Are there any examples of successful movies transitioning into successful tv series?

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I've got countless examples of Movies being turned into series but they always seemed to flop.

Have there been any examples of Movies that got turned into television series and we're actually successful?
 

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MOVIE > TV SHOW
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore > Alice (1976-1985)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer > Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Clueless (1995) > Clueless (1996-19999)
The Dead Zone (1983) > The Dead Zone (2002-2007)
Dear White People (2014) > Dear White People (2017-Present)
Fame (1980) > Fame (1982-1987)
Fargo (1996) > Fargo (2014-Present)
Friday Night Lights (2004) > Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)
Highlander (1986) > Highlander (1992-1998)
The Hunt for Red October (1990) > Jack Ryan (1990-Present)
In the Heat of the Night (1967) > In the Heat of the Night (1988-1995)
La Femme Nikita (1990) > La Femme Nikita (1997-2001) / Nikita (2010-2013)
MASH (1970) > MASH (1972-1983)
The Odd Couple (1968) > The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
Parenthood (1989) > Parenthood (2010-2016)
Peyton Place (1957) > Peyton Place (1964-1969)
Psycho (1960) > Psycho (2013-2017)
Weird Science (1985) > Weird Science (1994-1998)
Westworld (1973) > Westworld (2016-Present)
 

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I've got countless examples of Movies being turned into series but they always seemed to flop.

Have there been any examples of Movies that got turned into television series and we're actually successful?
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