LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

Mexican author Laura Esquivel's 1989 novel Like Water for Chocolate, about a star-crossed young couple, proved a literary sensation that has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

- MICHAEL DARLING, IAN MACEWAN, REBECCA MAHONEY, STEVEN PERKINS, SARAH SELWOOD

Previously made into a 1993 film, the magic realist tale has now been adapted into a Spanish-language romantic drama, executive produced by Mexican-American film star Salma Hayek, with both six-part series available on HBO Max's launch day.