British talent search series Pop Idol has spawned dozens of spin-offs, in the what is now referred to as the Idol series

Idol spin-offs around the world:

• Arab World, SuperStar -- Diana Karazon
• Australia, Australian Idol -- Guy Sebastian, Casey Donovan
• Belgium, Idool [1] -- Peter Evrard
• Canada, Canadian Idol -- Ryan Malcolm, Kalan Porter
• Croatia, Hrvatski Idol [2]
• Czech Republic, Česko hledá SuperStar [3] -- Aneta Langerová
• Denmark, Idols [4] -- Christian Mendoza
• Finland, Idols [5] -- Hanna Pakarinen
• France, Nouvelle Star [6] -- Jonatan Cerrada
• Germany, Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar [7] -- Alexander Klaws , Elli Erl
• Greece, Super Idol [8]
• Hungary, Megasztár [9] -- Veronika Tóth , 2nd round in progress
• Iceland, Idol [10] -- Kalli Bjarni
• India, Indian Idol
• Indonesia, Indonesian Idol [11] -- Joy Tobing
• Kazhakstan, SuperStar KZ [12]
• Malaysia. Malaysian Idol [13] -- Jaclyn Joshua Victor
• Netherlands, Idols -- Jamai Loman
• New Zealand, NZ Idol [14] -- Ben Lummis
• Norway, Idol -- Kurt Nilsen
• Poland, Idol -- Alicja Janosz , Krzysztof Zalewski , Monika Brodka
• Portugal, Ídolos [15] -- Nuno Norte
• Russia, Narodniy Artist -- Aleksey Goman
• Serbia and Montenegro, Idol
• Singapore, Singapore Idol [16]
• Slovak Republic, [17] -- 1st round in progress
• South Africa, Idols -- Heinz Winckler, Anke Pietrangeli
• United States, American Idol (officially American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) -- Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino
• United Kingdom, Pop Idol, debuted in 2002, two seasons -- Will Young, Michelle McManus

There is also a World Idol competition, however not all of the countries listed above participated in the December 2003 competition.

In addition, future series are planned for Bulgaria, and the Philippines.

Idol series with a twist

• American Juniors- consisted of only pre-teen competitors

Movies based on Idol franchises

• From Justin to Kelly

Direct, unlicensed adaptations of the format

• Minutes to Fame was broadcasted on TVB, and now become a popular programme in Hong Kong.
• Nashville Star, strictly country version
• Popstars Live was the Australian follow-up to Popstars but had more in common with Australian Idol than the original Popstars series.
• Nuevas Voces de América , a Spanish speaking version in Telemundo.
• Kochav Nolad (A Star is Born) is the Hebrew version of the format broadcast in Israel. It is unknown by this wikipedian if it is a licensed adaptation or not.
• Project Fame , a version on the South African satellite television station M-NET . It was a pan-African contest with "students" from Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa among other countries. The winner for the first edition of the program was from Zambia.
• Een Ster in 40 Dagen , an Idol-like show in the Netherlands with only Shlager singers and music.

Direct parodies of the format

• Superstar USA