Top Ten Anticipated Book-to-Television Adaptations

Top Ten Tuesday is weekly book blog meme hosted by the lovely girls over at The Broke and the Bookish. 

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is anything related to Fall TV, so in honor of that I am listing my top ten most anticipated TV shows based on the book. Now, this was sort of odd for me to make, because I generally am rather skeptical of book-to-TV adaptations, but in the spirit of this topic I decided to overlook that and pick the ones that are based off of some books I enjoyed and that could potentially be great. So let's dive in!

     

1. American Gods

Adapted from: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Air Date: 2017

Available on: Starz

I'm actually legitimately excited for this one because the cast looks incredible and so far the trailer is amazing! I love how much involvement it seems Gaiman has had during the filming, so I'm hoping this one lives up to expectations.

     

2. Lucifer

Adapted from: Lucifer by Mike Carey and The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

Air Date: 2015

Available on: Fox

Okay, so I know that this is technically already out, but I've yet to sit down and watch it and it looks like a great adaptation.

     

3. A Series of Unfortunate Events

Adapted from: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

Air Date: 2016

Available on: Netflix

I have wanted a remake of this series for years. The movie was always so odd to me since it seemed to combine all three books into one, which was just plain confusing. I'm super excited this is given a second chance with what seems to be more detail and quality put into it. (Though I did love the actor and actresses that played the children in the movie!)

4. His Dark Materials

Adapted from: His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

Air Date: TBA
Available on: BBC

Another one in which the movie didn't quite cut it for me. I generally trust BBC with making good mini-shows, so I'm expecting this to be much better than the movie!

5. The Handmaid's Tale

Adapted from: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Air Date: 2017

Avilable on: Hulu

I'm super skeptical of The Handmaid's Tale being made into a television show because I just have no idea how it can be done. I never pictured this on a screen, but I am really interested to see how it works out.

 

6. Brave New World

Adapted from: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Air Date: TBA

Available on: Syfy

There is very little information regarding this one that I can find online, but it is supposedly going to be adapted to air on Syfy by Amblin Television. If they make this into a successful series, this could be really weird and also really awesome.

7. Hyperion

Adapted from: Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Air Date: TBA

Available on: Syfy

I have never made it through the book Hyperion, so maybe a TV show would help me gather the confidence to finally get through it... or maybe I'll just watch and enjoy the TV show!  Either way, I think this could be a stunning creation if adapted correctly. Bradley Cooper will be the producer, and apparently he has been wanting to turn this into a series for years - who knew?

8. Strange New Things

Adapted from: The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

Air Date: TBA

Available on: TBA

I'm excited and also anxious about this potential adaptation. Like others, it's still in the incredibly early stages from what I can tell, and I have absolutely no idea how they would make this a movie, but I loved Faber's book and am interested to see how they handle it. Though, the track record of Faber adaptations isn't great... 

     

9. Riverdale 

Adapted from: Archie Comics 

Air Date: October 2016

Available on: The CW

I remember reading the Betty and Veronica comics when I was extremely young and having such a blast. I don't remember a whole lot, but I think this adaptation could be a ton of fun, and I'm excited to see how it is developed!

10. The Kingkiller Chronicles

Adapted from: The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

Air Date: TBA
Available on: TBA

Look, the odds of this happening anytime in the somewhat near future are slim to none, but I'd still be pretty excited to see how they handle Kvothe's story in a television format. It will supposedly be produced by Lionsgate and will be written by Lindsay Beer, known for writing Transformers 5. That's not overly encouraging to me, but hey, let's just wait and give it a chance before we start to judge - plus, I'd like to give Ms. Beer props for writing in such a male-dominated field.


LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Apparently V. E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic is also going to be a television series, so I am beyond excited for that!



Are you excited for any book-to-TV adaptations? Are you also skeptical of your favorite books being moved into film? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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