Many of Ludlum's novels have been made into films and mini-series, including "The Osterman Weekend", "The Holcroft Covenant", "The Apocalypse Watch", "The Bourne Identity", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum". "", a book co-written with Gayle Lynds, was originally conceived as a mini-series; the book evolved from a short treatment Ludlum wrote for NBC. The Bourne movies, starring Matt Damon in the title role, have been commercially and critically successful ("The Bourne Ultimatum" won three Academy Awards in 2008), although the story lines depart significantly from the source material.