The Scarlet Letter
1979 ★ 4.5The Scarlet Letter is a 1979 miniseries based on the novel of the same name that aired on WGBH from March 3, 1979 to March 24, 1979. The series is four episodes
The Words
2012 ★ 6.7The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only
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,
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
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
Genius
2016 ★ 6.5New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a s
Wild in the Country
1961 ★ 6.2A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career. Wild in the Country is a 1961 Americ
An Englishman in New York
2009 ★ 6.4Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his de
POSE
2018 ★ 8.3A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-
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
Luna negra
2003 ★ 5.5Many years ago, a haunting letter-caster predicted a bright future to a young César Quintana, Luck will be with you for twenty-five years. You will achieve fame
Misery
1990 ★ 7.8After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him c
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 ★ 7.9Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes. A television series based on the literary works of Rex St
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018 ★ 7.4Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides
Softly from Paris
1986 ★ 5.6An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marquis de Fou
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
A2Z
2023 ★ 5.7Natsumi is a literary editor married to a man who works at a rival publishing company. The childless couple spends their days working hard until he confesses th
The Pigeon Tunnel
2023 ★ 6.7Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le
The Captain's Daughter
1958 ★ 5.5A tale based on a classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. The Captain's Daughter is a 1958 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovskiy. This historical roma
Telephone Time
1956 ★ 6.5Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who host
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 Forsyte Saga
2002 ★ 7.9The Forsyte Saga is a British-American drama television serial based on John Galsworthy's novel series of the same name. Taking place from the 1870s to the 1920
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