In light of the news that The Truman Show is coming to the small screen, Zena Jarjis looks at some other shows which have made the transition.
NBC have brought About A Boy to TV screenes as a sitcom which works as a condensed version of the original. It has received mixed reviews – will NBC be able to recreate the magic of the film?
10 Things I Hate About You was released as an American television sitcom in 2009 following the success of the film. The show failed to match its popularity and was cancelled soon after airing due to low ratings.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off inspired a 1990 sitcom. The series was unable to do the film justice and was cancelled after its first season.
The Teen Wolf TV series is thought to be better than the original film and a fourth season has recently been confirmed to air in June on MTV.