[4] Prior to the publication of the first book, television producer Jason Rothenberg became interested in adapting the story for the screen.

The eponymous TV series adaptation premiered on March 19, 2014, on The CW Network, starring Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley as Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake, respectively.

[5] The series is set three centuries after a thermonuclear apocalypse, wherein the only known survivors of the human race live in a space colony consisting of satellites joined in orbit around the Earth and governed by The Chancellor, who leads its legislative council.

Resources are so scarce that all crimes, no matter how small, are punishable by death, unless the perpetrator is under 18 years of age.

The 100 begins with Clarke Griffin, a former medical student, being arrested for a crime committed by her parents: conducting illegal experiments on children under threat of the corrupt Vice Chancellor Rhodes.

Despite swearing secrecy to Clarke, Wells tells his father, hoping to save the Griffins from Rhodes.

Two years later, the Colony decides to send 100 of its teenage prisoners to investigate whether or not Earth is habitable.

Twenty-one days after they land on Earth, the 100 continue to face recurring attacks from an unknown enemy.

Sasha leads Clarke and Bellamy to a colony beneath the ruins of Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center.

Vice Chancellor Rhodes takes control over the community on Earth, planning to force Luke to execute Bellamy, as a warning to anyone attempting to challenge him.

[4] A month after the previous novel, Bellamy begins showing signs of what Clarke thinks is paranoia when he obsesses over small details in the woods.

However, a group of self-proclaimed "Protectors" infiltrates their camp and abducts several of its inhabitants, including Wells, Glass and Octavia.

[6] In addition, Booklist calls The 100 "dark and riveting", blending "science fiction, romance, and characters' shadow sides with a mostly engrossing plotline.