premise: The Invisible Man was based on a H. G. Wells novel from 1897.
hypothesis: The Invisible Man is a six-part television serial based on the science fiction/fantasy novella by H. G. Wells , screened by the BBC in the UK throughout September and October 1984 . The Invisible Man is an American 1933 Pre-Code science fiction horror film based on H. G. Wells ' science fiction novel The Invisible Man , published in 1897 , as adapted by R.C. Sherriff , Philip Wylie and Preston Sturges , whose work was considered unsatisfactory and who was taken off the project .