Over the last few years, many have begun to ask, "Has Hollywood run out of original ideas?" Television is about to test that theory with more than 50 reboots, spinoffs or adaptations in the works or set to premiere in 2016.
Audiences will welcome back Mulder and Scully on the Fox reboot of "The X-Files" and the Tanner family will reunite on Netflix's "Fuller House," a spinoff of the ABC sitcom, "Full House." Netflix will also introduce a new generation of viewers to the Canadians teenagers attending Degrassi Community School in "Degrassi: Next Class."
Small screen adaptations of literary classics "Beowulf" and "War and Peace" as well as young adult novels "The Shannara Chronicles" and "Shadowhunters" will also join an already crowded TV landscape.
Other projects are still in the works like a "Xena: Warrior Princess" reboot, a "Cruel Intentions" TV spinoff and a modern-day "MacGyver."
Scroll below to see where and when your favorite movies, TV shows and books will have a second (or perhaps third) life on television.
"11.22.63" (February 15)
James Franco stars in Hulu's original miniseries based on the Stephen King novel, which imagines a man sent back in time to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
"The A-Team"
20th Century Fox is working to bring "The A-Team" back to television. The original NBC series ran for five seasons in the '80s and was adapted for the big screen in 2010 with Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper starring.
"Adventures in Babysitting" (2016)
Sabrina Carpenter ("Girl Meets World") and Sofia Carson ("Descendants") will star in Disney Channel's original movie reboot of the '80s favorite.
"Behind Enemy Lines" (TBA)
Fox has give a put pilot commitment to a drama series inspired by the 2001 movie starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. Deadline described the show as a "high-octane military thriller about an American flight crew that is shot down while on a secret mission over the jungles of Latin America, their commanding officer aboard an aircraft carrier fighting to bring them home, and a female CIA officer in Washington who stumbles into a sprawling conspiracy that unites them all."
"Beowulf" (January 23)
Esquire continues to expand its original programming with an adaptation of the Old English epic poem. Kieran Bew, William Hurt and Joanne Whalley star.
"Cat's Cradle" (TBA)
"Fargo" creator Noah Hawley is adapting Kurt Vonnegut's 1963 novel, "Cat's Cradle," for a limited series on FX.
"Cruel Intentions" (TBA)
In their brief time together, Sebastian Valmont and Annette Hargrove of "Cruel Intentions" managed to conceive a child, Bash Casey, who is now 16 years old and the focus of a new reboot series based on the 1999 film. NBC has given a script plus penalty commitment to the film's director-writer Roger Kumble, who will write the pilot script with Lindsey Rosin and Jordan Ross, who staged "The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Cruel Intentions."
"Damage Control" (TBA)
Marvel is adding some more humor to their next small screen venture. ABC has given a put-pilot commitment to a half-hour comedy based on the Marvel Comics books, "Damage Control," from Ben Karlin, the former producer of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (January 21)
The CW adds to their superhero lineup with a ragtag team led by a time-traveler who needs them to prevent an apocalyptic event putting Earth and all of time in jeopardy. Many of the characters have been introduced on The CW's "Arrow" and "The Flash."
"Degrassi: Next Class" (January 15)
Netflix revived the popular Canadian teen drama for a new standalone series. Like its predecessors, "Next Class" will highlight teenage struggles including cyberbullying, mental illness and drug use.
"Fuller House" (February 26)
Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber will reprise their "Full House" characters for the Netflix spinoff that finds the ladies all grown up and with kids of their own. Their former co-stars will also make guest appearances, except for a particular set of twins.
"Gilmore Girls" (TBA)
Amy Sherman-Palladino will get to write those final four words she promised for the series finale, but never got to write when she left the show before its final season. Now, Palladino and her husband are reportedly working with Netflix to give the series a proper ending with four mini-movies that will star the original series regulars Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson and Kelly Bishop.
"Iron Fist" (TBA)
The fourth installment of the Netflix-Marvel partnership is slowly taking steps toward production. Scott Buck ("Dexter") was recently tapped as showrunner for the Netflix series that will focus on the Marvel Comics character Daniel Rand aka Iron Fist.
"The Last Tycoon" (TBA)
Amazon Studios' next pilot project is based on the unfinished novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, inspired by the life of the film mogul Irving Thalberg. Matt Bomer and Kelsey Grammer have signed onto the pilot.
"Lethal Weapon" (TBA)
Warner Bros. Television is adapting the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, which was produced by Warner Bros. film division. The TV version would take its plot from the movies, which starred Mel Gibson as a Texas cop and former Navy SEAL and Danny Glover, who played his partner, an LAPD detective.
"Lost in Space" (TBA)
Netflix will reboot the classic sci-fi series that original aired on CBS in the '60s. The new show will focus on a young family from Earth lost in an alien universe.
"Luke Cage" (TBA)
Mike Colter will reprise his role as the impenetrable Marvel superhero first seen in "Marvel's Jessica Jones." The third installment of the Marvel-Netflix shows will premiere will also star Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Alfre Woodard.
"MacGyver" (TBA)
CBS is rebooting the classic '80s series, which will follow a similiar storyline. The show will follow a 20-something MacGyver, who is recruited by a clandestine organization and solves problems in unconventional ways to prevent potential disasters from happening. James Wan will direct a potential pilot and serve as an executive producer alongside Henry Winkler, who was an executive producer on the original series.
"Married... With Children" (TBA)
Dave Faustino, who played Bud Bundy on the original Fox series, told E! News in July that he's working with Sony to develop a spinoff of the show that also starred Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal and Christina Applegate. The studio needs to clear some legal hurdles before it can produce a pilot.
"The Notebook" (TBA)
The CW is working with Nicholas Sparks Productions to adapt his 1996 novel, "The Notebook," for television. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams starred in the popular 2004 movie version.
"The Powderpuff Girls" (2016)
Cartoon Network is rebooting the animated series that promotes girl power. The show will feature an all-new voice cast including the young actresses Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li and Natalie Palamides.
"Preacher" (2016)
Dominic Cooper stars in the AMC series based on the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin developed the upcoming series.
"Prison Break" (2016)
Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell will return for the 10-episode event series. The reboot will ignore the death of Miller's character, "Michael Scofield" that occurred in the 2009 TV movie, "Prison Break: The Final Break."
"Rambo: New Blood" (TBA)
Fox is developing a TV series based on the popular movie franchise, starring Sylvester Stallone. The show will pay homage to the films and explore the complex relationship between Rambo and his son, J.R., an ex-Navy SEAL.
"Roots" (2016)
This year, History will premiere a four-night, eight-hour remake of the Emmy-winning 1977 miniseries. Original star LeVar Burton serves as a co-executive producer on the project, which will star big names such as Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Goode and more.
"Rush Hour" (2016)
CBS reimagines the hit franchise with a new partnership between a fast-talking LAPD detective and a by-the-book detective who transfers to the U.S. from Hong Kong. Justin Hires and John Hoo star in the roles originated by Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.
Samurai Jack (2016)
More than 10 years after it went of the air, Jack is back! Creator Genndy Tartakovsky is bringing back his animated samurai to Adult Swim's Toonami block later this year.
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2016)
Netflix is adapting Lemony Snicket's 13-book series into a live-action TV show geared toward children and family audiences. Jim Carrey starred in the film version, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" in 2004.
"Shadowhunters" (January 12)
ABC Family (soon-to-be Freeform) will premiere its new series, based on "The Mortal Instruments" book series by Cassandra Clare, this month. The show will follow a young woman who discovers she comes from a long line of Shadowhunters, a group of angel-human hybrids that track down demons.
"The Shannara Chronicles" (January 5)
MTV will launch the fantasy adventure series based on the "Shannara" books by Terry Brooks. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world called the Four Lands protected by a magic tree from the Demon World.
"Star Trek" (2017)
Alex Kurtzman will usher in a new era of "Star Trek" on the small screen. The co-writer and producer of the two recent feature films will oversee a new "Star Trek" series that will premiere on CBS All Access, the network's digital streaming service, in 2017.
"Training Day" (TBA)
CBS has given a pilot production commitment to an adaptation of Antoine Fuqua's 2001 film, which starred Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Fugua would direct the pilot, written by Will Beall, that is set 15 years after the movie, focusing again on two cops in the Los Angeles Police Department.
"Tremors" (TBA)
Kevin Bacon is rebooting his 1990 cult classic film. He will reprise his role as Valentine McKee and serve as an executive producer on the revival series about giant killer worms.
"Twin Peaks" (2017)
David Lynch and Showtime have made up and the reboot of the cult classic is back on track to premiere in 2017. The mystery drama originally aired for two seasons on ABC in the early '90s.
"War and Peace" (January 18)
A+E Networks (Lifetime, History and A&E) will air a four-night special based on the epic novel by Russian Author Leo Tolstoy. The series will run first in the U.K. on BBC One.
"Watchmen" (TBA)
HBO is in "preliminary discussions" to adapt the DC Comics series "Watchmen." Zack Snyder, the director of the 2009 "Watchmen" movie, has taken meetings with the premium cable network for possible development.
"The X-Files" (January 25)
Fox has revived it's sci-fi mystery series that last aired in 2002. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
"X-Men" (TBA)
Fox hopes to launch a live-action TV series based on the "X-Men" comics. As of August, 20th Century Fox was still in negotiations with Marvel to secure the rights to characters from the "X-Men" universe.
"Xena: Warrior Princess"
NBC is working with original executive producers Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi for a "modern reboot" of the '90s syndicated series. Producers want the new Xena to have the same "charm and charisma" as the original Xena, played by Lucy Lawless, and the smarts of a character like Katniss Everdeen from "The Hunger Games." The network has tapped Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("Lost") to write the script.
