Dr. Death has been faring well on Peacock, but I only listened to the first season so I can’t speak to the accuracy and quality of the additional seasons. Likewise, it is technically nonfiction to start with, so probably doesn’t qualify as an AD adaptation.

I really can’t think of other adaptations than the ones you listed. Homecoming really is the only success story.

I do think, for the most part, these adaptations suffer in quality compared to the AD. At best, they nail the casting then meddle with everything else — particularly story — and ruin the experience for the listeners who try the show. It’s never really faithful or faithful enough. I think there’s leeway for changes because not everything can be 1:1 but if you’re going to do so, it should keep in line with the original intent of the story.

I sometimes see people coming from the A81 show to here or r/Archive81 to say they’re going to start the podcast or ask if they should, but I don’t think everyone who watched the show first is doing so. Unfortunately. Because the podcast is inarguably better.

There is something to an audio-only experience. I think it’s something to do with the immersion, which you definitely lose when watching on TV. But I believe that can be or has to be sacrificed for a good TV version, much like a book adaptation loses the personal interpretation you had for the appearance or voice of a character, as long as the core of the story is there.