John Greene's first YA novel, Looking for Alaska, is now a miniseries on Hulu. Here's how it was a loyal adaptation to the book, and where it failed.

Hulu’s Looking For Alaska adapts John Green’s YA novel, but despite its talent in front of and behind the camera, the series feels mostly artificial.

The next big book-to-screen adaptation is coming. On Friday, Hulu released the first teaser for the upcoming TV series Looking For Alaska starring Charlie Plummer (Lean On Pete), Kristine Froseth (The Society), and Timothy Simons (Veep). Adapted from the John Green book of the same name, this first Looking For Alaska trailer hints at the "big, sweeping emotions resulting from a contained, emotionally affecting" story it will tell over the course of eight episodes. The series introduces its four main characters — Miles "Pudge" Halter (Plummer), Alaska Young (Froseth), Chip "The Colonel" Martin (Denny Love), and Takumi (Jay Lee) — …

Hulu releases a look at the upcoming limited series, Looking For Alaska, which is based on the novel by The Fault In Our Stars author, John Green.

Alaska is one of the most memorable and beloved drag queens to ever compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race, so much so that she was brought back for All Stars 2 and ended up snatching the crown. After the show, Alaska led an incredibly successful career, being featured on shows like Scared Famous and @midnight, and even in the film The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time.