Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series encouraged Irwin Allen to produce other science fiction television shows. The most notable of these shows were "Lost in Space", "The Time Tunnel", and "Land of the Giants". The success of the feature film led to the 1964–1968 television series on ABC, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". During the series run, the film's storyline was remade as a one-hour episode. That episode was written by Willam Welch and was titled "The Sky's on Fire". Other scenes in the film were also rewritten and incorporated into the television series. In June 1961, Pyramid Books published a novelization of
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to do research. He relied on pictures of naval vessels in the media. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was released to movie theaters in early July 1961 and had run its course by late fall (September/October). The film played to mixed reviews from critics, but audiences made it a success. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was made for US$2 million and brought in US$7 million in box office revenue. For the filming of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", a number of detailed sets, props and scale models were created to realize the Seaview submarine.