The Best Based on Books TV Shows on TVision
Finding a good Based on Books TV show to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best Based on Books TV shows of all time streaming on TVision.
1. The Sinner
What it's about: A young mother kills a stranger in a fit of unexplainable rage. An inquisitive detective obsesses over the case, attempting to get to the bottom of the true motive behind the act.
Where to Watch: 24 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & TVision). 3 episodes (13%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 24 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
2. Killing Eve
What it's about: A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
Where to Watch: 24 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Philo, fuboTV & 1 other). 12 episodes (50%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (BBC America). 24 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
3. The Magicians
What it's about: Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
Where to Watch: 65 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & TVision). 65 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
4. The Alienist
What it's about: New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
Where to Watch: 18 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, Hoopla & TVision). 5 episodes (28%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TNT). 18 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
5. New Amsterdam
What it's about: Dr. Max Goodwin, the hospital's newest medical director, sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.
Where to Watch: 40 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Peacock & NBC). 18 episodes (45%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, fuboTV & TVision). 13 episodes (33%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (NBC). 40 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 2 others). Episodes coming soon to Hulu on March 2nd, 2021 (PST).
6. Miracle Workers
What it's about: A comedy set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.
Where to Watch: 16 episodes (84%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX & TVision). 2 episodes (11%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TBS). 17 episodes (89%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Vudu & YouTube).
7. Younger
What it's about: Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.
Where to Watch: 2 episodes (3%) are available to watch free online (TVLand). 72 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Philo, fuboTV & 2 others). 60 episodes (83%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (TVLand). 72 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
8. Where's Waldo?
What it's about: Young adventurers Waldo and Wenda use their problem-solving skills and the help of an international wizard society to stop a rival globetrotter named Odlulu from using his magic to stir up trouble.
Where to Watch: 19 episodes (49%) are available to watch free online (Peacock). 20 episodes (51%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Peacock Premium & TVision). 20 episodes (51%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Vudu & YouTube).