Best Based On Novel Or Book TV Shows

2026 • Rating 9.0 • drama, family

Xu Miyu’s perfect marriage shatters on her 10th anniversary, prompting her to rediscover herself and choose divorce. Starting over as a hotel cleaner at Purong Hotel, she crosses paths with Ji Feng, the hotel’s new GM and her former acquaintance. As they face workplace challenges together, love blossoms, and they transform Purong Hotel into a rising city landmark.

Genre: Drama, Family

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Metropolitan, Second Chance Romance, Xu Miyu, S Perfect Marriage Shatters On Her, Th Anniversary, Prompting Her To Rediscover Herself And Choose Divorce, Starting Over As A Hotel Cleaner At Purong Hotel, She Crosses Paths With Ji Feng, The Hotel

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-13

Place: China, Mandarin

Cast: Wallace Chung, Zhu Zhu, Li Meng, Jing Chao, Ren Bin, Guo Xiaoting

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Time Travel, Romcom, Miniseries, Chef, French Cuisine, Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), Complex, Korean Cuisine, Intense

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, Time Travel Era, 2025-08-23

Place: South Korea, Korean, Mandarin, Korea

Cast: Yoona, Lee Chae-min, Kang Hanna, Choi Gwi-hwa, Oh Eui-sik, Seo Yi-sook

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama

Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Rivalry, Based On Novel Or Book, Ice Hockey, Romance, Lgbt, Gay Liberation, Secret Relationship, Professional Athlete, Rival, Closeted Homosexual

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-11-28

Place: Canada, English, Russian

Cast: Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, François Arnaud

2017 • Rating 8.7 • drama, family

A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.

Genre: Drama, Family

Style: Psychological

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Canada, Friendship, Unrequited Love, Coming Of Age, Orphan, Period Drama, 19Th Century, Found Family, Period Piece

Time: Year 2017, 2010S, 2017-03-19

Place: Canada, English, Portuguese

Cast: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Lucas Jade Zumann, Joanna Douglas

2011 • Rating 8.5 • sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

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Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Kingdom, Dragon, King, Intrigue, Fantasy World, Seven Noble Families Fight For Control Of The Mythical Land Of Westeros, Friction Between The Houses Leads To Full-Scale War, All While A Very Ancient Evil Awakens In The Farthest North, Amidst The War

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-04-17

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham

2006 • Rating 8.2 • crime, drama, mystery

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Miami, Florida, Based On Novel Or Book, Double Life, Homicide, Vigilante, Murder, Serial Killer, Psychological Thriller, Killer, Forensic Science

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-10-01

Place: United States Of America, English, Spanish

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia

2014 • Rating 8.2 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Scotland, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Time Travel, Romance, 18Th Century, Love Story, The Story Of Claire Randall, A Married Combat Nurse From, Who Is Mysteriously Swept Back In Time To

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2014-08-09

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, French, Gaelic, English

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry

2026 • Rating 8.1 • drama, comedy

The daughter of a former Hooter's waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo is a recent college dropout and aspiring writer. Faced with a new baby, mounting pile of bills, and dwindling number of ways to pay them, Margo must find a way forward.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Single Mother, Pro Wrestling, College Dropout, Financial Hardship, Amused, The Daughter Of A Former Hooter'S Waitress And An Ex-Pro Wrestler, Margo Is A Recent College Dropout And Aspiring Writer, Faced With A New Baby, Mounting Pile Of Bills

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-14

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Elle Fanning, Nick Offerman, Greg Kinnear, Thaddea Graham, Michael Angarano, Michelle Pfeiffer

1976 • Rating 7.7 • animation, action & adventure, drama

Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family

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Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Andes Mountains, Mother Child Separation, Anime, Search For Mother, Traveling, Kodomo, Trip To Argentina, White Monkey, World Masterpiece Theater

Time: Year 1976, 1970S, 1976-01-04

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yoshiko Matsuo, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yukiko Nikaido, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Akiko Tsuboi, Noriko Ohara

2026 • Rating 7.5 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The exceptionally gifted Ghost King, He Simu, unexpectedly encounters the young general, Duan Xu, while out on a break, searching for food. This young general, who carries an item belonging to someone from He Simu's past, seems not to be the real Duan Xu. As they test each other through subtle exchanges, He Simu gradually uncovers the dark past and aspirations hidden within Duan Xu’s heart. In turn, Duan Xu discovers the steadfastness and loneliness that He Simu has endured. Despite the fleeting lifespan of a mortal, no more than a hundred years, and the four-hundred-year-old ghost who still retains the appearance of a young girl, they resist the relentless passage of time through their love.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Dark

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Romance, Costume Drama, Xianxia, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Xuanhuan, The Exceptionally Gifted Ghost King, He Simu, Unexpectedly Encounters The Young General

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-28

Place: China, Mandarin

Cast: Dilraba Dilmurat, Arthur Chen, Miles Wei, Zhang Li, Gao Han, Yang Xizi

2026 • Rating 6.5 • drama, crime, mystery

A boy vanishes, and no one can find him. An open-and-shut case, except there are no leads. Three hundred people around him, and no one saw anything?

Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Homelessness, Vampire, Miniseries, Teenage Boy, 1980S, A Boy Vanishes, And No One Can Find Him, An Open-And-Shut Case, Except There Are No Leads

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-15

Place: Chile, Spanish

Cast: Paulina García, Alfredo Castro, Benjamín Vicuña, Gabriel Cañas

2026 • Rating 6.4 • drama

Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forced to search for allies, new and old, to help in their fight for freedom.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Slavery, Dystopia, Freedom, Alternate History, Totalitarianism, Growing Up In Gilead Is All They Have Ever Known, As A New Generation Of Young Women Grapple With The Bleak Future That Awaits Them, They Will Be Forced To Search For Allies, New And Old

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-08

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Ann Dowd, Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Mabel Li