TV series · 2007 · Canal+
Is Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline is based on the comic Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin (1967).
The TV series premiered in 2007 on Canal+.
The comic behind Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
Comic by Pierre Christin · first published 1967
Valérian and Laureline: books in order
- Bad Dreams (1967)
- The City of Shifting Waters (1970)
- Empire of a Thousand Planets (1971)
- World Without Stars (1972)
- Welcome to Alflolol
- Birds of the Master (1973)
- Ambassador of the Shadows
- On the False Earths (1977)
- Heroes of the Equinox (1978)
- Métro Châtelet, Direction Cassiopeia (1980)
- Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos (1981)
- The Ghosts of Inverloch (1984)
- The Rage of Hypsis (1985)
- On the Frontiers
- The Living Weapons
- The Circles of Power
- Hostages of the Ultralum (1996)
- Orphan of the Stars (1998)
- In Uncertain Times (2001)
- At the Edge of the Great Void (2004)
- The Order of the Stones (2007)
- L'OuvreTemps (2010)
Other adaptations of Valérian and Laureline
- Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets (film, 2017)
Common questions
Is Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline based on a book?
Yes. Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline is based on the comic Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin (1967).
Who wrote the book Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline is based on?
Valérian and Laureline was written by Pierre Christin and first published in 1967.
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with Bad Dreams, book 1 of Valérian and Laureline. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the TV series.