The New York Times has released its list of the 100 best television series of the 21st century, with Breaking Bad claiming the top spot, followed by The Wire and Mad Men. At least thirteen of the series included in the ranking are directly based on a novel, a literary cycle, or a work of non-fiction. The ranking was developed through input from 516 individuals from the television industry, including actors, screenwriters, showrunners, producers, and executives. Voters were asked to select up to ten series that premiered since January 1st, 2000, and to repeatedly rank two randomly selected series. These comparisons, combined with the number of votes, were used to create the final Top 100 list. Game of Thrones, which is based on the A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R. R. Martin, is ranked sixth. The HBO series has surpassed the published books, with the last volumes of the cycle still unwritten. Friday Night Lights, ranked 14th, is adapted from the 1990 book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. « Buzz » Bissinger. The book has not yet been translated into French. The Leftovers, ranked 25th, is based on the 2011 novel The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta, which was translated into French as Les Disparus de Mapleton and published by Fleuve noir in 2013. Other series such as Band of Brothers, House of Cards, Normal People, Slow Horses, The Handmaid's Tale, Le Jeu de la dame, Justified, Shōgun, Dexter, and Station Eleven are also adaptations of books, with various French translations available. Watchmen, ranked 39th, is based on the 1986 comic book by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, but the HBO series takes place several decades after the original comic. Chernobyl, ranked 19th, is not an adaptation of a single work, but its creator, Craig Mazin, was influenced by the book Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievitch, which was translated into French as La Supplication by JC Lattès. The top of the ranking clearly favors original creations, with Breaking Bad designated the best series of the 21st century by the New York Times, ahead of The Wire, Mad Men, Succession, and Fleabag. Le Bureau des légendes, created by Éric Rochant, is ranked 54th. The American newspaper noted that the series "would deserve to be higher," but it is French, "that's life." The complete ranking can be found here.