I mondi fantastici dentro le pagine dei libri, hanno spesso preso la strada del grande schermo. Universi e storie racchiuse in due ore o poco più, che cercavano di racchiudere tutte le emozioni provate nella lettura dando in più la possibilità di vedere materializzarsi davanti ai nostri occhi i personaggi fin a quel momento creati solo nella nostra mente.
Ma molto spesso proprio il limitato arco temporale è stato ostacolo insormontabile per ricreare al meglio tutte le situazioni che nei libri possono essere sviscerate al meglio. Ecco perchè negli ultimi anni, molte sceneggiature tratte dai romanzi di fantascienza hanno preferito utilizzare lo strumento delle “serie televisive” per mettere in scena ancora più dettagli e ancora più approfondimenti.
Se sei interessato a conoscere tutte le serie tv di fantascienza uscite negli anni duemila, visti anche la nostra pagina dedicata!
Le serie tv tratte da libri di fantascienza
Nell’ultima decina danni abbiamo così visto un proliferare di Serie Televisive a tema fantascientifico, con l’adattamento di libri che è risultato in alcuni casi andare addirittura oltre le aspettative. Certo le necessarie modifiche e diversi aggiustamenti di trama e personaggi, hanno fatto a volte storcere il naso ai lettori più puristi, ma resta il fatto che abbiamo potuto godere di alcune perle imperdibili.
Da “L’uomo dell’alto castello”, che ha rivoluzionato l’idea originale di Philip Dick, fino a quel “The Handmaid’s Tale” che si è spinto anche molto oltre la storia iniziale creata dalla Atwood. Passando per un “Foundation” che ha appunto scatenato le ire di molti fan di Asimov (per lo stravolgimento della storia e dei personaggi), ma che resta un prodotto di altissimo livello.
Ecco allora un elenco di tutte le Serie Televisive tratte dai libri di fantascienza, uscite in questi anni più recenti.
L’UOMO DELL’ALTO CASTELLO da “La svastica sul Sole” di Philip K.Dick
The Man in the High Castle
| January 15, 2015 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Frank Spotnitz, Stars: Stars, Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell,
Summary: In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.
Countries: United States, United Kingdom, CanadaLanguages: English, Hebrew, German, Japanese
UNDER THE DOME (2013) da “The Dome” di Stephen King
Under the Dome
| June 24, 2013 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Brian K. Vaughan, Stars: Stars, Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Alexander Koch,
Summary: An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, USA, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townspeople ... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
THE 100 (2014) da “The 100” di Kass Morgan
The 100
| March 19, 2014 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Jason Rothenberg, Stars: Stars, Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos,
Summary: Set 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, Mandarin, French, Spanish
WAYWARD PINES (2015) da “I Misteri di Wayward Pines” di Blake Crouch
Wayward Pines
| May 14, 2015 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Chad Hodge, Stars: Stars, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Toby Jones, Shannyn Sossamon,
Summary: A Secret Service agent goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho in search of two federal agents who have gone missing in the bucolic town. He soon learns that he might never get out of Wayward Pines ali... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
22/11/63 (2016) da “22-11-63” di Stephen King
11.22.63
| February 15, 2016 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Bridget Carpenter, Stars: Stars, James Franco, Sarah Gadon, George MacKay,
Summary: Jake Epping, a teacher, gets a chance to travel back in time to avert the death of John F. Kennedy. However, history's aversion to alteration and his love for the era and a woman endanger hi... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, Russian, Spanish
THE HANDMAID’S TALE (2017) da “Il Racconto dell’Ancella” di Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale
| April 26, 2017 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Bruce Miller, Stars: Stars, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd,
Summary: Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, German, Greek
ELECTRIC DREAMS (2017) da “Electric Dreams” di Philip K. Dick
Electric Dreams
| January 12, 2018 (United States)
Stars: Stars, Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi, Richard Madden,
Summary: A sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick.
Countries: United Kingdom, United StatesLanguages: English
THE MIST – LA NEBBIA (2017) da “The Mist” di Stephen King
The Mist
| June 22, 2017 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Christian Torpe, Stars: Stars, Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney,
Summary: After an eerie mist rolls into a small town, the residents must battle the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain their morality and sanity.
Countries: Canada, United StatesLanguages: English
ALTERED CARBON (2018) da “Bad City” di Richard Morgan
Altered Carbon
| February 2, 2018 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Laeta Kalogridis, Stars: Stars, Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Dichen Lachman,
Summary: Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, Spanish, Arabic, German
WAR OF THE WORLD (2019) da “La Guerra dei Mondi” di H. G. Wells
War of the Worlds
| February 16, 2020 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Howard Overman, Stars: Stars, Léa Drucker, Gabriel Byrne, Bayo Gbadamosi,
Summary: Set in contemporary France, this Anglo-French reimagining of H. G. Wells' classic in the style of Walking Dead follows pockets of survivors forced to team up after an apocalyptic extra-terre... Read all
Countries: United Kingdom, France, United StatesLanguages: English, French
BRAVE NEW WORLD (2020) da “Il mondo nuovo” di Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
| July 15, 2020 (United States)
Writer: Creators, Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor, David Wiener, Stars: Stars, Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd,
Summary: In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with f... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
NIGHFLYERS (2018) da “Nightflyers” di George R. R. Martin
Nightflyers
| December 2, 2018 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Jeff Buhler, Stars: Stars, Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Jodie Turner-Smith,
Summary: A crew of scientists embarks on a mission aboard a ship called the Nightflyer to investigate a mysterious alien signal, but they soon begin to question if something is already on the ship wi... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
FOUNDATION (2021) da “Fondazione” di Isaac Asimov
Foundation
| September 24, 2021 (United States)
Writer: Creators, Josh Friedman, David S. Goyer, Stars: Stars, Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey,
Summary: A complex saga of humans scattered on planets throughout the galaxy all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire.
Countries: Ireland, United StatesLanguages: English
THE EXPANSE (2015) da “The Expanse” di James S. A. Corey
The Expanse
| November 23, 2015 (United States)
Writer: Creators, Daniel Abraham, Mark Fergus, Ty Franck, Stars: Stars, Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham,
Summary: The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
LA MOGLIE DELL’UOMO CHE VIAGGIAVA NEL TEMPO (2022) da “The time traveler’s wife” di Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
| May 15, 2022 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Steven Moffat, Stars: Stars, Rose Leslie, Theo James, Everleigh McDonell,
Summary: Henry is an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift, a gene that allows him to travel through time involuntarily. Claire, his wife, finds it difficult to cope with his ability.
Countries: United States, United KingdomLanguages: English
L’UOMO CHE CADDE SULLA TERRA (2022) da “L’uomo che cadde sulla Terra” di Walter Tevis
The Man Who Fell to Earth
| April 24, 2022 (United States)
Writer: Creators, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Stars: Stars, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Annelle Olaleye,
Summary: An alien arrives on earth with a mission: to learn to become human and find the one woman who can help save his species. Together they discover that in order to save his world, they must fir... Read all
Countries: United States, United KingdomLanguages: English
INVERSO (2022)da “The Peripheral” di William Gibson
The Peripheral
| October 21, 2022 (United States)
Stars: Stars, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, Jack Reynor,
Summary: Set in the future when technology has subtly altered society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an alternate reality as well as a dark future of her own.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
THE POWER (2023) da “Ragazze Elettriche” di Naomi Alderman
The Power
| March 31, 2023 (United States)
Writer: Creators, Naomi Alderman, Sarah Quintrell, Raelle Tucker, Stars: Stars, Toni Collette, Toheeb Jimoh, Halle Bush,
Summary: Based on the New York Times bestseller, The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, women develop a mysterious new ability to electrocute at will, leading to an extraordin... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
SILO (2023) da “Trilogia del Silo” di Hugh Howey
Silo
| May 5, 2023 (United States)
Writer: Creator, Graham Yost, Stars: Stars, Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins,
Summary: Men and women live in a giant silo underground with several regulations which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and ruined world on the surface.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English