Lesser Known YA Adaptations
Movies and TV shows based on YA books. Some you may know, but hopefully you can discover something new.
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- DirectorFelix FuchssteinerStarsJosefine PreußFlorian BartholomäiUwe KockischOn her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.
- DirectorFelix FuchssteinerKatharina SchödeLev L. SpiroStarsJosefine PreußFlorian BartholomäiKarl Walter SprungalaGwen has just discovered that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she must juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon, and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.
- DirectorFelix FuchssteinerKatharina SchödeStarsKostja UllmannJosefine PreußMaria EhrichAdaptation of the final part of famous time-travel trilogy. Gwendolyn's heart is broken, will she trust Gideon again? There's no time to wallow in tears. Something unbelievable happens, and Gwendolyn finds herself in the race against time.
- DirectorClare KilnerStarsMandy MooreTrent FordDylan BakerA teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along...
- DirectorChris GrismerStarsEmily RuddKeenan TraceySkyler MaxonA teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.
- DirectorVanessa PariseStarsCierra RamirezZack PeladeauGregg SulkinA 16-year-old vampire masquerades as a high school student in order to recruit unsuspecting victims for a vampiric feast.
- DirectorScott HicksStarsJoely RichardsonHermione CorfieldDaisy HeadA young girl finds herself in a reform school after therapy since she was blamed for the death of a young boy. At the school she finds herself drawn to a fellow student, unaware that he is an angel, and has loved her for thousands of years.
- CreatorMurray ShostakStarsAmber MarshallShaun JohnstonMichelle MorganA multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
- DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsAlice EnglertViola DavisEmma ThompsonEthan Wate longs to escape his small southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena Duchannes. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history, and their town.
- DirectorStuart GillardStarsBritt RobertsonGregg SulkinJoey PollariA teenage girl moves to a new high school where she slowly discovers herself involved in the reincarnation of King Arthur.
- DirectorJay MartinStarsAllie Marie EvansPatrick JohnsonLyliana WrayA flock of winged children mount a rescue plan when wolf-boys abduct their youngest member and return her to the militarized institution that created them all.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsSaoirse RonanTom HollandGeorge MacKayAn American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
- DirectorLawrence BlumeStarsWilla HollandAmy Jo JohnsonGwen GoldsmithAfter Davey's father is killed in a hold-up, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in New Mexico. Here Davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears.
- DirectorStuart BeattieStarsCaitlin StaseyRachel Hurd-WoodLincoln LewisWhen their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.
- DirectorMarius A. MarkeviciusStarsBel PowleyLisa Loven KongsliMartin WallströmIn 1941, a 16-year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.
- DirectorChristian RiversStarsHera HilmarRobert SheehanHugo WeavingIn a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
- DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsChloë Grace MoretzSteven HauckQuinn ShephardIn 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
- CreatorChristian TaylorStarsVictoria JusticeCasey DeidrickHarvey GuillénA New York woman suspects that one of her online dates is a serial killer.
- CreatorDan BerendsenStarsSkyler SamuelsGracie GillamKi Hong LeeA girl with special cat-like powers is being hunted by an assassin.
- DirectorRodrigo GarcíaStarsEmma RobertsBilly CampbellCorey ReynoldsSet in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable: she falls in love.
- CreatorJason KatimsStarsShiri ApplebyJason BehrKatherine HeiglThe lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.There is a reboot currently airing on the CW which makes this original less likely to be watched - but I would recommend you try it!
- CreatorJosh SchwartzStarsCharlie PlummerKristine FrosethDenny LoveTeenager Miles enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life; after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his friends try to make sense of what they have been through.
- DirectorLuke SnellinStarsIsabela MercedShameik MooreOdeya RushIn a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people.