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MacGruber
MacGruber: SNL sketch (January 2007) by Will Forte, John Solomon, and Jorma Taccone parodying MacGyver; spawned a 2010 film that underperformed its $10 million budget and an eight-episode 2021 Peacock series, canceled after one season.
Mercenary: An Extraction Series
Mercenary: An Extraction Series is an upcoming Netflix action-thriller, the first TV series in the Extraction universe. Omar Sy stars as mercenary Kalidou Diallo rescuing hostages in Libya; Glen Mazzara showruns for AGBO, eight episodes, filmed in Ireland and Morocco, wrapped March 2026.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is an Apple TV Monsterverse series created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction, starring Kurt and Wyatt Russell as Lee Shaw, spanning the 1950s and post-2014 Godzilla timelines; Season 1 premiered November 17, 2023, and Season 2 ran February 27 to May 1, 2026, introducing Titan X.
National Treasure: Edge of History
National Treasure: Edge of History is a 2022–2023 Disney+ action-adventure series, the only TV expansion of the National Treasure films, created by the Wibberleys, starring Lisette Olivera as treasure hunter Jess Valenzuela; cancelled after one season.
Nikita (TV series)
Nikita (2010-2013) is an American CW action thriller, the second TV adaptation of Luc Besson's 1990 film Nikita after La Femme Nikita (1997-2001). Created by Craig Silverstein, starring Maggie Q as a rogue assassin, 73 episodes in 4 seasons.
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood (2010 TV series): NBC family comedy-drama created by Jason Katims, loosely based on the 1989 film; six seasons, 103 episodes, 2010-2015, Braverman family of Berkeley, California.
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin is a 2022 Peacock musical comedy spin-off of the Pitch Perfect films, starring Adam Devine as Bumper Allen, who moves to Berlin after a song becomes a hit; six episodes, cancelled in 2023.
Romper Stomper (2018 TV series)
Romper Stomper (2018) is a six-part Stan Original Australian crime drama, a sequel to Geoffrey Wright's 1992 film set 25 years later, following far-right group Patriot Blue, Antifasc activists, and Lebanese Australian characters; it premiered 1 January 2018 and won a Logie for Most Outstanding Miniseries.
School of Rock (TV series)
School of Rock (2016–2018) is a Nickelodeon live-action musical comedy adapted from the 2003 Jack Black film, starring Tony Cavalero as substitute teacher Dewey Finn; three seasons, 45 episodes, developed by Jim and Steve Armogida.
Scooby-Doo: Origins
Scooby-Doo: Origins is a Netflix live-action series (2027) reimagining Mystery Inc.'s first case at Camp Ruby-Spears, with Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Maxwell Jenkins, and a real Great Dane as Scooby.
Sexy Beast (TV series)
Sexy Beast (2024) is a Paramount+ British crime drama, an eight-episode prequel to Jonathan Glazer's 2000 film, starring James McArdle as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott as Don Logan in 1990s East London; critics scored it 47 on Metacritic and 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
She's Gotta Have It (TV series)
She's Gotta Have It is Spike Lee's Netflix comedy-drama series (2017-2019) adapting his 1986 film, starring DeWanda Wise as Brooklyn artist Nola Darling; 19 episodes, canceled after two seasons.
Shooter (TV series)
Shooter is a 2016–2018 USA Network action drama starring Ryan Phillippe as sniper Bob Lee Swagger, adapted from Stephen Hunter's novel Point of Impact and the 2007 Mark Wahlberg film; 3 seasons, 31 episodes, twice-delayed premiere, canceled in 2018.
Taken (2017 TV series)
Taken (2017 TV series), NBC action thriller prequel to the Taken films, starring Clive Standen as young Bryan Mills with Jennifer Beals; developed by Alexander Cary, two seasons 2017-2018, canceled after ratings decline.
The 'Burbs (TV series)
The 'Burbs is a 2026 Peacock comedy-mystery series created by Celeste Hughey, loosely based on the 1989 Tom Hanks film. Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall star as new parents in Hinkley Hills; renewed for Season 2 in April 2026.
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
The Best Man: The Final Chapters is an eight-episode Peacock limited series (December 22, 2022) by Malcolm D. Lee and Dayna Lynne North, concluding the Best Man film franchise with Harper, Lance, Jordan, Quentin, and friends in midlife.
The Client List (TV series)
The Client List is an American television drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as Riley Parks, a Texas homemaker working at a day spa where some co-workers provide "extra" services.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
The Continental: From the World of John Wick is a 2023 three-episode Peacock prequel miniseries, created by Greg Coolidge, Shawn Simmons, and Kirk Ward, showing how young Winston Scott (Colin Woodell) took over the assassins' hotel in 1970s New York; no second season was made.
The Four Seasons (TV series)
The Four Seasons is a Netflix comedy-drama created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield, adapting Alan Alda's 1981 film; three couples' seasonal vacations unravel after a divorce, with 24.4 million first-two-week views and three seasons ordered.
The Full Monty (2023 TV series)
The Full Monty (2023) is an eight-episode British comedy-drama sequel to the 1997 film, reuniting Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, and the original cast 25 years later in Sheffield, on FX on Hulu and Disney+, created by Simon Beaufoy and Alice Nutter.
The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)
The Gentlemen is a 2024 British-American crime comedy series created by Guy Ritchie for Netflix, set in the same universe as his 2019 film and starring Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Ray Winstone.
The Girlfriend Experience (TV series)
The Girlfriend Experience is a Starz anthology drama (2016-2021, 37 episodes) created by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, adapting his 2009 film; seasons star Riley Keough, then Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, and Carmen Ejogo, then Julia Goldani Telles under Anja Marquardt.
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian TV franchise about a wandering German Shepherd, from a 1958 film, a 1963–1965 syndicated series, and the CTV revival of 1979–1985 starring dogs named London, with the theme song "Maybe Tomorrow" and a 2026 reboot announced.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022 Showtime series), created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, a ten-episode continuation of Walter Tevis's novel and the 1976 Bowie film, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris; canceled after one season.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is a Disney+ sports comedy-drama series (2021-2022, two seasons) continuing the Mighty Ducks films, in which the Ducks become the elite villains and Evan Morrow forms the Don't Bothers with Gordon Bombay.
The Santa Clauses
The Santa Clauses is a Disney+ comedy-fantasy series (2022–2023, two six-episode seasons) created by Jack Burditt, continuing the Santa Clause films with Tim Allen's Scott Calvin seeking a Santa successor, later training son Cal against Mad Santa.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is George Lucas's ABC television series (1992–1993) about Indiana Jones's youth, played by Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, and George Hall, later reedited as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
This Is England '86
This Is England '86 is a 2010 four-part Channel 4 drama by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a sequel to the 2006 film, set in 1986 and centered on Lol, Woody, Shaun, and Combo.
This Is England '88
This Is England '88 (no native-script title) is a 2011 three-part Channel 4 drama by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, set at Christmas 1988, 18 months after '86; won BAFTA Best Mini-Series, launched to 2.5 million viewers.
This Is England '90
This Is England '90 is Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne's four-part 2015 Channel 4 miniseries, the final chapter of the This Is England saga, set in 1990 amid Madchester rave culture and Thatcher's resignation.