Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-graphic-novel" theme.
In a post-apocalyptic future, survivors must navigate a world overrun by undead. They face constant threats of violence, revenge, and murder as they try to rebuild their lives and communities. The story follows their struggles for survival, the conflicts within isolated communities, and the friendships formed amidst the chaos. The survivors must confront evil villains and find ways to protect themselves and their communities. Hope, fear, and the will to survive drive the characters as they search for safety and a sense of normalcy in a world filled with chaos and death.
Fear the Walking Dead is a TV show set in Los Angeles, California, and follows a dysfunctional family as they navigate the early days of the zombie apocalypse. They must come to terms with the collapse of civilization and the horrifying reality that the undead now walk the Earth. As they fight to survive, they discover that there are more dangers than just the undead, including other survivors who may be just as dangerous. The show explores themes of family, survival, and the lengths people will go to in order to protect their loved ones.
Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city.
After a devastating toxic snowfall kills millions, Juan Salvo and a group of survivors in Buenos Aires must resist an invisible threat from another world.
Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world.
Daryl's journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.
Snowpiercer is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the Earth has frozen over. The surviving humans inhabit a huge train called Snowpiercer, which continuously circles the globe. The train is divided by social class, with the wealthy elites living in luxury at the front and the lower class struggling to survive in the tail section. A rebellion brews as the tail section passengers seek justice and equality, leading to a violent revolution.
Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang or Dangerous Love is an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' celebrated graphic novel, which in turn produced a film version in the 1980s starring Vivian Velez and Eddie Rodriguez. In the TV version, Joyce E. Bernal, with Topel Lee, directs Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera in a story of destiny, secrets and deception. The series premiered on February 2, 2009 on GMA Network. It was aired internationally, with a two-day delay, on GMA Pinoy TV.
Alice in Borderland is a Japanese drama TV show based on the manga series of the same name. It follows a group of young people who find themselves transported to an empty city where they must participate in dangerous and deadly games in order to stay alive. As they navigate through various challenges and conflicts, they unravel the mysteries of the city and discover the truth behind their circumstances. With elements of action, adventure, drama, mystery, and sci-fi, Alice in Borderland combines thrilling gameplay with psychological suspense.
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
Wynonna Earp, the great-granddaughter of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, is tasked with fighting demons and other supernatural threats in the town of Purgatory. Armed with her trusty gun, Peacemaker, Wynonna must navigate the darkness and uncover the truth behind her family curse.
The love story of Rick Grimes and Michonne is changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. Can they find each other and who they were in a situation unlike any they've ever known?
Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino is an adaptation of Carlo J. Caparas' celebrated graphic novel that used to air in on GMA Network, produced by its film-arm GMA Films. It premiered on October 20, 2008 starring Dennis Trillo leading a band of superheroes and his six-feet-tall spider. It is the third crime/horror show that aired on GMA Network.
In a failed climate change experiment, all life on Earth is extinguished, except for the survivors aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe. The survivors are divided into a new class system, with the elites residing in the front cars and the lower class living in squalid conditions at the tail. Curtis Everett leads a rebellion from the tail to the front of the train, fighting against the oppressive system and discovering the dark secrets of the train's creator. The rebellion culminates in an explosive battle that derails the train, allowing the survivors to see the existence of life outside.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond follows a group of teenagers who embark on a road trip in a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies. They encounter various challenges and dangers as they try to survive and unravel the mysteries of the zombie apocalypse.
iZombie is a supernatural crime drama TV show set in Seattle, Washington. The protagonist, Liv Moore, a medical resident, becomes a zombie after attending a boat party that turns into a zombie feeding frenzy. She works in a morgue as a coroner where she has access to brains she must consume to survive. However, each brain she eats gives her memories and traits of the deceased. With these newfound abilities, she teams up with a detective to solve murders using her unique perspective. The show combines elements of comedy, drama, and horror with a focus on crime-solving.
Locke & Key follows the story of a family who moves into a mysterious mansion filled with magical keys. They must uncover the secrets of the keys while facing supernatural dangers and dealing with their own family issues.
Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
Darna is a Philippine drama/fantasy series adapted from Mars Ravelo's fictional superheroine of the same name; directed by Dominic Zapata and Don Michael Perez and developed by Jun Lana. It is the third series based on the Darna graphic novels by Mars Ravelo. It stars Marian Rivera as the title role and her alter-ego Narda, with Iwa Moto as her main nemesis Valentina, also starring Dennis Trillo as Pancho and Mark Anthony Fernandez as Eduardo. The series had premiered on August 10, 2009 on GMA Network and ended on February 19, 2010, and also featured the return of the other four villains originally created by Ravelo himself. The first season consists of 70 episodes, as well as the second season, with 140 episodes all in all.
In 1989, before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, MI6 agent James Gasciogne is murdered by KGB agent Yuri Bakhtin, who steals a list of double agents. Lorraine Broughton, a top-level spy for MI6, is sent to Berlin to recover the list and assassinate Satchel, a double agent. She teams up with agent David Percival, but suspects he may be Satchel. As Lorraine uncovers the truth and faces betrayal, she must outwit her enemies to secure the list and complete her mission.