7 Netflix Series Based On Disturbing Books: They Will Not Let You Sleep

Here we are going to tell you a list of 7 Netflix Series Based On Disturbing Books In 2022 alone, Netflix has had great movies and series based on books. In addition, within its extensive catalog, several productions brought disturbing works to the small screen. Among the best Netflix series inspired by books are fantasy titles like The Witcher, period dramas like Bridgerton and also powerful thrillers. Here are some of the most disturbing stories.

7 Netflix Series Based On Disturbing Books

The Mist: Netflix Series

This series is an adaptation of the story written by Stephen King in 1980 and that was first made into a film. With only one season, the science fiction and horror series have Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, and Gus Birney as protagonists. The plot focuses on a family that is affected by a brutal crime, but during their pain, a mysterious fog covers their entire town and isolates its inhabitants from the outside and even from themselves. Trapped by the mist and the murderous creatures that inhabit it, the people fight to survive and maintain morale and mental stability, all while the established rules of society begin to loosen.

Brand New Cherry Flavor: Netflix series

Based on the novel by Todd Grimson, the plot of Brand New Cherry Flavor follows Lisa, a filmmaker who moves to Los Angeles in the 1990s to make her first film but gets caught up in a delusional journey of supernatural revenge. After a Hollywood director tries to abuse Lisa, she seeks revenge through a witch, but things only get more bizarre, paranormal and sexual in her life. Lisa Nova is an aspiring director who is heading to Hollywood. Famous Oscar-winning producer Lou Burke saw her experimental short, Lucy’s Eye, was completely blown away by the young director’s talent and wants to make a feature film out of it. Although Lisa is homeless and penniless, the meeting seems to turn in her favor.

Lou begins to insert her into the environment that matters, introduces her to some of the most important personalities, and becomes a mentor to help her grow. Until he can hide his predatory side. Lisa’s refusal of Lou’s sexual advances changes the producer’s behavior towards the protagonist: he takes her away from the film and excludes her from the “tour”. Desperate and angry, Lisa meets Boro, a mysterious sorceress who promises to give her all the tools necessary to be able to take revenge on Lou and take back the film that has been taken from her. It will be the beginning of a series of magical rituals, mysterious supernatural presences that will begin to haunt the protagonist, confusing realities and a lot of shed blood. In this miniseries, Hollywood becomes a jungle of power, where there is esotericism capable of shaping reality, where the dream of success quickly turns into a nightmare.

Mindhunter: Series On Netflix

Created by Joe Penhall, this crime drama is a psychological thriller based on the book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. This series portrays the cases of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench and how they both approach murderers to develop criminal science and understand the twisted mind that leads them to carry out their murders.

The Haunting of Hill House: Netflix series

The Haunting of Hill House The 2018 Netflix series is an update of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel of the same name and brings it into modern times. The story is about the five Crain brothers, who grew up in this famous haunted house and who after many years must return because of the suicide of their younger sister. Reunited again, the brothers face their ghosts from the past as haunting memories, as well as the true terror that made them run away from the house.

The Sinner: Netflix Series

Spanning four seasons (before being cancelled), it premiered in 2017 and is based on Petra Hammesfahr’s 1999 novel of the same name. The plot of the first season and the book centers on detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman), who tries to solve a strange murder committed by Cora, a young mother who doesn’t know why she stabbed a stranger to death. The success of the series led to subsequent seasons where Ambrose solves different crimes in a small New York town, while also battling his inner demons.

You: Netflix Series

You (Season 1-3) successful Netflix series created by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti, is a mystery and crime drama that is based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Caroline Kepnes and is already in production for its fourth season. The story follows Joe, a New York bookstore manager who falls in love with writer Guinevere. But not everything is what it seems, because Joe becomes obsessive and little by little reveals that he is secretly a serial killer.

You will be able to find Penn Badgley in the role of the handsome and creepy Joe Goldberg, but also Victoria Pedretti who plays the equally crazy Love Quinn. The You series, which is based on the novels Parfaite and Les corps cachés by Caroline Kepnes, is a hit on the streaming platform. Each season is in the Netflix top 10 when it is released.

Behind Her Eyes: Netflix Series

This psychological thriller is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by English writer Sarah Pinborough. Simona Brown stars as Louise, a single mother who is having an affair with her chief psychiatrist, David (Tom Bateman). But everything takes an unexpected turn when Sarah befriends Adele (Eve Hewson), the wife of her lover, and falls into a web of secrets and lies from which she cannot escape.