TV Shows That Were Spun Off From Popular Movies
These are some of the TV shows that I remember watching that were the series versions of popular movies. Sometimes the transition worked and other times, it was a huge miss. :(
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- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
- CreatorIvan RaimiSam RaimiTom SpezialyStarsBruce CampbellRay SantiagoDana DeLorenzoAsh has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.
- CreatorDon ManciniStarsZackary ArthurBjorgvin ArnarsonAlyvia Alyn LindAfter a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town's hypocrisies and secrets.
- CreatorBryce ZabelStarsMark DacascosMarc GomesSabine KarsentiA deceased street musician returns to life, and must restore the balance between good and evil to be reunited with his dead girlfriend.
- CreatorDouglas KenneyChris MillerHarold RamisStarsJohn VernonStephen FurstBruce McGillThe raucous exploits of Faber College's Delta House Fraternity in 1962.
- CreatorJosh HealdJon HurwitzHayden SchlossbergStarsRalph MacchioWilliam ZabkaCourtney HenggelerDecades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.
- StarsAdrian PaulStan KirschJim ByrnesDuncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.
- CreatorWill GrahamAbbi JacobsonStarsAbbi JacobsonChanté AdamsD'Arcy CardenComedy series about the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league.
- CreatorWes CravenJeff FreilichStarsRobert EnglundMary CrosbyTodd Allen"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.
- CreatorMatthew MillerStarsDamon WayansKeesha SharpKevin RahmA slightly unhinged cop is partnered with a veteran detective trying to maintain a low stress level in his life.
- CreatorLisa JoyJonathan NolanStarsEvan Rachel WoodJeffrey WrightEd HarrisAt the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, waits a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence.
- CreatorBill LawrenceBlake McCormickStarsJustin HiresJon FooAimee GarciaTV show based on the action-comedy 'Rush Hour' films about an L.A. cop who teams up with a detective from Hong Kong.
- CreatorChristopher GoreStarsCarlo ImperatoGene Anthony RayDebbie AllenThe stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
- CreatorJohn MasiusStarsCharlie SchlatterBrandon DouglasAmi DolenzBased on the popular feature film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," this half-hour situation comedy followed the high-school adventures of Ferris Bueller and his friends.
- CreatorBarra GrantRobert RabinowitzStarsMelora HardinPatrick CassidyPaul FeigA continuation of the movie of the same name where Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with camp dance instructor Johnny Castle.
- CreatorJoe ByrneS.E. HintonJeb RosebrookStarsJay R. FergusonRodney HarveyBoyd KestnerA follow-up to the novel and film of the same name, focusing on a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma.
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJaime Ray NewmanLindsay PriceRebecca RomijnA mysterious man bestows unique powers to three women.
- CreatorMarsh McCallNia VardalosStarsNia VardalosLainie KazanSteven EckholdtThe continued adventures of the Portokalos family from the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", starting when Nia and her husband return from their honeymoon.
- CreatorFrank DunganJeff SteinStarsChristopher HewettBob UeckerIlene GraffThe humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
- StarsPaolo MontalbanDaniel BernhardtKristanna LokenKung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament.
- CreatorMike GrayJohn MasonStarsRobert HaysChristopher Daniel BarnesMichael CavanaughAn alien returns to Earth years after an earlier visit to reunite with his Earth son and together, they search for the alien's human wife.
- CreatorJon FavreauStarsPedro PascalChris BartlettKatee SackhoffThe travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
- CreatorJon FavreauStarsTemuera MorrisonMing-Na WenFrank TriggBounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld when they return to Tatooine to claim Jabba the Hutt's old turf.
- StarsEwan McGregorMoses IngramVivien Lyra BlairJedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi must save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his former Padawan now known as Darth Vader.
- CreatorGreg StrangisStarsJared MartinLynda Mason GreenPhilip AkinHumanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.
- CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandThe misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.
- CreatorNancy MeyersCharles ShyerStarsKate JacksonDaniel BardolJoy BeharA stylish, single, Harvard-educated lawyer aggressively pushing her way up the executive ladder at a large corporation. Then on her doorstep appeared baby Elizabeth, left to her by a recently deceased English relative.
- StarsDaniel GoddardJackson RaineSteven GrivesThe sword and sorcery adventures of a wandering adventurer who has the ability to communicate with animals.
- StarsJimmie 'JJ' WalkerLarry O. Williams Jr.Tyren PerryJimmy Walker is Sonny Barnes, an independent and care-free foster father to a group of kids.
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingEd. WeinbergerStarsTony DanzaRyan JessupPaul JessupThis half-hour situation-comedy featured the adventures of Baby Mickey, being raised by single mother Maggie as she starts her life over in the city.
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDavid LascherA follow-up to the blockbuster movie of the same name, following the rich teenager Cher and her friends as they attend high school in Beverly Hills.
- CreatorRon BassStarsAnnie PottsTamala JonesCedrick TerrellBased on the major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
- StarsHector ElizondoAnita MorrisTim ThomersonNewly-wealthy Dave Whitman, a working-class type, moves into Beverly Hills. Wife Barbara and daughter Jenny become social climbers; son Max is less adaptable. They take in and receive advice from homeless philosopher Jerry.
- CreatorAllen RuckerStarsClaudia WellsCourtney Thorne-SmithJames NardiniThe television series adaptation of the hit film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- CreatorGy WaldronStarsTom WopatJohn SchneiderCatherine BachThe adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
- StarsRachel Parton GeorgeValerie CurtinSally StruthersThe sitcom takes us into the further adventures of the characters from the movie of the same name.
- CreatorJames Lee BarrettStarsCarroll O'ConnorAlan AutryDavid HartThe cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.
- CreatorKimberly HillTom PatchettStarsSandra BullockGeorge NewbernAnthony Tyler QuinnThis situation comedy based on the popular film featured more of the adventures of secretary Tess McGill in the office setting.
- CreatorClifton CampbellStarsEvan RichardsChristopher KennedyDanny BreenThe time traveling misadventures of two seemingly dumb teen metalheads destined to save the world with their music.
- CreatorTim O'DonnellStarsKevin MeaneyDah-ve ChodanJacob GelmanAn irresponsible slob becomes the legal guardian of his nieces and nephew, when his brother and sister-in-law are killed in a car crash.
- CreatorJason KatimsStarsPeter KrauseLauren GrahamDax ShepardThe lives and tragedies of the Braverman family tree.
- StarsLorna PattersonHal WilliamsEileen BrennanThe misadventures of a spoiled young woman who joins the army and her friends.