Movies that inspired TV shows - Amazon just ordered to series Abbi Jacobson's 'A League of Their Own' show

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'The Karate Kid' - 34 years later, Daniel LaRusso and archrival Johnny Lawrence make a comeback in the series 'Cobra Kai.'

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'Terminator' - 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' debuted in 2008 and the story is set after 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.'

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'Star Wars' - George Lucas' saga gave birth to a number of animations, including 'Star Wars: Droids,' 'Ewoks,' 'Star Wars: Clone Wars,' 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars (CG series),' and 'Star Wars Rebels.'

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'Police Academy' - The '80s comedy classic inspired both an animated and a live-action series. The latter aired in 1997 and it was called 'Police Academy: The Series.'

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'The Exorcist' - The 1973 horror classic inspired a sequel series with the same name in 2016.

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'Grease' -

It was recently announced that 'Grease: Rydell High' will debut on the streaming service HBO Max.The show will be set at Rydell High (the same high school attended by the characters from the original movie) in the 1950s, and according to HBO Max, covers "the peer pressures of high school, the horrors of puberty, and the rollercoaster of life in middle America with a modern sensibility that will bring it to life for today’s musical lovers.”

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'Wolf Creek' - Fans of the Australian horror thriller had the chance to watch a spin-off series with the same name in 2016. 

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'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' - The TV series was actually more successful than the movie starring Kristy Swanson and the late Luke Perry. There was also a spin-off called 'Angel.'

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'Robocop' - In addition to a number of animations, the 1987 movie also inspired a number of live-action series, including the Canadian TV shows 'RoboCop: Prime Directives,' and 'RoboCop: The Series.'

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'Indiana Jones' - A prequel to the films, called 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,' aired in 1992.

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'Planet of the Apes' - This 1968 movie was the inspiration for a TV show with the same name that debuted in 1974.

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'Taken' - A TV show with the same name was released in 2017 as a prequel to the 'Taken' films. 

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'Psycho' - Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 film inspired a prequel TV show called 'Bates Motel,' which was aired from 2013 to 2017.

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'The Crow' - The 1994 film starring Brandon Lee inspired  Canadian supernatural drama TV show 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.'

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'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' - Sitcom 'My Big Fat Greek Life,' debuted one year after the original movie, in 2003.

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'From Dusk till Dawn' - The cult movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino also inspired a series: 'From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'

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'The Omen' - In 2016, the series 'Damien' debuted on TV.

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'Blade' - The 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes inspired the 2006 TV show 'Blade: The Series.' The show is a sequel to the movie 'Blade: Trinity.'

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'Fargo' - The 1996 Coen brothers' movie also inspired a series with the same name. It was released in 2014.

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'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' - Based on the original movie, 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show' was also a success.

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'Shaft' - The classic 1971 blaxploitation movie was turned into a series in 1973.

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'Serpico' - The 1973 movie starring Al Pacino inspired a TV show that aired a few years later, in 1976.

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'Highlander' - The 1986 movie inspired a couple of TV shows, namely 'Highlander: The Series,' and 'Highlander: The Raven.'

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'Stargate' - The 1994 science-fiction movie inspired a number of TV shows, namely Stargate SG-1,' 'Stargate Atlantis,' 'Stargate Universe,' and 'Stargate Infinity.'

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'Mortal Kombat' - The original movie, released in 1995, was inspired in a video game. In 1998, 'Mortal Kombat: Konquest' debuted on TV.

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'Casablanca' - The TV show with the same name was set one year after the classic film.

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'Alien Nation' -

The 1988 movie turned into a TV show with the same name, one year later.

See also: 'Charlie’s Angels' and other shows that became blockbusters.

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