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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ChangeS1 sticks close to the book
The first season is the show's most faithful stretch: its 13 episodes cover this whole book. Even so, Cuse warned that the characters' fates on screen aren't fully set by the book.
source ↗ - ChangeMore baroque on screen
Del Toro said some of the book's turns reach the show "in a much more baroque way," taking the long road to the same place.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBorn from a TV pitch
The story was pitched to Fox as a show in 2006. With no deal, it became a novel: del Toro brought in Chuck Hogan, on a handshake deal that ran a year without a contract.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSpanish edition, same day
The novel came out on June 2, 2009, in English and Spanish at the same time.
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- ChangeS2 invents most of it
Cuse estimated that about 80% of S2 came out of the writers' room. Whole stretches of the season aren't in this book.
source ↗ - ChangePalmer's new woman isn't here
The show gives Eldritch Palmer a woman who becomes key in his life, played by Lizzie Brochere. She isn't in the books.
source ↗ - ChangeFeraldo is TV-only
Councilwoman Justine Feraldo, played by Samantha Mathis, was also created for the show.
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- ChangeOne book, two seasons
This book covered S3 and S4, 10 episodes each. The show picked up the pace to wrap things up.
source ↗ - ChangeZack and the Master, TV version
Cuse noted that Zack's role in the books is big and said the show would do "our own version" of his bond with the Master.
source ↗ - ChangeA shorter time jump
The book opens two years after the last one. On screen, the jump before S4 is nine months.
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