List of television programs based on films

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This is a list of television series that have been adapted from theatrical films, either as a straight adaptation (i.e. a "remake"), or as a sequel or prequel.

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Follow-ups and prequels

These television series follow the events of the original theatrical film, so they can be considered sequels of it, or take place before the events of the original theatrical film and are set within the same universe.

TitlePrecedes/FollowsTypeNotes
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Animated
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius CGI animated
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series All Dogs Go to Heaven AnimatedTakes place after the events of All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Aladdin Aladdin AnimatedSet between The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves .
Alienators: Evolution Continues Evolution AnimatedTakes place after the events of the movie
Alien Nation Alien Nation Live-action
American Gigolo American Gigolo Live-actionSet 15 years after the events of the film
Ash vs. Evil Dead The Evil Dead filmsLive-actionSet 30 years after The Evil Dead trilogy
Baahubali: Before the Beginning Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Live-action
Baahubali: The Lost Legends Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The ConclusionAnimated
Back at the Barnyard Barnyard CGI animated
Bates Motel Psycho Live-actionFollows a young Norman Bates, but is set in the modern day.
Back to the Future: The Animated Series Back to the Future AnimatedTakes place after Back to the Future Part III , Christopher Lloyd reprises his role of Doc Brown in live-action wraparounds; while Tom Wilson and Mary Steenburgen reprise their characters in animated form.
Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince Benji Live-action
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Animated
Beyond Westworld Westworld Live-action
Big Hero 6: The Series
Baymax!
Big Hero 6 AnimatedTake place after the events of the film.
Black Dynamite Black Dynamite Animated
Blade: The Series Blade Live-actionTakes place after Blade: Trinity
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Blade Runner CGI animatedSet between Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049
Blue Thunder Blue Thunder Live-actionSeries used footage from the film to cut costs.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Live-actionSet one year after the film, though the film is not considered canon.
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Toy Story AnimatedA kind of prequel to the CG movies as it is the series on which the Buzz Lightyear toy that features in Toy Story is based. Andy Davis is seen watching an episode of this in the first film.
Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca Live-actionThere were two separate series in 1955 and 1983; both taking place before the film.[ citation needed ]
Clerks: The Animated Series Clerks AnimatedA live-action series pilot was also made, without any of the cast or crew involved.
Chucky Child’s Play filmsLive-actionServes as a sequel to Cult of Chucky
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs AnimatedTakes place before the events of the film.
Cobra Kai The Karate Kid Live-actionContinuation of the film series.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick John Wick filmsLive-action
Code Black Code Black Live-action
The Creep Tapes Creep filmsLive-action
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven The Crow Live-action
Damien The Omen Live-actionSet years after The Omen .
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance The Dark Crystal Live-action/ puppetrySet years before The Dark Crystal
Dawn of the Croods
The Croods: Family Tree
The Croods filmsFlash animated
CGI animated
Dawn of the Croods is set before the events of The Croods. Family Tree takes place following the events of A New Age
Delta House Animal House Live-actionTwo other sit-coms were also based loosely on Animal House, one called Brothers and Sisters in 1979 and another called Co-Ed Fever , also 1979.
Dominion Legion Live-actionSet 25 years after the film
DreamWorks Dragons How to Train Your Dragon CGI animatedSet between the first film and the sequels.
Dumb & Dumber: Animated Dumb and Dumber Animated
Dumbo's Circus Dumbo Live-Action
The Emperor's New School The Emperor's New Groove and Kronk's New Groove AnimatedSet possibly after of The Emperor's New Groove and before Kronk's New Groove .
The Exorcist The Exorcist Live-actionSet 40 years after The Exorcist [1] – events in the film are referenced in the television series.
Fargo Fargo Live-actionThe 10-episode first season was set in the same universe as the feature film, though took place years later. [2] Future seasons have followed an anthology format with each season being set in a different era along with a different story, cast and set of characters, in the same universe as the movie. Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ronald Reagan in the second season. [3]
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Fast & Furious filmsCGI animated
Fievel's American Tails An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Animated
Friday: The Animated Series Friday , Next Friday and Friday After Next Animated
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series From Dusk till Dawn Live-actionTakes place in the same world as the film.
Godzilla: The Series Godzilla (1998 film)AnimatedTakes place after the film.
Heartbreak High The Heartbreak Kid Live-action
Hercules: The Animated Series Hercules AnimatedSeries is a prequel to the 1997 movie.
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Raven
Highlander: The Animated Series
Highlander Live-action/animatedThe series set few years after the first film.
History of the World, Part II History of the World, Part I Live-action
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Live-actionTakes place before Honey, I Blew Up the Kid .
Hotel Transylvania: The Series Hotel Transylvania AnimatedPrequel to the movie.
J Bole Toh Jadoo Koi... Mil Gaya Live-action/animated
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Jurassic World CGI animatedCamp Cretaceous takes place before, during and after the events of Jurassic World and after the opening of Fallen Kingdom. Chaos Theory takes place between Fallen Kingdom and Dominion
The Karate Kid The Karate Kid Animated
Kirikou découvre les animaux d'Afrique Kirikou and the Sorceress and Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages Live-action/animatedEducational series using footage from both films along with original animated and live-action documentary footage.
Kong: The Animated Series King Kong AnimatedSet after the events from the 1933 film.
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Kung Fu Panda CGI animatedLegends of Awesomeness takes place between the first two films.
The Paws of Destiny and The Dragon Knight take place after the third film.
The Land Before Time The Land Before Time AnimatedTakes place after The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
A League of Their Own A League of Their Own Live actionTakes place after the events of the movie
The Legend of Tarzan Tarzan AnimatedSet one year after the events of the film.
The Librarians The Librarian Live-actionSpin-off of the film series.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Lilo & Stitch and Stitch! The Movie AnimatedBegins about one year after the events of the original film (and a few months after the separately-produced Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch ); Stitch! The Movie is the pilot to Lilo & Stitch: The Series.
Limitless Limitless Live-actionSet four years after the events the film.
The Lion Guard The Lion King II: Simba's Pride AnimatedTakes place during the time-gap between the films.
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid AnimatedTakes place one year before the movie.
The Little Rascals Our Gang/The Little Rascals Animated
Lock, Stock...The Series Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Live-action
The Mask: Animated Series The Mask Animated
Men in Black: The Series Men in Black AnimatedTakes place after the original film but contains conflicts with the continuity (one notable one is the main character Agent K defected in the film but still works for MIB in the animated series).
Mike Bassett: Manager Mike Bassett: England Manager Live-actionSet several years after the film
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Godzilla (2014 film)Live-actionTakes place after the film.
Minority Report Minority Report Live-actionSet eleven years after the events from the film.
Monsters at Work Monsters, Inc. CGI animatedSet following the events of Monsters, Inc.
Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens CGI animated
Mortal Kombat: Konquest
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Mortal Kombat Live-action/animatedKonquest series is a prequel to the film. Defenders of the Realm is alternative sequel to the film.
Mr. Belvedere Sitting Pretty Live-action
The Mummy: The Animated Series The Mummy seriesAnimatedThe Mummy series is alternative sequel to the films The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001).
My Big Fat Greek Life My Big Fat Greek Wedding Live-action
Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite Animated
National Treasure: Edge of History National Treasure filmsLive-action
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film and its two sequels Live-actionSet some time after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and introduces a female turtle.
Open Season: Call of Nature Open Season filmsAnimated
Ozzy & Drix Osmosis Jones AnimatedSet a year after the events in the movie.
Patlabor: The TV Series Patlabor: The Movie AnimatedAlternative canon
The Pink Panther The Pink Panther AnimatedThe 1963 film featured an animated opening sequence. The star of the sequence, the eponymous Pink Panther, was so popular that it was awarded its own animated series. The series also featured an animated version of the films' main character, Inspector Clouseau.
Planet of the Apes
Return to the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes Live-action/animatedSet in the same universe but before the film.
Police Academy: Animated
Police Academy: The Series
Police Academy Live-action/animatedThere were two separate series: the animated one in 1988 and a live-action one in 1997.
Power Rangers Turbo Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Live-actionA bridge between the shows Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo
Problem Child Problem Child Animated
The Purge The Purge filmsLive-actionSet between The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year
Rambo and the Forces of Freedom Rambo AnimatedSet some time after Rambo: First Blood Part II .
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Tangled AnimatedSet between the end of Tangled and the events of its short film, Tangled Ever After .
The Real Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters AnimatedBoth series are non-canon, although it did mention some events from the films.
RoboCop: The Animated Series
RoboCop: The Series
RoboCop: Alpha Commando
RoboCop: Prime Directives
RoboCop Animated/live-action
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles Starship Troopers CGI animated
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Animated
Serpico [ dubious discuss ] Serpico Live-action
Shaft Shaft Live-action
Bandit Goes Country
Bandit Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit
Bandit's Silver Angel
Smokey and the Bandit filmsLive-actionTakes place before the events of the movies, and is thus a prequel.
Spaceballs: The Animated Series Spaceballs Animated
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Casper AnimatedTakes place after the events of the film.
Starman Starman Live-actionTakes place fifteen years after the film.
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Universe
Stargate Infinity
Stargate Live-actionSet one year after the film (SG-1). Infinity is non-canon and wasn't worked on by the writers of other Stargate series
Star Wars: Droids
Ewoks
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Resistance
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
The Mandalorian
The Book of Boba Fett
Star Wars: Visions
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Andor
Star Wars: Tales
Ahsoka
The Acolyte
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The Star Wars filmsAnimated/CGI/live-actionThe Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance, The Bad Batch, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Tales, Ahsoka, The Acolyte and Skeleton Crew are considered to be canon.
Street Fighter Street Fighter Animated
Stitch!
Stitch & Ai
Lilo & Stitch filmsAnimatedBoth series take place after the events of Leroy & Stitch (the finale to Lilo & Stitch: The Series), with both series featuring recreated flashbacks of Lilo & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch , and The Origin of Stitch short film. However, both series are on separate timelines, as the Chinese series Stitch & Ai was produced without consideration towards the Stitch! anime. The canonicity of either series have not been established by Disney.

Stitch! takes place approximately two decades after the events of Leroy & Stitch per Lilo's appearance as an adult with a daughter who looks identical to her as a child in a third-season episode.
Stitch & Ai takes place in 2016 at the latest per a calendar appearing in the episode "Dragon Parade". How many years have passed since Leroy & Stitch is not specified, however, although Captain Gantu appears as part of the Galactic Council again after being reinstated to his post in Leroy & Stitch (he was forcibly retired from his post in Lilo & Stitch), and Cobra Bubbles appears without looking any different from his previous appearance in the Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Shush".

Stuart Little: The Animated Series Stuart Little Animated
Taken Taken filmsLive-actionEffectively a prequel to the Taken film series, though set in the present day. [4]
Ted Ted filmsLive-actionSet in between the opening and main plot of the first film
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Terminator Zero

Terminator filmsLive-action

Animated

Timon & Pumbaa
The Lion Guard
The Lion King AnimatedThis series features supporting characters. The Lion Guard is set in between The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride .
Training Day Training Day Live-actionSet 15 years after the events of the film.
Tremors Tremors Live-actionTakes place right after Tremors 3: Back to Perfection .
Tron: Uprising Tron: Legacy Live-action/animatedSet between Tron and Tron: Legacy
Uncle Buck (1990)
Uncle Buck (2016)
Uncle Buck Live-actionSet sometime after the film; when his brother and sister-in-law die in a car accident, Buck is named as the guardian of Tia, Miles, and Maizy.
Venus et ApollonVenus BeautéFrench
War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds Live-actionSet 35 years later.
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Wet Hot American Summer Live-actionThe first miniseries is a prequel to the 2001 film with the second being set ten years after.
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down films of Jerry Lewis Animated
Willow Willow Live-actionSet over twenty years after the events of the film.[ citation needed ]
Wolf Creek Wolf Creek film and its sequel Live-actionA continuation of the Wolf Creek film and its sequel, Wolf Creek 2 [5] – events in the first film are referenced in the television series.
Yamaleela.. Aa Tarvata Yamaleela Live-actionBased on the characters of the film. [6]
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles The Indiana Jones filmsLive-actionSeries is a prequel to the films, depicting the life of the young Indiana Jones.

Adaptations

These television series are adaptations of the original theatrical film, but are neither prequels nor sequels:

See also

References

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  3. Ausiello, Michael (March 24, 2015). "Fargo Elects Bruce Campbell to Play Ronald Reagan in Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
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  5. Bullock, Andrew (October 2, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Evil never dies' Wolf Creek to return for second season AND third film". Daily Express . Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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  9. Steinberg, Brian (June 16, 2016). "Netflix Readies Animated 'Spy Kids,' 'Llama Llama' Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 1, 2018. "Spirit Riding Free," from DreamWorks Animation, is inspired by the 2002 Oscar-nominated film "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"...
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