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Jim Davis: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Jim Davis has 1 book adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
About Jim Davis's books on screen
Jim Davis has 1 work on record that has been adapted for the screen, published from 1978 (including comic). Together they have become 1 TV series and 6 movies. The first adaptation was Garfield and Friends (1988), and the most recent released one is The Garfield Movie (2024). The most adapted is Garfield, with 7 screen versions.
Jim Davis books with adaptations, in publication order
- Garfield (1978) · adapted as The Garfield Movie (2024), Garfield: The Movie (2004), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), Garfield and Friends (1988) and 3 more
TV shows and movies based on Jim Davis's books
- The Garfield Movie (movie, 2024)
- Garfield's Pet Force (movie, 2009)
- Garfield's Fun Fest (movie, 2008)
- Garfield Gets Real (movie, 2007)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (movie, 2006)
- Garfield: The Movie (movie, 2004)
- Garfield and Friends (TV, 1988)
Common questions
How many Jim Davis books have been made into movies or TV shows?
1 book has been adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Jim Davis adaptation?
Garfield and Friends, released in 1988, a TV series based on Garfield.
Is a new Jim Davis adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Garfield Movie.
Which Jim Davis book has the most adaptations?
Garfield, with 7 TV and movie versions.