Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1991 ★ 8.0Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi is a Japanese anime series based on the Sangokushi manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, itself based on Eiji Yoshikawa's retelling of the
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 ★ 7.5An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who we
Suspense
1949 ★ 5.1An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known au
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 ★ 7.4DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also sponsored a
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009 ★ 6.8An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai,
The Chronicle
2001 ★ 8.2The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the Edge" series of novels by Mark
BUTTONS
2024 ★ 10.0Adaptation of "The Handmaiden" by Mnet, starring Natty and Julie from the group KISS OF LIFE. Buttons is a 2024 film production that serves as an adaptation of
Masterpiece Mystery
1980 ★ 6.3Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detect
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966 ★ 7.3Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts. Tales to Keep You Awake is a television series that
The Romance Of Three Kingdoms
1994 ★ 9.1Adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is part historical, part legend, and part mythic
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.6Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hu
The Count of Monte Cristo
1998 ★ 7.3A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Merce
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
2016 ★ 7.7A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas
Doña Bárbara
2008 ★ 7.8Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI C
Cranford
2007 ★ 8.1A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. Cra
The Legend of Condor Hero
2001 ★ 5.0The Legend of Condor Hero is a Japanese/Chinese animation. It's an anime adaptation of The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia novel by Louis Cha. The Legend o
The Wednesday Play
1964 ★ 5.2An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations f
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964 ★ 6.7The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season. The television serie
Simsala Grimm
1999 ★ 7.9SimsalaGrimm is a German television series, consisting of stories based on fairy tales by Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Anderson and other notable authors. Sim
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 ★ 6.9A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels an
The Proud Twins
2005 ★ 7.3The Proud Twins is a mainland China and Hong Kong co-produced television series directed by Wong Jing, starring Dicky Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing and Yua
The Happy Prince
1992 ★ 10.0Based on Oscar Wilde's fairytale with same name. Once there was a golden statue of Prince, who didn't see any sadness before his death. A barn swallow sees that
Manga Fairy Tales of the World
1976 ★ 6.0Each episode of this series tells the story of a famous fairy tale from all around the world. Some of them are adapted from famous books such as "The Iliad". Ma
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 ★ 7.6Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars