Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a 1900 children's novel written by American author L. Frank Baum. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media. Many of the television programs cited in this list are not strict adaptions of "The Wizard of Oz"; rather, they have reinterpreted aspects of the book, such as characters and plot, to create sequels, prequels or side-plots, which are inspired by Baum's original text. There are over 40 canonical Oz books, including 14 by Baum,
The Steam Engines of Oz The Steam Engines of Oz The Steam Engines of Oz is a 2018 Canadian animated film directed and written by Sean Patrick O'Reilly. The screenplay is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Erik Hendrix. It features William Shatner, Ron Perlman, Julianne Hough, Ashleigh Ball, and Scott McNeil. Arcana Studios announced that they will be producing a "steampunked re-imagining" of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is a co-production animated feature with 3Doubles Productions and Arcana Studio. A hundred years after the events that occurred in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and after the defeat of the