Published 23:44 IST, October 22nd 2019

Series that were adapted from books & have been appreciated even more

Series and T.V shows have been loved immensely worldwide. Although, a major chunk of these visual representations derive their origin from books and novels.

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TV Shows and or entertaining series have been a part of our culture for a long time. It provides rejuvenation and leisure and offers a way to escape hustles and bustles of hectic routines. Here’s are some of most popular TV/Netflix series that are actually adaptations of books, vels or or written pieces.

Book-to-film adaptations

Game of thrones

modern TV phemen, Game of Thrones rose to fame worldwide. Although,  series is originally an adaptation from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy vels. locations of filming of series also included Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. Majority of shots took place in Belfast and or regions of U.K. Game of Thrones premiered on HBO in United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.

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Shrill

story revolves around a timid girl who was criticized for being over-weight. story proceeds to unfold transformation of girl into a bolder, more powerful version of herself. Her jokes hold strong messs and cover dark topics like body-shaming, rape culture and racism. Shrill is an American comedy web television series, based on book Shrill: tes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West, that premiered on March 15, 2019, on Hulu.

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Gossip Girl

famous Netflix series stars’ popular actors Blake Lively and Leighton Meester. But story of a group of rich kids finding ir way through tough life and problems with relationships actually took birth on Cecily von Ziegesar’s book series. book series was published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of  Hachette Group. original vel became inspiration for  Gossip Girl teen drama television series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Sav.

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Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah

One of India’s most loved sitcoms, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah can be traced back to column Duniya Ne Undha Chashma written by columnist and journalist/playwright Taarak Mehta for Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha. Prominent actors like Dilip Joshi and Disha Vakani are a part of famous TV show. show has received multiple awards, some of which include Best Sitcom and Best Sitcom - Writer as well.

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Kismat

Kismat is a popular Indian drama that airs on Sony. story is derived from British author Jeffrey Archer's 1979 vel, Kane and Abel. story revolves around two men who are extremely different from each or yet share unprecedented ties. Aditya Raj Merchant is a wealthy and powerful industrialist while Kabir Khan is in a situation of great poverty.

10:29 IST, October 22nd 2019