List of adaptations of works by Philip K. Dick

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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. The only adaptation released in his lifetime was a 1962 episode of the British 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 the television series The Man in the High Castle (2015) adapted to long-form television successfully. Following the success of Netflix's science fiction short story series Black Mirror, and its own success with The Man in the High Castle, in 2017 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 Dick's writings:[1]

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Source work Film Adaptation TV Adaptation
TitlePublishedTypeTitleReleasedDirectorSeries or Episode TitleAired
"The Hood Maker"1953Short story     Julian JarroldPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'The Hood Maker'2017
"The Commuter"1953Short story     Tom HarperPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'The Commuter'2017
"The Hanging Stranger"1953Short story     Dee ReesPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

episode 'Kill All Others'

2017
"Second Variety"1953Short story Screamers

Screamers: The Hunting

1995

2009

Christian Duguay

Sheldon Wilson

   
"Paycheck"1953Short storyPaycheck2003John Woo    
"Impostor"1953Short storyImpostor2002Gary FlederOut of This World episode, adapted by Terry Nation1962
"Sales Pitch"1954Short story     Marc MundenPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'Crazy Diamond'2017
"Exhibit Piece"1954Short story     Jeffrey ReinerPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'Real Life'2017
"The Father Thing"1954Short story     Michael DinnerPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'The Father Thing'2017
"Adjustment Team"1954Short story The Adjustment Bureau2011George Nolfi    
"The Golden Man"1954Short storyNext2007Lee Tamahori    
"The Crystal Crypt"1954Short story The Crystal Crypt2013Shahab Zargari    
"The Impossible Planet"1955Short story     David FarrPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'The Impossible Planet'2017
"Human Is"1955Short story     Francesca GregoriniPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'Human Is'2017
"Autofac"1955Short story     Peter HortonPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'Autofac'2017
"Foster, You're Dead!"1955Short story     Alan TaylorPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 'Safe and Sound'2017
The Minority Report1956NovellaMinority 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 Wholesale"1966Short 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

Blade Runner 20992026
Confessions of a Crap Artist1975NovelConfessions d'un Barjo1992Jérôme Boivin    
Radio Free Albemuth1976NovelRadio Free Albemuth2010John Alan Simon    
A Scanner Darkly1977NovelA Scanner Darkly2006Richard Linklater    
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