Transmedia from literature
We have already talked about transmedia storytelling focusing on film, and now we will look at examples of literary work.
The Harry Potter series is frequently brought up as an example of this. Technically, Harry Potter is more akin to OSMU than transmedia storytelling. This is mainly because the books had a sense of completion as a series, even though they were adapted into films and expanded into other areas. Let’s go back to the classics and look at Peter Pan.
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