List of podcast adaptations

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Podcasts have been increasingly adapted into other forms of media such as television shows, films, and books. [1] [2]

Below is a list of podcasts that have been adapted into other forms of media or inspired the development of them.

List

PodcastFormatTitle of adapted workYear of release of adapted workRef
StartUp Television Alex, Inc. 2018
Pants on Fire The Big Fib 2020
Comedy Bang Bang Comedy Bang Bang 2012
Dirty John Dirty John 2018
Dr. Death Dr. Death 2021
The Dropout The Dropout 2022
Homecoming Homecoming 2018
My Brother, My Brother, and Me My Brother, My Brother, and Me2017
WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork WeCrashed 2022
Limetown Television Limetown 2019
Book Limetown 2018 [1]
Lore Television Lore 2017 [3]
BookThe World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals
The World of Lore: Dreadful Places
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour Television The Midnight Gospel 2020
Ricky Gervais Show Ricky Gervais Show 2010
StarTalk StarTalk 2015
Serial The Case Against Adnan Sayed 2019 [4]
SModCast Film Tusk 2014
Slow Burn Television Slow Burn 2020
Gaslit 2022 [5]
Impeachment: American Crime Story 2021 [2]
99% Invisible Book The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide To The Hidden World Of Everyday Design 2020 [6]
Sawbones BookThe Sawbones Book: The Horrifying, Hilarious Road To Modern Medicine2018 [1]
2 Dope Queens Television2 Dope Queens2018 [4]
The Shrink Next Door The Shrink Next Door 2021 [2]
Song Exploder Song Exploder 2020 [2]
Archive 81 Archive 81 2022 [2]
The Thing About Pam The Thing About Pam 2022 [7]
Boomtown Landman TBD [8]
The Horror of Dolores Roach The Horror of Dolores Roach 2024 [9]
Happy Face Happy Face 2025 [10]
WTF with Marc Maron Book Waiting for the Punch 2017 [11]
ShipwormFilm Control TBD [12]
The Edge of Sleep Book The Edge of Sleep: A Novel 2023 [13]
Television The Edge of Sleep 2024 [14]

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