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'Grease' - "Grease is an iconic pop-culture phenomenon that works for every generation," said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max.

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'The Karate Kid' - 34 years later, Daniel LaRusso and archrival Johnny Lawrence make a comeback in the series 'Cobra Kai.'

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'Terminator' - 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' debuted in 2008 and the story is set after 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.'

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'Star Wars' - George Lucas' saga gave birth to a number of animations, including 'Star Wars: Droids,' 'Ewoks,' 'Star Wars: Clone Wars,' 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars (CG series),' and 'Star Wars Rebels.'

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'Police Academy' - The '80s comedy classic inspired both an animated and a live-action series. The latter aired in 1997 and it was called 'Police Academy: The Series.'

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'The Exorcist' - The 1973 horror classic inspired a sequel series with the same name in 2016.

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'Wolf Creek' - Fans of the Australian horror thriller had the chance to watch a spin-off series with the same name in 2016. 

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'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' - The TV series was actually more successful than the movie starring Krisy Swanson and Luke Perry. There was also a spin-off called 'Angel.'

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'Robocop' - In addition to a number of animations, the 1987 movie also inspired a number of live-action series, including the Canadian TV shows 'RoboCop: Prime Directives,' and 'RoboCop: The Series.'

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'Indiana Jones' - A prequel to the films, called 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,' aired in 1992.

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'Planet of the Apes' - This 1968 movie was the inspiration for a TV show with the same name that debuted in 1974.

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'Taken' - A TV show with the same name was released in 2017 as a prequel to the 'Taken' films. 

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'Psycho' - Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 film inspired a prequel TV show called 'Bates Motel,' which was aired from 2013 to 2017.

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'The Crow' - The 1994 film starring Brandon Lee inspired  Canadian supernatural drama TV show 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.'

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'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' - Sitcom 'My Big Fat Greek Life,' debuted one year after the original movie, in 2003.

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'From Dusk till Dawn' - The cult movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino also inspired a series: 'From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'

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'The Omen' - In 2016, the series 'Damien' debuted on TV.

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'Blade' - The 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes inspired the 2006 TV show 'Blade: The Series.' The show is a sequel to the movie 'Blade: Trinity.'

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'Fargo' - The 1996 Coen brothers' movie also inspired a series with the same name. It was released in 2014.

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'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' - Based on the original movie, 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show' was also a success.

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'Shaft' - The classic 1971 blaxploitation movie was turned into a series in 1973.

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'Serpico' - The 1973 movie starring Al Pacino inspired a TV show that aired a few years later, in 1976.

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'Highlander' - The 1986 movie inspired a couple of TV shows, namely 'Highlander: The Series,' and 'Highlander: The Raven.'

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'Stargate' - The 1994 science-fiction movie inspired a number of TV shows, namely Stargate SG-1,' 'Stargate Atlantis,' 'Stargate Universe,' and 'Stargate Infinity.'

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'Mortal Kombat' - The original movie, released in 1995, was inspired in a video game. In 1998, 'Mortal Kombat: Konquest' debuted on TV.

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'Casablanca' - The TV show with the same name was set one year after the classic film.

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'Alien Nation' - The 1988 movie turned into a TV show with the same name, one year later.

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