The Corner. Poster of the 2000 TV series and cover of the 1997 book
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The Corner
David Simon, Edward Burns, 1997
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David Simon, 2000

Gary, Fran and their teenage son DeAndre live in the slums of West Baltimore. Now Gary and Fran are estranged and their existence is day-to-day, hand-to-mouth, doing anything to satisfy their addiction. DeAndre has a chance, through getting his head down and staying in school, of escaping the abject poverty his parents live in, but he has his own problems.


Chance. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Chance
Kem Nunn, 2014
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Alexandra Cunningham, Kem Nunn, 2016-2017

The series focuses on a forensic neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Eldon Chance, living in San Francisco, who is semi-willingly pulled into his patient Jaclyn Blackstone’s dangerous life of police corruption, manipulation, and abuse. In the second season, Hynes blackmails Chance and Darius into going after a software tycoon who may secretly be a serial killer, while the pair also use Darius’s fighting skills to bring justice to the various abusers of Chance’s patients.


The Best of Me. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, 2010
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Michael Hoffman, 2014

Alternating between scenes of their relationship in 1992 with their current lives separately, the film shows the story of Dawson and Amanda. Months later, after recovering, Dawson learns that his close friend and surrogate father, Tuck Hostetler, has died and returns home for the first time in almost twenty years to carry out Tuck’s final wishes.


Outland. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Outland
Alan Dean Foster, 1981
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Peter Hyams, 1981

Federal Marshal William O’Niel is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by the company Continental Amalgamated on the Jovian moon of Io. Shifts are long but significant bonuses are paid. Tarlow, a miner, suffers an attack of stimulant psychosis resulting in death by explosive decompression.


The Irregulars. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Tom Bidwell, 2021

Taking place in Victorian London, the series tracks a group of troubled street youths who are coerced into unraveling mysteries for the enigmatic Sherlock Holmes and his ominous associate, Doctor Watson.


The Man Who Fell to Earth. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 1963 book
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
Walter Tevis, 1963
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Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin, 2022-

Faraday is an alien who lands on Earth as his own planet fights for survival. He was sent to meet struggling mum and brilliant scientist Justin Falls and warns her that his planet is dying and the Earth is on the same trajectory. Justin agrees to help him but the pair face huge obstacles, not least their own inner turmoil that could cost them their lives and jeopardise the fate of two worlds.


Come Away. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
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Brenda Chapman, 2020

The film depicts the title characters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan as siblings trying to help their parents overcome the death of their eldest son. When their eldest brother dies, Peter and Alice seek to save their parents from despair until they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.


Come Away. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Brenda Chapman, 2020

The film depicts the title characters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan as siblings trying to help their parents overcome the death of their eldest son. When their eldest brother dies, Peter and Alice seek to save their parents from despair until they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.