Author
Mary Shelley: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Mary Shelley has 1 book adapted into 12 TV shows and movies.
About Mary Shelley's books on screen
Mary Shelley has 1 work on record that has been adapted for the screen, published from 1818. Together they have become 12 movies. The first adaptation was Frankenstein (1910), and the most recent released one is Frankenstein (2025). The most adapted is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, with 12 screen versions.
Mary Shelley books with adaptations, in publication order
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) · adapted as Frankenstein (1931), Young Frankenstein (1974), Frankenstein (2025), Frankenstein (1910) and 8 more
TV shows and movies based on Mary Shelley's books
- Frankenstein (movie, 2025)
- Victor Frankenstein (movie, 2015)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (movie, 1994)
- The Bride (movie, 1985)
- Young Frankenstein (movie, 1974)
- Flesh for Frankenstein (movie, 1973)
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (movie, 1969)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (movie, 1965)
- The Curse of Frankenstein (movie, 1957)
- Son of Frankenstein (movie, 1939)
- Frankenstein (movie, 1931)
- Frankenstein (movie, 1910)
Common questions
How many Mary Shelley books have been made into movies or TV shows?
1 book has been adapted into 12 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Mary Shelley adaptation?
Frankenstein, released in 1910, a movie based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
Is a new Mary Shelley adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Frankenstein.
Which Mary Shelley book has the most adaptations?
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, with 12 TV and movie versions.