List of television programs based on films

This a list of films that were later adapted as television shows.

Follow-ups and prequels

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

Title	Precedes/Follows	Type	Notes
10 Things I Hate About You	10 Things I Hate About You	Live-action
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Animated
Aladdin	Aladdin	Animated	Set between The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
Alice	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Live-action
Alien Nation	Alien Nation	Live-action
Back to the Future: The Animated Series	Back to the Future	Animated	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
Beyond Westworld	Westworld	Live-action
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	Animated/Live-action	There were 2 separate series. An animated one in 1990 on CBS/FoxKids, and a live action one in 1992 on Fox.
Blade: The Series	Blade	Live-action
Blue Thunder	Blue Thunder	Live-action	Series used footage from the film to cut costs.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Live-action	Set one year after the film, though the film is not considered canon.
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Toy Story	Animated	A 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	Live-action	There were two separate series in 1955 and 1983; both took place before the film.
Clerks: The Animated Series	Clerks	Animated	A live action series pilot was also made, without any of the cast or crew involved.
Clueless	Clueless	Live-action
Delta House	Animal House	Live-action	Two 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.
Dumb & Dumber: Animated	Dumb and Dumber	Animated
The Emperor's New School	The Emperor's New Groove and Kronk's New Groove	Animated	Set possibly after of The Emperor's New Groove and before of Kronk's New Groove.
Ferris Bueller	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Live-action	Set in the fictional world of the "real" Ferris whose life was turned into the events of the film.
Fievel's American Tails	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West	Animated
Flipper	Flipper	Live-action	The series was remade in 1995 and featured Jessica Alba in the cast.
Freddy's Nightmares	A Nightmare on Elm Street	Live-action	Anthology series in the style of Tales from the Crypt; Freddie's involvement was often limited to presenting the story.
Friday: The Animated Series	Friday, Next Friday & Friday After Next	Animated
Friday Night Lights	Friday Night Lights	Live-action
Godzilla: The Series	Godzilla (1998 film)	Animated
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	Ghost in the Shell	Animated
Heartbreak High	The Heartbreak Kid	Live-action
Hercules: The Animated Series	Hercules	Animated	Series was a prequel to the 1997 movie.
Highlander: The Series Highlander: The Raven Highlander: The Animated Series	Highlander	Live-action/Animated
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	Live-action	Takes place before Honey, I Blew Up The Kid.
Jumanji	Jumanji (film)	Animated
Kirikou découvre les animaux d'Afrique	Kirikou and the Sorceress & Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages	Live-action/Animated	Educational series using footage from both films along with original animated and live-action documentary footage.
Kong: The Animated Series	King Kong	Animated
La Femme Nikita Nikita	Nikita	Live-action
The Legend of Tarzan	Tarzan	Animated	Set between the film and Tarzan II.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Lilo & Stitch & Stitch! The Movie	Animated
The Little Mermaid	The Little Mermaid	Animated	Takes place one year before the movie.
Little Shop	Little Shop of Horrors	Animated	Follows many of the characters from the movie in junior high school.
Lock, Stock...The Series	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels	Live-action
London's Burning	London's Burning	Live-action	Intended as a one-off 2-hour TV movie but proved popular enough to be made into a long-running series.
The Mask: The Animated Series	The Mask	Animated
Men in Black: The Series	Men in Black	Animated	Takes 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).
MASH* Trapper John, M.D. AfterMASH	MASH	Live Action	After MASH followed the lives of Colonel Potter, Klinger and Radar O'Reilley who open a medical clinic together after the end of the Korean war.
Manchester Prep	Cruel Intentions	Live-action	Three episodes were made but never aired on TV, instead they were edited together and released as the movie Cruel Intentions 2.
Mortal Kombat: Konquest	Mortal Kombat	Live-action	Series is a prequel to the film.
Mr. Belvedere	Sitting Pretty	Live-action
The Mummy: The Animated Series	The Mummy series	Animated	Set between The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
My Big Fat Greek Life	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Live-action
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Seasons 5-10) Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film and its two sequels	Animated/Live-action	Only the animated series from 1991-1997. Set some time after the third film and introduces a female turtle.
The Odd Couple	The Odd Couple	Live-action
The Courtship of Eddie's Father	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Live-action
The Pink Panther	The Pink Panther	Animated	The 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	Planet of the Apes	Live-action	Set in the same universe but before the film.
Police Academy: Animated Police Academy: The Series	The Police Academy films	Animated/Live-action	There 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-action
Private Benjamin	Private Benjamin	Live Action
Rambo and the Forces of Freedom	Rambo	Animated
The Real Ghostbusters Extreme Ghostbusters	Ghostbusters	Animated
RoboCop: The Animated Series RoboCop: The Series RoboCop: Alpha Commando RoboCop: Prime Directives	RoboCop	Animated/Live-action
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles	Starship Troopers	CGI Animated
Serpico	Serpico	Live-action
Scarlett	Gone with the Wind	Live-action	Mini-series
Shaft	Shaft	Live-action
Spaceballs: The Animated Series	Spaceballs	Animated
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper	Casper	Animated	Takes place after the events of the film
Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Stargate Universe Stargate Infinity	Stargate	Live-action/Animated
Star Wars: Droids Star Wars: Ewoks Star Wars: Clone Wars (Animated series) Star Wars: Clone Wars (CG series)	The Star Wars films	Live-action/animated	Only the Clone Wars series are considered to be canon as far as the story is concerned. Stuart Little The Animated Series Stuart Little
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	The Terminator films	Live-action	Set after Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Timon & Pumbaa	The Lion King	Animated	Takes place after the film but features supporting characters.
Tremors	Tremors	Live-action
Uncle Buck	Uncle Buck	Live-action	Set 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 Apollon	Venus Beauté		French
War of the Worlds	The War of the Worlds	Live-action	Set 35 years later.
The Wizard of Oz The Oz Kids Tales	The Wizard of Oz	Animated/live-action	Both are animated sequels to the 1939 film, however they are independent of each other.
X: The Series	X: The Destiny War	Animated
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	The Indiana Jones films	Live-action	Depicting the life of the young Indiana Jones.

Adaptations

These series are adaptations of the original movie.

10 Things I Hate About You (based on the film of the same title)
Alienators: Evolution Continues (animated; based on the film Evolution)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series (animated; actually based on Return of the Killer Tomatoes, the sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes)
Alice (from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore)
Anna and the King (from The King and I)
Baby Boom (based on the film of the same title)
Baby Talk (loosely based on the film Look Who's Talking)
Back at the Barnyard (from Barnyard)
The Bad News Bears (based on the film of the same title)
Bagdad Café
Beetlejuice (animated; from the film of the same title)
Blood+ (animated; loosely based upon the anime film Blood: The Last Vampire)
Bustin' Loose (based on the film of the same title)
The Client (based on the film of the same title)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (based on the film of the same title)
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (from The Crow)
Dangerous Minds (based on the film of the same title)
The Dead Zone (adaptation of the 1983 film of the same title)
Dirty Dancing (based on the film of the same title)
101 Dalmatians: The Series (based on both the 1961 animated movie and the 1996 live-action adaptation.)
Dixon of Dock Green (from The Blue Lamp)
Doctor in the House (from the film series of the same title)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
The Dukes of Hazzard (based on the movie Moonrunners)
F/X: The Series (from F/X)
Fame (from the film of the same title)
The Farmer's Daughter
Fast Times (from Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
Ferris Bueller (from Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
The Four Seasons
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Godzilla Island (from the Godzilla film series)
The Godzilla Power Hour (animated, from the Godzilla film series)
Harry and the Hendersons (from the film of the same title)
House Calls
How to Marry a Millionaire (from the film of the same title)
In the Heat of the Night (from the film of the same title; the setting was changed to the present day)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
La Femme Nikita (from the film of the same title)
Little Shop (animated, from The Little Shop of Horrors and it's musical remake Little Shop of Horrors)
Logan's Run (from the film of the same title)
M*A*S*H (from the film of the same title)
The Magnificent Seven (from the film of the same title)
Max Headroom (based upon Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future)
McCloud (based upon the movie Coogan's Bluff)
The Net (from the film of the same title)
The Neverending Story (animated series based on the film of the same title)
9 to 5 (from the film of the same title)
The Odd Couple (from the film of the same title)
The Pink Panther Show (animated; based on The Pink Panther film series)
The Paper Chase
Parenthood (1990; based on the 1989 film of the same title)
Parenthood (2010; based on the 1989 film of the same title)
Party Girl (from the film of the same title)
The Penguins of Madagascar (from Madagascar)
Peyton Place (from the film of the same title)
Private Benjamin
Serpico (based on the film of the same title)
Sugarfoot (faithfully based on the The Boy from Oklahoma)
Tales from the Neverending Story (based on the film of the same title)
Teen Wolf (either animated or live-action; from the film of the same title)
Timecop (from the film of the same title)
Toxic Crusaders (based on The Toxic Avenger
Twelve O'Clock High (from the film of the same title)
Uncle Buck (from the film of the same title)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (based upon the film of the same title. The plot of the film was used as the basis of an episode of the series called "The Sky's On Fire".)
Weird Science (from the film of the same title)
What's Happening!! (from Cooley High; the setting was moved from 1960s Chicago to 1970s Los Angeles)
Working Girl (from the film of the same title)

Upcoming

These are (as of September 2012) still in production.

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Adaptations

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