: Can anyone provide any recent examples of characters which first appeared in a short story, eventually becoming major TV or Film properties? So for example, in the Victorian era, the character

So for example, in the Victorian era, the character Sexton Blake first appeared in a short story, and progressed (in the hands of many different writers) through novels, comic strips, stage plays, radio adaptations, and eventually movies and TV series. (many decades later!)

I'm wondering if the same thing could ever happen today. Does anyone know of any contemporary short stories which eventually, through whatever path of adaptations, became the source material of films or TV shows. Doesn't matter if the exact story wasn't adapted - just the character or world or any other recognisable aspect being preserved in the final adaptation will do.

Any genre is fine - historical, detective, horror, fantasy, scifi - perhaps something by Stephen King, or a literary detective such as Morse or Rebus (I don't think either of those started as a short story). Or a 'world' is fine, e.g. something like Terry Pratchett's Discworld (which started as a novel so doesn't count).

Over to you!!

UPDATE Brokeback Mountain is a great suggestion of a contemporary short-story-to-film journey ... can anyone come up with a short-story-to-TV equivalent?

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"Brokeback Mountain" is a short story from Annie Proulx which became a major film.

Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 short stories, and has reportedly been played on TV more than any other single character.

Stephen King's book Different Seasons has four novellas, three of which became movies: "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" became The Shawshank Redemption, "Apt Pupil" became Apt Pupil, and "The Body" became Stand by Me. (I'm going to assume you don't count Creepshow because it adapted several King stories.)

ETA Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" has spawned both films and the current TV series Sleepy Hollow, with Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie.

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