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From the creator of "The Haunting of Hill House" comes a gothic romance ghost story based on the stories of Henry James.

An Oz-themed drama which is described as a dark re-imagining of the classic tale of Oz in the vein of Game Of Thrones, drawing upon stories from L. Frank Baum's original 14 Wizard of Oz books.

This is a drama series adapted from the series of books by award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves. The murder-mystery is set against the stunning backdrop of the Shetland Islands and centers on Detective Jimmy Perez played by Douglas Henshall.

The Irregulars, based on the Baker Street Irregulars boys, who feature in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books as intelligence agents for Holmes, will focus on a group of street urchins who solve crimes for Holmes while he takes the credit.

Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.

A spinoff of Once Upon a Time that will tell the story of Alice in Wonderland from Alice's point of view.

Silent Witness follows the work of forensic pathologist Dr. Sam Ryan, played by Amanda Burton. The series was created by an ex-police officer, Nigel McCrery - who has also published five Silent Witness novels based on the series, entitled: Silent Witness (1996).

This show centers on an alien terrorist network on Earth. From The Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd and Natalie Chaidez (12 Monkeys, Heroes), the project is based on Whitley Strieber's novel Alien Hunter, which follows a Philadelphia cop whose search for his missing wife leads him to a secret government unit assembled to hunt a group of ruthless terrorists who may not be from this world.

This show is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

Drama billed as a sequel to Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" centering on a new character, Clara, who must wage war against Wonderland's reigning Queen, the woman we once knew as Alice.

This is a period comedy series based on PG Wodehouse's stories and adapted for television by Guy Andrews. Set in 1929 in the fictional Blandings Castle, Lord Emsworth finds it hard to keep his dysfunctional family in order and usually ends up adding to the chaos himself.

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan-also known as the Heike-after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.

A sweeping adventure of America's first frontier. It's 1755, and the quiet land of the Hudson Valley is enmeshed in the turmoil of the French and Indian War. Of all the legends born here, none is more magnificent than the one they call "Hawkeye." A fair-minded woodsman and an unbeatable marksman, Hawkeye lives off the land and in harmony with his Indian friend, Chingachgook, the last of the tribe of Mohicans.

What if the novels of Jules Verne were actually based on his real-life adventures? Set in the late 19th-century, Jules Verne is a young man struggling to become a successful writer. His visions of the future are sought by the League of Darkness, a group led by the centuries-old steampunk-cybernetic Count Gregory. Jules meets up with British spy Rebecca Fogg, her arrogant cousin Phileas, and his man-servant Passepartout. Phileas has retired from the spy business after his supervisor and father ended up getting his brother killed. The British Government arranged for Phileas to "win" a lighter-then-air ship, the Aurora, and gain the services of Passepartout, an accomplished tinkerer. Phileas puts the Aurora at the service of his cousin on her missions. With Jules' help, they fight a variety of futuristic (for 1890) and supernatural menaces, ranging from giant underground digging machines to vampires wearing rocket pack to ghosts to aliens to time travel devices. They also occasionally run afoul of the League of Darkness, who have their own plans for ruling the world through technology.