TV Shows Based on Books 2017
8 Books That Became TV Shows This Year
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There are tons of exciting new TV shows this year. There's plenty of entertainment to keep us on the couch in sweatpants for months on end, and it should come as no surprise that a good handful are actually just adaptations of beloved books. Much like the movie industry likes to cull literary hits for the big screen, it seems TV networks have started to take a page from the same book . . . literally. Check out all the 2017 TV shows that started out as chapters and words.
1 Emerald City
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2 A Series of Unfortunate Events
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3 Big Little Lies
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- What it's about: This adaptation comes from the novel of the same name, written by Liane Moriarty. It focuses on a trio of mothers (Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman) in Monterey, CA, who try to keep it together as a grisly murder threatens to dismantle their perfect lives.
- When it premiered: Feb. 19 on HBO
4 13 Reasons Why
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- What it's about: A teenager named Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) who receives a series of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford), a classmate who recently committed suicide. The YA novel by Jay Asher garnered critical acclaim when it was published in 2007.
- When it premiered: March 31 on Netflix
5 The Handmaid's Tale
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- What it's about: The Handmaid's Tale is a classic literary masterpiece by Margaret Atwood. It focuses on a dystopian society where women must give up their names and men treat them more like objects than actual human beings.
- When it premiered: April 26 on Hulu
6 American Gods
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- What it's about: Neil Gaiman's sweeping high fantasy novel quickly developed a cult following when it was published in 2001. It follows an ex-convict named Shadow (Ricky Whittle) who finds himself smack dab at the center of an epic war between the Old Gods and the New Gods.
- When it premiered: April 30 on Starz
7 Girlboss
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8 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
