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* Creator/TheABC miniseries ''The Beautiful Lie'': ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'' [-IN SUBURBAN AUSTRALIA CIRCA 2015-], starring Creator/SarahSnook, Rodger Corser, Creator/BenedictSamuel and Creator/SophieLowe.

* ''Ivansxtc'' is a loose adaptation of the Creator/LeoTolstoy novel ''The Death of Ivan Ilych''. The original was set in 19th century UsefulNotes/ImperialRussia, the film is set in 21st century Hollywood.

* ''Film/NightOfTheEagle'' moves the events of Creator/FritzLeiber's ''Conjure Wife'' from the early 1940s (contemporary to when the novel was written) to the early 1960s (contemporary to when the film was made). It also under undergoes a AdaptationalLocationChange from America to England.

* Minor example with ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}},'' when the series was re-released. The TimeTravel book ''Cuckoo Clock of Doom'' originally took place in 1995, while the protagonist's younger sister was born in 1988. The newest edition changes those dates to 2015 and 2008, respectively. Nothing else is changed, though, so for some reason only one of the family's computers has internet access.

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* ''Series/RobynHood'' is a reimagining of the medieval folk tale of Myth/RobinHood set in the modern-day Canadian town of New Nottingham and concerning a gang of anti-authoritarian black women and men.

* ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' is ''Manga/SailorMoon'' [-IN 2014!-] Compared to the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] and [[Anime/SailorMoon original anime]]'s 1992 setting, it features updated tech. Though a cellphone is seen in Act 1, it's much more noticeable in Act 2, where the computers are much more modern than those in the manga and 90s anime (in particular, Usagi has a pink laptop with a bunny decal on it). ''Crystal'' does retain the original [[VideoArcade Game Center Crown]], (2003's [[Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon tokusatsu version]] updated it to a karaoke bar) but though the industry is [[http://kotaku.com/what-could-kill-japanese-arcades-1552675093 contracting]], arcades remain relatively popular in Japan, unlike the west. However, the actual ''Sailor V'' video game is something of an aversion, looking like an early '90s platformer, which is somewhat odd considering [[IKnowMortalKombat the reason]] [[Manga/CodenameSailorV the game was created]]. Maybe it's supposed to be {{Retraux}} in-universe?

** ''Young Black Jack'' is ''Manga/BlackJack'' [-AS A {{BISHOUNEN}} IN THE 60s!-] (Note this one zigzags this trope by going backwards chronologically, but specifically changing the protagonist to make it marketable by the 2015 trend of female {{Fanservice}}.)
** The series of [[The90s the late 90's]] already used this trope, being set in these years and using technology to match like the internet, smartphones, computers, etc. i.e., a case involves two ill boys [[spoiler: lying to each other about their accomplishments]], which they did through letters in the original and through e-mails in the 90's series.

* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': Downplayed. The 2022 remake of the series follows up on the story and seems to still be set in the 80s, however, the OP of the series is distinctively upgraded to reflect TheNew20s, featuring things like Ataru using Tinder and Lum making [=TikTok=] videos, as well as dressed in modern fashion, which is shown to be a dream Ataru woke up from near the end of the OP.

* The ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios'' comic is a BroadStrokes adaptation of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original TV show]], but with the setting changed from the early 90s to 2015.

* ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' is a reboot of the very 80s ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' that takes place in the 2010s (particularly 2015 at the start).

* A rare example of an author doing this with her own work, Creator/LoisDuncan started writing in the 50s and her books were usually {{Unintentional Period Piece}}s. As they were aimed at the YA demographic, she opted to give most of her stories an update in the 2000s - changing the slang and fashions for the most part. She incorporated modern technology, while still finding reasons for characters not to have anything that would have broken the plot.

* The Creator/{{PBS}} special ''An Empire of Reason'' updates the setting of the time the Constitution was signed to the present day -- in a sense, at least. Despite the modern-dress updates to the characters that appear, and the format resembling segments from television broadcasts of the aptly-named fictional Continental Television Network (CTN for short), the setting remains the late 1780's, with present-day public affairs personalities such as celebrated anchorman Walter Cronkite, ABC World News This Morning anchorman Forrest Sawyer, NBC journalist John Chancellor, NBC weatherman [[TokenMinority Al Roker]], ''[=NewsHour=]'' host Robin [=MacNeil=], NBC chief congressional correspondent [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Andrea Mitchell]], syndicated talk show host Phil Donahue, and ''Firing Line'' host William Buckley interacting with period players such as Alexander Hamilton and Robert Livingston.

* Creator/TheBBC Radio 4 comedy special ''The Twelfth Night Show'' was supposedly made by stitching together clips of various performances of ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'' from the archives, including a FilmNoir and a cheesy 80s musical called ''The Chick Wears Pants''.

** The BBC's habit of doing this is spoofed with one {{continuity announce|ment}}r asking the audience if they've ever wondered what the Nativity would look like on a 70s council estate. "[[TakeThat Me neither.]]"

** The 2011 ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjmqSJ0ElNs production]] in the 80s, at a tastless vacation resort.
** ''These Paper Bullets!'' is ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in 60s London, with Benedick as the lead singer of a popular Music/TheBeatles spoof band, and Don John as [[ThePeteBest their embittered former drummer]].

* ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' is the Opera ''Theatre/LaBoheme'' but in the late 80s, with AIDS and LGTBQ themes. In turn, the off-Broadway revival updates the setting to the "end of the millennium" (early 2000s).

* ''Harlem Duet'', written by Canadian playwright Djanet Sears, is a modern re-telling of the love story from ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', and takes place in three settings: modern (late 1990s/early 00s) Harlem, a cotton plantation in 1860, and Harlem in 1928.

* ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' is ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' [-SET IN [[The80s THE 80S]], WITH PSYCHIC POWERS!-]

* The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'' indulge in this a bit, which is especially noticeable since the 90s animated series, a touchstone for most modern Bat-fans, famously made Gotham an anachronistic hodgepodge of contemporary and early 20th century styles to evoke the early comics.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenonauts}}'' is another adaption (this time [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual]]) of ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense'' set in the late early 80s. This change have some gameplay implications: the starting aircrafts are much more short ranged and your soldiers starts with conventional Cold War firearms. However, this is compensanted by the widened roster of enemies. Early ufos are small fighters and light scouts, while the aliens are mostly non-combatants armed only with sidearms.

** In fact, pretty much every iteration of the franchise updates the setting of the original to whatever time a new production is made. Going back further, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland Zombie Island]] is set in the late 90s, and most of the [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndScrappyDoo Scooby and Scrappy]] related stuff is set in the 80s.

** The BBC's habit of doing this is spoofed with one continuity announcer asking the audience if they've ever wondered what the Nativity would look like on a 70s council estate. "[[TakeThat Me neither.]]"

* The ''Manga/SgtFrog'' anime updated the manga's setting from 1999 to 2004. And the English dub of the anime updated it from 2004 to 2009. Notably, this changes Angol Mois' time for waking up from right on schedule to five to ten years late.

* In general, many Creator/GilbertAndSullivan productions have extra/altered lines inserted into their songs to make them more relevant to a contemporary audience. One of the most popular examples is adding an extra verse to the MajorGeneralSong that pokes fun at whatever is currently newsworthy.