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L. Frank Baum: books in order and screen adaptations

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L. Frank Baum has 4 books adapted into 13 TV shows and movies.

About L. Frank Baum's books on screen

L. Frank Baum has 4 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1900 to 1907 (including book series). Together they have become 3 TV series and 10 movies. The first adaptation was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910), and the most recent released one is Gale: Yellow Brick Road (2026). The most adapted is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with 10 screen versions. Series: Oz book series.

L. Frank Baum books with adaptations, in publication order

Oz book series (1900) · adapted as Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Emerald City (2017)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) · Oz book series · adapted as The Wizard of Oz (1939), Wicked (2024), Wicked: For Good (2025), The Wiz (1978) and 6 more
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) · Oz book series · adapted as Return to Oz (1985)
Ozma of Oz (1907) · Oz book series · adapted as Return to Oz (1985)

TV shows and movies based on L. Frank Baum's books

Gale: Yellow Brick Road (movie, 2026)
Wicked: For Good (movie, 2025)
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (movie, 2025)
Wicked (movie, 2024)
Dee & Friends in Oz (TV, 2024)
Emerald City (TV, 2017)
Oz the Great and Powerful (movie, 2013)
Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (movie, 2011)
Tin Man (TV, 2007)
Return to Oz (movie, 1985)
The Wiz (movie, 1978)
The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (movie, 1910)

Common questions

How many L. Frank Baum books have been made into movies or TV shows?

4 books have been adapted into 13 TV shows and movies.

What was the first L. Frank Baum adaptation?

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, released in 1910, a movie based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Is a new L. Frank Baum adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Gale: Yellow Brick Road.

Which L. Frank Baum book has the most adaptations?

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with 10 TV and movie versions.