List of television programs based on films
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This is a list of television series that have been adapted from theatrical films, either as a straight adaptation (i.e. a "remake"), or as a sequel or prequel.
Follow-ups and prequels[]
These television series follow the events of the original theatrical film, so they can be considered sequels of it, or take place before the events of the original theatrical film and are set within the same universe.
Title | Precedes/Follows | Type | Notes |
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Animated | |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | CGI animated | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Animated | Takes place after the events of All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 |
Aladdin | Aladdin | Animated | Set between The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves. |
Alienators: Evolution Continues | Evolution | Animated | Takes place after the events of the movie |
Alien Nation | Alien Nation | Live-action | |
Ash vs. Evil Dead | Army of Darkness | Live-action | Set 30 years after Army of Darkness |
Baahubali: Before the Beginning | Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Live-action | |
Baahubali: The Lost Legends | Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Animated | |
Back at the Barnyard | Barnyard | CGI animated | |
Bates Motel | Psycho | Live-action | Follows a young Norman Bates, but is set in the modern day. |
Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Back to the Future | Animated | Takes place after Back to the Future Part III, Christopher Lloyd reprises his role of Doc Brown in live-action wraparounds; while Tom Wilson and Mary Steenburgen reprise their characters in animated form. |
Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince | Benji | Live-action | |
Beetlejuice | Beetlejuice | Animated | |
Beyond Westworld | Westworld | Live-action | |
Big Hero 6: The Series | Big Hero 6 | Animated | Takes place after the events of the film. |
Blade: The Series | Blade | Live-action | Takes place after Blade: Trinity |
Black Dynamite | Black Dynamite | Animated | |
Blue Thunder | Blue Thunder | Live-action | Series used footage from the film to cut costs. |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Live-action | Set one year after the film, though the film is not considered canon. |
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Toy Story | Animated | A kind of prequel to the CG movies as it is the series on which the Buzz Lightyear toy that features in Toy Story is based. Andy Davis is seen watching an episode of this in the first film. |
Casablanca | Casablanca | Live-action | There were two separate series in 1955 and 1983; both took place before the film. |
Clerks: The Animated Series | Clerks | Animated | A live-action series pilot was also made, without any of the cast or crew involved. |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Animated | Takes place before the events of the film. |
Cobra Kai | The Karate Kid | Live-action | Continuation of the film series. |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | The Crow | Live-action | |
Damien | The Omen | Live-action | Set years after The Omen. |
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | The Dark Crystal | Live-action/ puppetry | Set years before The Dark Crystal |
Delta House | Animal House | Live-action | Two other sit-coms were also based loosely on Animal House, one called Brothers and Sisters in 1979 and another called Co-Ed Fever, also 1979. |
Dominion | Legion | Live-action | Set 25 years after the film |
DreamWorks Dragons | How to Train Your Dragon | CGI animated | Set between the first film and the sequels. |
Dumb & Dumber: Animated | Dumb and Dumber | Animated | |
Dumbo's Circus | Dumbo | Live-Action | |
The Emperor's New School | The Emperor's New Groove and Kronk's New Groove | Animated | Set possibly after of The Emperor's New Groove and before Kronk's New Groove. |
The Exorcist | The Exorcist | Live-action | Set 40 years after The Exorcist[1] – events in the film are referenced in the television series. |
Fargo | Fargo | Live-action | The 10-episode first season was set in the same universe as the feature film, though took place years later.[2] Future seasons have followed an anthology format with each season being set in a different era along with a different story, cast and set of characters, in the same universe as the movie. Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ronald Reagan in the second season.[3] |
Fievel's American Tails | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Animated | |
Friday: The Animated Series | Friday, Next Friday and Friday After Next | Animated | |
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | From Dusk till Dawn | Live-action | Takes place in the same world as the film. |
Godzilla: The Series | Godzilla (1998 film) | Animated | Takes place after the film. |
Heartbreak High | The Heartbreak Kid | Live-action | |
Hercules: The Animated Series | Hercules | Animated | Series is a prequel to the 1997 movie. |
Highlander: The Series Highlander: The Raven Highlander: The Animated Series |
Highlander | Live-action/animated | The series set few years after the first film. |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Live-action | Takes place before Honey, I Blew Up The Kid. |
Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Hotel Transylvania | Animated | Prequel to the movie. |
J Bole Toh Jadoo | Koi... Mil Gaya | Live-action/animated | |
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Jurassic World | CGI animated | Takes place before, during and after the events of Jurassic World and after the opening of Fallen Kingdom |
The Karate Kid | The Karate Kid | Animated | |
Kirikou découvre les animaux d'Afrique | Kirikou and the Sorceress and Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages | Live-action/animated | Educational series using footage from both films along with original animated and live-action documentary footage. |
Kong: The Animated Series | King Kong | Animated | Set after the events from the 1933 film. |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny |
Kung Fu Panda | CGI animated | Legends of Awesomeness takes place between the first two films. The Paws of Destiny takes place after the third film. |
The Land Before Time | The Land Before Time | Animated | Takes place after The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends |
A League of Their Own | A League of Their Own | Live action | Takes place after the events of the movie |
The Legend of Tarzan | Tarzan | Animated | Set one year after the events of the film. |
The Librarians | The Librarian | Live-action | Spin-off of the film series. |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Lilo & Stitch and Stitch! The Movie | Animated | Begins about one year after the events of the original film (and a few months after the separately-produced Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch); Stitch! The Movie is the pilot to Lilo & Stitch: The Series. |
Limitless | Limitless | Live-action | Set four years after the events the film. |
The Lion Guard | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Animated | Takes place during the time-gap between the films. |
The Little Mermaid | The Little Mermaid | Animated | Takes place one year before the movie. |
The Little Rascals | Our Gang/The Little Rascals | Animated | |
Lock, Stock...The Series | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Live-action | |
The Mask: Animated Series | The Mask | Animated | |
Men in Black: The Series | Men in Black | Animated | Takes place after the original film but contains conflicts with the continuity (one notable one is the main character Agent K defected in the film but still works for MIB in the animated series). |
Mike Bassett: Manager | Mike Bassett: England Manager | Live-action | Set several years after the film |
Minority Report | Minority Report | Live-action | Set eleven years after the events from the film. |
Monsters vs. Aliens | Monsters vs. Aliens | CGI animated | |
Mortal Kombat: Konquest Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm |
Mortal Kombat | Live-action/animated | Konquest series is a prequel to the film. Defenders of the Realm is alternative sequel to the film. |
Mr. Belvedere | Sitting Pretty | Live-action | |
The Mummy: The Animated Series | The Mummy series | Animated | Set between The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. |
My Big Fat Greek Life | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Live-action | |
Napoleon Dynamite | Napoleon Dynamite | Animated | |
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film and its two sequels | Live-action | Set some time after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and introduces a female turtle. |
Ozzy & Drix | Osmosis Jones | Animated | Set a year after the events in the movie. |
Patlabor: The TV Series | Patlabor: The Movie | Animated | Alternative canon |
The Pink Panther | The Pink Panther | Animated | The 1963 film featured an animated opening sequence. The star of the sequence, the eponymous Pink Panther, was so popular that it was awarded its own animated series. The series also featured an animated version of the films' main character, Inspector Clouseau. |
Planet of the Apes Return to the Planet of the Apes |
Planet of the Apes | Live-action/animated | Set in the same universe but before the film. |
Police Academy: Animated Police Academy: The Series |
Police Academy | Live-action/animated | There were two separate series: the animated one in 1988 and a live-action one in 1997. |
Power Rangers Turbo | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | Live-action | A bridge between the shows Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo |
Problem Child | Problem Child | Animated | |
Rambo and the Forces of Freedom | Rambo | Animated | Set some time after Rambo: First Blood Part II. |
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Tangled | Animated | Set between the end of Tangled and the events of its short film, Tangled Ever After. |
The Real Ghostbusters Extreme Ghostbusters |
Ghostbusters | Animated | Both series are non-canon, although it did mention some events from the films. |
RoboCop: The Animated Series RoboCop: The Series RoboCop: Alpha Commando RoboCop: Prime Directives |
RoboCop | Animated/live-action | |
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles | Starship Troopers | CGI animated | |
Serpico[dubious ] | Serpico | Live-action | |
Shaft | Shaft | Live-action | |
Bandit Goes Country Bandit Bandit Beauty and the Bandit Bandit's Silver Angel |
Smokey and the Bandit films | Live-action | Takes place before the events of the movies, and is thus a prequel. |
Spaceballs: The Animated Series | Spaceballs | Animated | |
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Casper | Animated | Takes place after the events of the film. |
Starman | Starman | Live-action | Takes place fifteen years after the film. |
Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Stargate Universe Stargate Infinity |
Stargate | Live-action | Set one year after the film (SG-1). Infinity is non-canon and wasn't worked on by the writers of other Stargate series |
Star Wars: Droids Ewoks Star Wars: Clone Wars Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars Rebels Star Wars Resistance Star Wars: The Bad Batch The Mandalorian |
The Star Wars films | Animated/CGI/live-action | The Clone Wars, Rebels, Resistance, The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian series are considered to be canon as far as the story is concerned. |
Street Fighter | Street Fighter | Animated | |
Stitch! Stitch & Ai |
Lilo & Stitch films | Animated | Both series take place after the events of Leroy & Stitch (the finale to Lilo & Stitch: The Series), with both series featuring recreated flashbacks of Lilo & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and The Origin of Stitch short film. However, both series are on separate timelines, as the Chinese series Stitch & Ai was produced without consideration towards the Stitch! anime. The canonicity of either series have not been established by Disney.
Stitch! takes place approximately two decades after the events of Leroy & Stitch per Lilo's appearance as an adult with a daughter who looks identical to her as a child in a third-season episode. |
Stuart Little: The Animated Series | Stuart Little | Animated | |
Taken | Taken films | Live-action | Effectively a prequel to the Taken film series, though set in the present day.[4] |
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Terminator films | Live-action | Set after Terminator 2: Judgment Day, mostly ignoring the three other installments' continuity. |
Timon & Pumbaa The Lion Guard |
The Lion King | Animated | This series features supporting characters. Lion Guard is set in between The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. |
Training Day | Training Day | Live-action | Set 15 years after the events of the film. |
Tremors | Tremors | Live-action | Takes place right after Tremors 3: Back to Perfection. |
Tron: Uprising | Tron: Legacy | Live-action/animated | Set between Tron and Tron: Legacy |
Uncle Buck (1990) Uncle Buck (2016) |
Uncle Buck | Live-action | Set sometime after the film; when his brother and sister-in-law die in a car accident, Buck is named as the guardian of Tia, Miles, and Maizy. |
Venus et Apollon | Venus Beauté | French | |
War of the Worlds | The War of the Worlds | Live-action | Set 35 years later. |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later |
Wet Hot American Summer | Live-action | The first miniseries is a prequel to the 2001 film with the second being set ten years after. |
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | films of Jerry Lewis | Animated | |
Wolf Creek | Wolf Creek film and its sequel | Live-action | A continuation of the Wolf Creek film and its sequel, Wolf Creek 2[5] – events in the first film are referenced in the television series. |
Yamaleela.. Aa Tarvata | Yamaleela | Live-action | Based on the characters of the film[6] |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | The Indiana Jones films | Live-action | Series is a prequel to the films, depicting the life of the young Indiana Jones. |
Adaptations[]
These television series are adaptations of the original theatrical film, but are neither prequels nor sequels:
- 10 Things I Hate About You (based on the film of the same title)
- 101 Dalmatian Street (reboot series based on the 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (based on both the 1961 animated film and the 1996 live-action adaptation)
- 12 Monkeys (based on the film of the same title[7])
- 12 O'Clock High (from the 1949 film of the same title)
- 9 to 5 (from the film of the same title)
- 18 Again (based on 17 Again)
- The 7D (based on the characters from the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- Adam's Rib (from the film of the same title)
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (based on the silent film franchise starring the dog of the same name)
- Alice (from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore)
- All Hail King Julien (from Madagascar)
- Anna and the King (from The King and I)
- The Asphalt Jungle (inspired by the 1950 film of the same title)
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series (animated; actually based on Return of the Killer Tomatoes, the sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes)
- Baby Boom (based on the film of the same title)
- Baby Talk (loosely based on the film Look Who's Talking)
- The Bad News Bears (based on the 1976 film of the same title)
- Bajo el mismo cielo (based on the film of the same title)
- Bad Teacher (based on the film of the same title)
- Bagdad Cafe (based on the 1987 film of the same title)
- BeastMaster (syndicated television series loosely based on the film The Beastmaster)
- Beethoven (animated; from the film of the same title)
- Beetlejuice (animated; from the film of the same title)
- The Big Easy (based on the 1987 film of the same title)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) (animated; based on the 1989 film of the same title)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992) (live-action; based on the 1989 film of the same title[8])
- Blood+ (animated; loosely based upon the anime film Blood: The Last Vampire)
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (based on the film of the same title)
- Born Free (from the 1966 film of the same title)
- Broken Arrow (based on the 1947 novel Blood Brother by Elliott Arnold and the film of the same title)
- Bus Stop (based upon the 1955 William Inge play of the same title and 1956 film version of the play)
- Bustin' Loose (based on the film of the same title)
- Casablanca (based upon the play Everybody Comes to Rick's and the celebrated 1942 film of the same title); see also the 1983 series
- The Client (based on the film of the same title)
- The Client List (based on the film of the same title)
- Clueless (loose remake of the film of the same title, especially the series' first season)
- Conan the Adventurer (syndicated television series that is a loose adaptation of the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian)
- The Cowboys (based on the 1972 film of the same title)
- Crash (based on the film of the same title)
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (from The Crow)
- Curious George (adaptation of the 1941 book and the 2006 film of the same title)
- Damien (based on the movie The Omen)
- Dangerous Minds (based on the film of the same title)
- The Dead Zone (adaptation of the 1983 film of the same title)
- Dirty Dancing (based on the film of the same title)
- Dixon of Dock Green (from The Blue Lamp)
- Doctor Dolittle (based upon the book series by Hugh Lofting and the 1967 film of the same title)
- Doctor in the House (from the film series of the same title)
- Dr. Kildare (from the film series of the same title)
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum)
- Dominion (loose adaptation of the film Legion)
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (based on the film of the same name)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (based on the 1975 film Moonrunners)
- Executive Suite (from the film of the same title)
- F/X: The Series (from F/X)
- Fame (from the film of the same title)
- Fantastic Voyage (from the film of the same title)
- The Farmer's Daughter (based on the film of the same title)
- Fast Times (from Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- La Femme Nikita (1997; from the film La Femme Nikita, also called Nikita; see also Nikita TV series)
- Ferris Bueller (loose adaptation of the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
- Flipper (from the 1963 film of the same title); see also the 1995 series
- Foul Play (from the film of the same title)
- The Four Seasons (1984 TV series based on the 1981 film of the same title)
- Freddy's Nightmares (based on the character from the A Nightmare on Elm Street movie series, this was anthology series in the style of Tales from the Crypt – Freddie's involvement was often limited to introducing the story)
- Free Willy (animated; from the film of the same title)
- Freebie and the Bean (from the film of the same title)
- Friday Night Lights (loose adaptation of the film of the same name)
- The Front Page (based upon the 1928 play and 1931 film version of the same title)
- The Gene Autry Show (from the Gene Autry film series and the earlier radio series Gene Autry's Melody Ranch)
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (from the film of the same title)
- Gidget (sometimes seen as a sequel to the 1959 film of the same name, despite numerous discontinuities in plot, time frame, and other details – so perhaps best viewed as an adaptation of the film and its source novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas)
- The Girlfriend Experience (loose adaptation of the film of the same title)
- Godzilla (animated, from the Godzilla film series)
- Godzilla Island (from the Godzilla film series)
- Going My Way (from the film of the same title)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (from the film of the same title)
- Gun Shy (based on the 1975 film The Apple Dumpling Gang)
- Gung Ho (from the film of the same title)
- Hannibal (based on the Thomas Harris novels and film adaptations)
- Harry and the Hendersons (from the film of the same title)
- Heathers (based on the film of the same title)
- Herbie, the Love Bug (from the Herbie film series)
- Hondo (based on the 1953 film of the same title)
- House Calls (from the film of the same title)
- Hotel (from the 1967 film of the same title)
- How the West Was Won (from the 1962 film of the same title)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (from the film of the same title)
- In the Heat of the Night (very loose adaptation of the film of the same title – the setting was changed from the 1960s to the 1980s)
- James Bond Jr. (based on the James Bond film series and the 1967 novel The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½ by R. D. Mascott)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (based upon the original 1864 novel by Jules Verne and the 1959 film of the same title)
- Jumanji (from the film of the same title)
- The King Kong Show (based on the 1933 film King Kong)
- Kings Row (based upon the 1942 film of the same title and the Henry Bellamann novel)
- Kong: King of the Apes (based on the 1933 film King Kong)
- Legend of the Three Caballeros (based on the 1944 film The Three Caballeros)
- Lethal Weapon (from the film franchise of the same title)
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (from the 1974 film of the same title)
- The Life of Riley (based upon the 1940s radio show, The Life of Riley, and the 1949 film of the same name)
- Little Shop (animated; from the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors)
- Logan's Run (from the film of the same title)
- The Long, Hot Summer (from the 1958 film The Long, Hot Summer)
- Madagascar: A Little Wild (from Madagascar)
- Madigan (loosely based on the film of the same title – aired as part of The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie programs)
- Mama (from the 1948 film I Remember Mama)
- The Magnificent Seven (from the film of the same title)
- Manchester Prep (loose adaptation of the movie Cruel Intentions – three episodes were produced for the planned TV series Manchester Prep, but the series was cancelled and the episodes never aired on TV; instead the episodes were edited together and released as the movie Cruel Intentions 2, though it was not a sequel to the original movie)
- M*A*S*H (from the film of the same title)
- Margie (from the film of the same title)
- McCloud (based upon the film Coogan's Bluff)
- Michael Shayne (based upon the 1940 film Michael Shayne: Private Detective and the 1940 novel The Private Practice of Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday)
- Mister Roberts (based upon the best selling novel, 1948 play, and the 1955 film of the same name)
- Mr. Lucky (from the 1943 film of the same title)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (based upon the 1939 film of the same name)
- My Friend Flicka (based upon the 1944 film and Mary O'Hara's novel of the same name)
- My Sister Eileen (based upon the 1942 and 1955 films of the same title)
- Naked City (from the 1948 film The Naked City)
- National Velvet (from the 1944 film and Enid Bagnold's novel of the same name)
- The Net (from the film of the same title)
- The Neverending Story (animated series based on the film of the same title)
- Nikita (2010; from the film Nikita, also called La Femme Nikita; see also La Femme Nikita TV series)
- The Outsiders (based upon the novel by S. E. Hinton and the 1983 film version of the same title)
- The Paper Chase (from the film of the same title)
- Paper Moon (from the film of the same title)
- Parenthood (1990) (based on the 1989 film of the same title)
- Parenthood (2010) (based on the 1989 film of the same title)
- Party Girl (from the film of the same title)
- The Penguins of Madagascar (from Madagascar)
- The Pink Panther (1993) (animated; based on The Pink Panther film series)
- Pink Panther and Sons (animated; based on The Pink Panther film series)
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (from the film of the same title)
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (loosely based on the film franchise of the same title)
- Private Benjamin (from the film of the same title)
- The Purge (from the film franchise of the same title)
- Room for One More (based upon the 1952 film of the same name)
- The Roy Rogers Show (from the Roy Rogers film series)
- Rush Hour (from film franchise of the same title)
- School of Rock (from the film of the same title)
- Scream (from the film of the same title)
- Serpico (based on the film of the same title)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (based on the film of the same title)
- Shaft (based upon the 1971 film of the same title)
- Shane (based upon the 1953 film of the same title)
- Sing Me a Story with Belle (based on the 1991 film Beauty and the Beast)
- Spirit Riding Free (based on the film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron[9])
- Spy Kids: Mission Critical (animated; based on the Spy Kids film series)
- Stir Crazy (based on the film of the same title)
- Sugarfoot (faithfully based on The Boy from Oklahoma)
- Tales from the Neverending Story (based on the film of the same title)
- Tammy (based upon the Tammy film series)
- Teen Wolf (1986) (animated series based on the film of the same title)
- Teen Wolf (2011) (live-action series minimally based on the film of the same title)
- The Thin Man (from the film of the same title)
- The Third Man (from the film of the same title)
- Time After Time (loosely based on the film and novel of the same title[10])
- Timecop (from the film of the same title)
- Topper (from the film of the same title)
- Total Recall 2070 (from the 1990 film Total Recall)
- Toxic Crusaders (based on The Toxic Avenger film franchise)
- Transporter: The Series (based on the Transporter film series)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (based on the film of the same title – the plot of the film was used as the basis of an episode of the series called "The Sky's on Fire")
- Wangan Midnight (anime adapted from the live-action series of the same name, in turn adapted from the manga)
- What We Do in the Shadows (based on the New Zealand film of the same title)
- Weird Science (from the film of the same title)
- Westworld (based the film of the same title)
- What's Happening!! (from Cooley High; the setting was moved from 1960s Chicago to 1970s Los Angeles)
- Working Girl (from the film of the same title)
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