List of adaptations of works by Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick was an American author known for his science fiction works, often with dystopian and drug related themes. Some of his works have gone on to be adapted to films and series garnering much acclaim, such as the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner, which was an adaptation of Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, released three months posthumously to Dick's passing. The only adaptation released in his lifetime was a 1962 episode of the UK TV series Out of This World, based on Dick's 1953 short story "Impostor". Other works such as the films Total Recall, Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly have also gone on to critical or commercial success, while television adaptations such as The Man in the High Castle has gone on to long-form television adaptation successfully. In 2017, following the success of Netflix's science fiction short story series Black Mirror, and its own success with The Man in the High Castle, streaming service Amazon Prime Video paired up with Channel 4 to produce a series of short stories originally released between 1953 and 1955 under the series title Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, the only adaptation bearing the author's own name. The following is a list of film and television adaptations of his writings.[1]

Source work Film Adaptation TV Adaptation
TitlePublishedTypeTitleReleasedDirectorSeries or Episode TitleAired
The Hood Maker1953Short story     Julian JarroldPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017
The Commuter1953Short story     Tom HarperPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017
The Hanging Stranger1953Short story     Dee ReesPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' "Kill All Others" episode2017
Second Variety1953Short story Screamers

Screamers: The Hunting

1995

2009

Christian Duguay

Sheldon Wilson

   
Paycheck1953Short storyPaycheck2003John Woo    
Impostor1953Short storyImpostor2002Gary FlederOut of This World episode, adapted by Terry Nation1962
Sales Pitch1954Short story     Marc MundenPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' "Crazy Diamond" episode2017
Exhibit Piece1954Short story     Jeffrey ReinerPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' "Real Life" episode2017
The Father Thing1954Short story     Michael DinnerPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode2017
Adjustment Team1954Short story The Adjustment Bureau2011George Nolfi    
The Golden Man1954Short storyNext2007Lee Tamahori    
The Crystal Crypt1954Short story The Crystal Crypt2013Shahab Zargari    
The Impossible Planet1955Short story     David FarrPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017
Human Is1955Short story     Francesca GregoriniPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode2017
Autofac1955Short story     Peter HortonPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode2017
Foster, You're Dead!1955Short story     Alan TaylorPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' "Safe and Sound" episode2017
The Minority Report1956Short storyMinority Report2002Steven SpielbergMinority Report2015
The Man in the High Castle 1962 Novel     David Semel The Man in the High Castle 2015[2][3]
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale1966Short story Total Recall

Total Recall

1990

2012

Paul Verhoeven

Len Wiseman

Total Recall 20701999
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?1968Novel Blade Runner

Blade Runner 2049

1982

2017

Ridley Scott

Denis Villeneuve

   
Confessions of a Crap Artist1975NovelConfessions d'un Barjo1992Jérôme Boivin    
Radio Free Albemuth1976NovelRadio Free Albemuth2008John Alan Simon    
A Scanner Darkly1977NovelA Scanner Darkly2006Richard Linklater    

Supporting references and sources

  1. Graeme McMillan - The Many and Troublesome Adaptations of Philip K. Dick (hollywoodreporter.com), June 6, 2015
  2. Adi Robertson, 2015, "Amazon green-lights The Man in the High Castle TV series," THE VERGE (online), February 18, 2015, see , accessed 27 February 2015.
  3. Hilary Lewis, 2015, "Amazon Orders 5 New Series Including 'Man in the High Castle'," The Hollywood Reporter (online), February 18, 2015, see , accessed 27 February 2015.
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