The classic noir novel by James M. Cain, which was famously adapted into a movie starring Joan Crawford, received another adaptation as a 2011 HBO miniseries with Kate Winslet playing Mildred and Evan Rachel Wood as daughter Veda.
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More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
7. 'Mildred Pierce'
