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel of the same name.
(#10) Bones
- Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Based on the Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan book series (20 novels, since 1997).
(#11) M*A*S*H
- Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swi
Based on the 1968 Richard Hooker & W. C. Heinz novel of the same name.
(#12) True Blood
- Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Based on the Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse book series.
(#13) Pretty Little Liars
- Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale
Based on the Sara Shepard book series of the same name.
(#14) The Magicians
- Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Rick Worthy, Jade Tailor
Based on the Lev Grossman book series of the same name.
(#15) Hannibal
- Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas
Based on the 1999 Thomas Harris novel of the same name.
(#16) Elementary
- Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn, John Noble, Nelsan Ellis, Desmond Harrington
Based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes book series.
(#17) Pride and Prejudice
- Colin Firth, Lucy Davis, Alison Steadman, Jennifer Ehle, Emilia Fox, Victoria Hamilton, Anna Chancellor, Crispin Bonham-Carter, David Bamber, Anthony Calf, Adrian Lukis, Julia Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow, Joanna David, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Susannah Harker, Tim Wylton, Lucy Briers, Lucy Robinson, Lucy Scott, Nadia Chambers, Polly Maberly
Based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name.
(#18) Anne with an E
- Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Lucas Jade Zumann, Dalila Bela
Based on the 1908 Lucy Maud Montgomery novel Anne of Green Gables.
(#19) Big Little Lies
- Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern
Based on the 2014 Liane Moriarty novel of the same name.
(#20) Orange Is the New Black
- Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Michael Harney, Michelle Hurst, Kate Mulgrew, Jason Biggs, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning
Based on the 2010 Piper Kerman book, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison.
(#21) Little House on the Prairie
- Cameron Bancroft, Erin Cottrell, Kyle Chavarria
Based on the Little House in the Big Woods (1932) and Little House on the Prairie (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
(#22) Poldark
- Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ruby Bentall, Beatie Edney, Jack Farthing, Heida Reed, Kyle Soller, Richard Harrington, Phil Davis, Warren Clarke
Based on the novels of the same title written by Winston Graham.
(#23) The Witcher
- Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Anna Shaffer
Based on the series of short stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski.
(#24) Haven
- Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour
Loosely based on the 2005 Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid.
(#25) The Alienist
- Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Robert Wisdom, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Brian Geraghty, Q'orianka Kilcher
Based on the 1994 Caleb Carr novel of the same name.
(#26) Goosebumps
- R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones
Based on the R. L. Stine book series of the same name.
(#27) The Haunting of Hill House
- Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Timothy Hutton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Lulu Wilson, Victoria Pedretti, Mckenna Grace, Violet McGraw, Paxton Singleton, Julian Hilliard
Based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel of the same name.
(#28) Sleepy Hollow
- Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Lyndie Greenwood
Based on the 1820 Washington Irving short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
(#29) A Discovery of Witches
- Teresa Palmer,Matthew Goode, Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska
Based on the Deborah Harkness All Souls trilogy series.
(#30) House of Cards
- Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly
Based on the 1989 Michael Dobbs novel of the same name.
(#31) Altered Carbon
- Joel Kinnaman, Renée Elise Goldsberry, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Leonardo Nam, Chris Connor, Ato Essandoh, Trieu Tran
Based on the 2002 Richard K. Morgan novel of the same name.
(#32) The Originals
- Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Daniella Pineda, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Yusuf Gatewood, Riley Voelkel
Based on characters created in L. J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries series of four novels (1991-1992).
(#33) Shadowhunters
- Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia
Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments written by Cassandra Clare.
(#34) Justified
- Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter
Based on the Elmore Leonard novels Pronto and Riding the Rap.
(#35) 13 Reasons Why
- Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Kate Walsh
Based on Jay Asher's 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why.
(#36) American Gods
- Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Pablo Schreiber, Ian McShane
Based on the 2001 Neil Gaiman novel of the same name.
(#37) Longmire
- Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips
Based on the Walt Longmire Mystery novels by Craig Johnson.
(#38) Sanditon
- Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Charlotte Spencer, Kate Ashfield
Based on the unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen.
(#39) Rizzoli & Isles
- Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Lee Thompson Young, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill, Lorraine Bracco, Brian Goodman, Idara Victor, Adam Sinclair
Based on the Tess Gerritsen book series of the same name.
(#40) The White Queen
- Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay
Based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series The Cousins' War.
(#41) Anne of Green Gables
- Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth
Based on the 1908 Lucy Maud Montgomery novel of the same name.
(#42) The Man in the High Castle
- Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank
Based on the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name.
(#43) Gossip Girl
- Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Based on the Cecily von Ziegesar book series of the same name.
(#44) The Last Kingdom
- Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Tobias Santelmann, Emily Cox, Adrian Bower, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Joseph Millson, Simon Kunz, Harry McEntire, Helen Monks, Charlie Murphy, Rune Temte, Brian Vernel, Amy Wren, Matthew MacFadyen, Ian Hart
Based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels.
(#45) Poldark
- Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, Angharad Rees, Nicola Wheeler, Mary Wimbush, Clive Francis, Robin Ellis, Jill Townsend
Based on the novels of the same title written by Winston Graham.
(#46) The Shannara Chronicles
- Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Aaron Jakubenko, Marcus Vanco, Malese Jow, Vanessa Morgan, Gentry White
Based on The Sword of Shannara trilogy of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.
(#47) The Expanse
- Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Paulo Costanzo, Florence Faivre, Shawn Doyle, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Frankie Adams
Based on the Expanse novel series by James S. A. Corey.
(#48) Sharp Objects
- Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Eliza Scanlen, Elizabeth Perkins, Madison Davenport, Chris Messina, Matt Craven
Based on the 2006 Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name.
(#49) His Dark Materials
- Dafne Keen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Clarke Peters
Based on the novel series of the same name by Philip Pullman.
(#50) Black Sails
- Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Stephens, Hannah New
Based on the 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Treasure Island.
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