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The 8 best book-to-TV adaptations Posted: 02 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT Did you know that some of TV's most popular shows are based on books? With the Prime Video premiere of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, the action-packed series of novels is also making its transition to streaming! From Game of Thrones to Orange Is the New Black, we compiled a list of some of the very best shows that were inspired by books. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (2018) Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit. Based on the series of novels by Tom Clancy. Available on Prime Video. Game of Thrones (2011) Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for thousands of years. Based on the series of novels by George R. R. Martin. Available on HBO NOW. Castle Rock (2018) Death row attorney Henry Deaver returns to his hometown of Castle Rock, Maine to defend a mostly mute man found in the depths of Shawshank Prison. Based on the stories of Stephen King. Available on Hulu. The Handmaid's Tale (2017) Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. Available on Hulu. Orange Is the New Black (2013) Convicted of a decade old crime of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend, normally law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to a year and a half behind bars to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be. Based on the memoir by Piper Kerman. Available on Netflix. Sharp Objects (2018) Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate unsolved crimes. Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. Available on HBO NOW. Fresh Off the Boat (2015) In the 1990s, a Taiwanese family makes their way in suburban Orlando after moving from the Chinatown section of Washington, D.C. Based on the memoir by Eddie Huang. Available on ABC (free), Hulu, Prime Video, Google Play, and VUDU. Sherlock (2010) A modern update of the famous sleuth finds Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. John Watson solving crime in 21st century London. Based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Available on Netflix, Prime Video, Google Play, and VUDU. Happy Streaming! The post The 8 best book-to-TV adaptations appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

New on The Roku Channel: September | Watch free movies online and on Roku devices Posted: 01 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT Here are the new free movies you can watch online now on The Roku Channel. September’s list includes a Best Picture winner and a few Oscar nominees! Click the links below to watch online or add the channel to your Roku device and stream away. FEATURED TITLES ON THE ROKU CHANNEL IN SEPTEMBER Miss Congeniality (2000): An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. Starring Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine. | Click here to watch instantly. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005): Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly. Starring Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel. | Click here to watch instantly. Hustle & Flow (2005): With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee. Starring Terrence Howard and Ludacris. | Click here to watch instantly. Pleasantville (1998): Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world. Starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Daniels. | Click here to watch instantly. MORE TITLES ON THE ROKU CHANNEL IN SEPTEMBER Alex Cross (2012): A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain. Starring Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. | Watch now. Chasing Amy (1997): Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything’s going well for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she’s a lesbian. Starring Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams. | Watch now. Dead Like Me (TV Series, 2003): After being hit on the head by a toilet seat, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death. Starring Ellen Muth and Callum Blue. | Watch now. Election (1999): A high school teacher’s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections, particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president. Starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. | Watch now. Gattaca (1997): A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. Starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. | Watch now. Ghost Rider (2007): Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil. Starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. | Watch now. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous (2005): After Cheryl Frasier and Stan Fields are kidnapped, Gracie goes undercover in Las Vegas to find them. Starring Sandra Bullock and Regina King. | Watch now. Morning Glory (2010): An upstart television producer accepts the challenge of reviving a struggling morning show program with warring co-hosts. Starring Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford. | Watch now. Necessary Roughness (1991): A Texas university football team, desperate for a win, takes to unorthodox recruiting and gets in trouble for it. As a result the coach is forced to look to actual students for potential players. Fortunately, he finds salvation in the form of a thirty-something man with a phenomenal throwing arm. Starring Scott Bakula and Hector Elizondo. | Watch now. New York, I Love You (2008): Several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York City. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, and Bradley Cooper. | Coming soon. Six Degrees Of Separation (1993): An affluent New York couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is. Starring Will Smith and Stockard Channing. | Watch now. The Addams Family (TV series, 1964): The misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family. | Watch now. The Benchwarmers (2006): A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children baseball squads. Starring David Spade and Jon Heder. | Watch now. The Blair Witch Project (1999): Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. Starring Heather Donahue and Michael C. Williams. | Watch now. The English Patient (1996):At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. Starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. | Coming soon. The Fighting Temptations (2003): A New York advertising executive travels to a small Southern town to collect an inheritance but finds he must create a gospel choir and lead it to success before he can collect. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé. | Watch now. The NeverEnding Story (1984): A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. Starring Noah Hathaway and Barret Oliver. | Watch now. The Perfect Score (2004): Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans. | Watch now. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 (2008): Four college freshmen and best friends find that it may take more than a shared pair of jeans to help them stay in touch as their lives go in different directions. Starring America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel. | Watch now. World Trade Center (2006): Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. Starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña. | Watch now. Happy Streaming! The post New on The Roku Channel: September | Watch free movies online and on Roku devices appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

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