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The Wire and keep the alleys and thoroughfares of London free of crime on
Luther, but weâll soon see the Golden Globe winner take on the urban sprawl of Philadelphia in the upcoming Netflix film
Concrete Cowboy. In the coming-of-age drama about an estranged father and son bonding over urban horseback riding in one of the countryâs most iconic cities, audiences will be introduced to a way of life not many know of, but a way that will surely inspire us all.
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World Book Day: TV adaptations spark exciting new chapter for books
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It s World Book Day today, a day to celebrate books and shared reading, whatever the circumstances.
Over the past year, many of us first fell in love with stories like hit TV series The Queen’s Gambit, Bridgerton, Lupin and Firefly Lane through the books that these popular series are based on.
In fact, led by Bridgerton, half of the Top 10 titles on The New York Times Best Sellers list in February were books tied to Netflix series, and they’re not alone in having a literary revival.
Half of the books on the New York Times best-selling list in February are tied to a Netflix series.
On World Book Day, the streaming site noticed an interesting pattern that many of its series adapted from books became best-sellers as the series’ grew in popularity.
So, although advice has commonly been to read a book before seeing its movie or TV adaptation- it appears many people enjoy getting stuck into the novel after binging it on their small screens.
The success of
Bridgerton, which has become the biggest series on the platform as a staggering 82 million households binged it, led to all five books being on the NYT list at the same time.