Netflix series Based on the Books

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Netflix series based on the books

Anne with an E (8.7)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU

Anne with an E is a Canadian television series based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 classic work of children’s literature, Anne of Green Gables.

“A plucky orphan whose passions run deep finds an unlikely home with a spinster and her soft-spoken bachelor brother. Based on “Anne of Green Gables.” 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2017
  • Created by: Moira Walley-Beckett
  • Total number of seasons: 3
  • Total number of episodes: 27
  • Age Rating: TV-PG
  • Running Time: 60 minutes per episode

The Last Kingdom (8.4)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU

The Last Kingdom is a British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories series of novels.

“As Alfred, the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred — born a Saxon but raised by Vikings — seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.”

  • Release Date: October 10, 2015
  • Created by: Bernard Cornwell
  • Total number of seasons: 5
  • Total number of episodes: 46
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 60 minutes per episode

Shadow and Bone (7.7)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU

Shadow and bone is based on two series of books in the Grishaverse, created by American author Leigh Bardugo: the Shadow and Bone trilogy (2012–2014), and the Six of Crows duology (2015–2016).

Dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world. 

  • Release Date: 23 April 2021
  • Created by: Eric Heisserer
  • Total number of seasons: 1
  • Total number of episodes: 16
  • Age Rating: TV-14
  • Running Time: 60 minutes per episode

You (7.7)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix series based on the books | JUJU

Starring Penn Badgley, YOU is a 21st-century love story that asks, “What would you do for love?” When a brilliant bookstore manager crosses paths with an aspiring writer, his answer becomes clear: anything. Using the internet and social media as his tools to gather the most intimate of details and get close to her, a charming and awkward crush quickly becomes an obsession as he quietly and strategically removes every obstacle – and person – in his way. 

Based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of the same name, YOU is from Berlanti Productions, Man Sewing Dinosaur, and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television and A&E Studios.

  • Release Date: September 9, 2018
  • Created by: Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble
  • Total number of seasons: 3
  • Total number of episodes: 31
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 45 minutes per episode

Virgin River (7.4)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix series based on the books | JUJU

Virgin River is an American romantic drama streaming television series, based on the Virgin River novels by Robyn Carr.

Searching for a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from LA to a remote northern California town and is surprised by what — and who — she finds. Virgin River stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, and Tim Matheson. 

  • Release Date: December 6, 2019
  • Created by: Sue Tenney
  • Total number of seasons: 5
  • Total number of episodes: 32
  • Age Rating: TV-14
  • Running Time: 44 minutes per episode

The Cook of Castamar (7.4)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU

The Cook of Castamar is a Spanish period drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Fernando J.In 1720 Madrid, a talented cook catches the eye of a widowed duke just as he returns to aristocratic society. “

  • Release Date: July 9, 2021
  • Created by: Tatiana Rodriguez
  • Total number of seasons: 1
  • Total number of episodes: 12
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 50 minutes per episode

Bridgerton (7.3)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix series based on the books | JUJU

Bridgerton is an American streaming television period drama series, It is based on Julia Quinn’s novels set in the competitive world of Regency-era London’s ton during the season when debutantes are presented at court.

“The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.”

  • Release Date: December 25, 2020
  • Created by: Chris Van Dusen
  • Total number of seasons: 4
  • Total number of episodes: 16
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 60 minutes per episode

The  Stranger (7.3)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix series based on the books | JUJU

The Stranger is a British mystery thriller miniseries based on the 2015 Harlan Coben novel of the same title.

When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, the family man Adam Price becomes entangled in a mystery as he desperately searches for answers.

  • Release Date: January 30, 2020
  • Created by: Harlen Coben
  • Total number of seasons: 1
  • Total number of episodes: 8
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 50 minutes per episode

Ratched (7.3)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix  series based on the books | JUJU

Ratched is an American psychological thriller streaming television series based on Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel of the same name.

“You deserve someone to show you mercy. From the creator of American Horror Story, witness the origin of one of the world’s most iconic characters, Nurse Ratched.”

  • Release Date: September 18, 2020 
  • Created by: Ryan Murphy and Evan Romansky
  • Total number of seasons: 1
  • Total number of episodes: 8
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 45-60 min per episode

Tiny Pretty Things (6)

10 Best Netflix Original series based on the books | JUJU
Netflix series based on the books | JUJU

Based on the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Tiny Pretty Things is set in the world of an elite ballet academy and charts the rise and fall of young adults who live far from their homes, each standing on the verge of greatness or ruin. As Chicago’s only elite dance school, the Archer School of Ballet serves as the company school for the city’s renowned professional company: City Works Ballet. The Archer School is an oasis for an array of dancers: rich and poor, from north and south, and a range of backgrounds.

Yet they all share a rare talent and passion for dance, a loyal sense of community… and when it comes to their dreams, no Plan B.

  • Release Date: December 14, 2020
  • Created by: Michael MacLennan
  • Total number of seasons: 1
  • Total number of episodes: 10
  • Age Rating: TV-MA
  • Running Time: 60 minutes per episode

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