Here Are Movies That Were Originally TV Shows and TV Shows That Were Originally Movies
BuzzFeed put together a list of movies that were originally intended to be TV shows and TV shows that were supposed to be movies. Here are 10:
1. “Final Destination” was originally going to be an episode of “The X-Files”.
2. “The Queen’s Gambit” was going to be a film directed by Heath Ledger, but he passed away. Elliot Page was set to play the lead.
3. “Clueless” could’ve been a show called “No Worries”.
4. “Glee” was originally going to be a dark comedy movie.
5. “The Witcher” was supposed to be a Netflix movie.
6. “The Sopranos” was pitched as a feature film.
7. “13 Reasons Why” would’ve been a movie with Selena Gomez as the lead.
8. “Cruel Intentions 2” was actually the first two episodes of what would’ve been a “Cruel Intentions” prequel series.
9. “Riverdale” was first conceived as a time-traveling movie with Louis C.K. as Archie. (???)
10. “This Is Us” was almost a movie about octuplets.
(You can see more at BuzzFeed.com.)