television adaptations
Books become shows
Television adaptations are works—usually novels, films, plays, or comics—reworked for the television medium.
The term emphasizes the source material: The television adaptation of the novel disappointed fans.
Adaptations may condense, expand, or reimagine their sources to fit episodic formats and new audiences.
The phrase often appears in discussions comparing faithfulness to the original.
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- drama seriesOngoing fictional television program
- limited seriesTelevision with set episodes
- screenwritingComposing scripts for film
- playsStaged dramatic works
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