A new chapter in the world of literary adaptations is under way.
From a mom falling for a boy band member with The Idea of You starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine to Natalie Portman playing an aspiring reporter pursuing the murder of a young woman (Moses Ingram) in 1960s Baltimore in Lady in the Lake, bookworms have been seeing and will continue to see popular novels hitting both the big and small screens.
This coming year, popular books like Colleen Hoover’s fan favorite It Ends With Usand John Green’s YA screen return Turtles All the Way Down will also be adapted, with stars such as Blake Lively, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Zachary Levi among others set to lead the anticipated literary adaptations.
BelowThe Hollywood Reporterhas compiled a list of the books readers must keep on their radar in light of their upcoming adaptations. This list will be updated as more adaptations are announced.
‘The Idea of You’
Available to stream now on Prime Video.
Anne Hathaway stars as a single 40-year-old mom who falls for 24-year-old Hayes Cambpell, the lead singer of popular boy band August Moon (Nicholas Galitzine), after meeting at Coachella. Despite an age difference and being a part of different worlds, what may seem as a fun fling can turn out to be possibly more for the unlikely pair. The Michael Showalter film is based on Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel of the same name. The film will feature original music sung by Galitzine that will make audiences feel like they transported back to the early 2000s boy band phenomenon.
‘It Ends With Us’
Release Date: Aug. 9
With Colleen Hoover quickly becoming a household name in the world of romance books, fans are eagerly anticipating the first adaptation of one of Hoover’s bestsellers, It Ends With Us. The film adaptation stars Blake Lively as Lily Bloom, who has a chance meeting with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni), which sparks an intense connection. But eventually she sees sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. Meanwhile, her world is turned upside down after her first love Atlas Corrigan (played by Brandon Sklenar) comes back into her life. Amid high fan expectations, Hoover had to address controversy of casting choices: In the 2016 book, Lily is 23 and Ryle is 30, while Lively is 35 and Baldoni is 39. In a conversation withToday’s Jenna Bush Hager at Hoover’s Book Bonanza festival in Texas, the author said the choices fans have been concerned about were her decision. “Back when I wroteIt Ends With Us, the new adult [genre] was very popular,” she said. “You were writing college-age characters. That’s what I was contracted to do. I made Lily very young. I didn’t know that neurosurgeons went to school for 50 years.” Hoover continued, “There’s not a 20-something neurosurgeon. As I started making this movie, I’m like, ‘We need to age them out, because I messed up.’ So, that’s my fault.” Hoover also defended the wardrobe choices after criticism circulated online after set photos spread on the internet.
‘Mickey 17’
Release Date: Jan. 31, 2025
Following his Oscar-winning film Parasite, director Bong Joon Ho has adapted Mickey 17, based on Edward Ashton’s novel of the same. The film follows Mickey 7, a space colonist known as an expendable — those who do the colony’s most dangerous work and often die in the process, only to be brought back to life through human printing technology. Bong debuted the first trailer for the film at CinemaCon, describing the story as being about “a simple man who ultimately ends up saving the world.” The film will star Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes. The actor plays two characters — Mickey 17 and Mickey 18. Pattinson described Mickey 17 as beaten down by life but is happy to be part of a team, while 18 is more like “playing an evil brother” who is “out of control.”
‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’
Released in theaters on Aug. 2
A beloved children’s book character is being brought to life with Harold and the Purple Crayon. Zachary Levistars in the animated/live-actionadaptation of Crockett Johnson’s classic, as the grown-up Harold, who can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, he realizes what can happen when the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands. Harold and his friends must then save both the real and imaginary world. Carlos Saldanha directs with John Davis producing. In addition to Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina and Zooey Deschanel also star. The film’s screenplay is written by David Guion and Michael Handelman.
‘Wicked’
Release Date: Nov. 27
“There’s no place like Oz” — or so it’s teased of the upcoming Wicked adaptation. The Jon M. Chu-directed film is based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book, which was conceived as a renowned stage musical. Marc Platt and David Stone, who produce the film, broughtWickedto the stage when it debuted in 2003.Wickedbecome the No. 2 highest-grossing Broadway show of all time, behindThe Lion King. Ariana Grande stars as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in the film. Chu has confirmed that the actresses sing live vocals in the film. Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Keala Settle, Bronwyn James, Adam James and Bowen Yang also star in the film alongside Grande and Erivo.
‘Nightbitch’
Release Date: Dec. 6
Amy Adams is set to explore motherhood and ragein a darkly comic film adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s 2001novel Nightbitch. The satirical novel follows a mother whose domesticity takes a turn when she slowly realizes that she may be transforming into a dog. Marielle Heller directs with Anne Carey producing alongside Sue Naegle, Christina Oh and Stacy O’Neil, who is Adams’ partner at the Bond Group company.TheSearchlight Picturesand Annapurna film was originally intended to debut on Hulu, but will now get a theatrical release.
‘The Sympathizer’
Available to stream now on Max.
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novelgot the adaptation treatment via a limited HBO series starring Robert Downey Jr. in several supporting roles — the actor also executive produces the seven-episode series alongside his wife and producing partner Susan Downey. The series follows Captain (Hoa Xuande), a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy through the final days of the Vietnam War and in his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over. Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Phanxine, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Duy Nguyen, Alan Trong andSandra Ohalso star.
‘Three-Body Problem’
Available now to stream now on Netflix.
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‘Apples Never Fall’
Available to stream now on Peacock.
Annette Bening makes a return to television in the series adaptation of Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name. From showrunner Melanie Marnich, the series and book center on Stan (Sam Neill) and Joy Delaney (Bening), who are ready to further enjoy their lives and spend time with their children (played by Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles) after selling their successful tennis academy. However, when a wounded young woman knocks on Joy and Stan’s door, things take a turn. David Heyman exec produces the series alongside Marnich.
‘Mary & George’
Available to stream now on Starz.
Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, and Tony Curran star in the historical series inspired by the nonfiction The King’s Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I, by Benjamin Woolley. The seven-part limited series tells tells the story of Mary Villiers (played by Moore), an aristocrat who grooms her beautiful second son, George (Galitzine), to seduce King James I (Curran) and break into his royal court. While George is initially hesitant to utilize his charm and good looks to improve his family’s social standing, he gradually transforms into a political figure corrupted by power, and Mary is forced to reckon with a monster of her own making. The series is created and written by D.C. Moore, who also executive produces alongside Liza Marshall, Oliver Hermanus and Moore.
‘Under the Bridge’
Available to stream now on Hulu.
Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone star in the Hulu limited series based on Rebecca Godfrey’s 2005 book Under the Bridge. The eight-episode series follows the 1997 murder of teenager Reena Virk, who was beaten and murdered by a group of teenagers in Canada in 1997.Godfrey’s booktold the story ofseven teenage girls and a boy accused ofthe murder, revealing startling truths abouttheunlikely killer. Keough stars in the series as Godfrey with Gladstone starring as a local police officer trying to solve the case.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Available to stream now on Peacock and Sky.
Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel and Jonah Hauer-King star in this six-part series based on Heather Morris’ 2017 novel of the same name. The story centers on Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov. After arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) was made a tattooist to ink identification numbers on prisoners’ arms. He meets Gita (Anna Próchniak), and they fall in love despite having to endure the constant presence of Nazi SS officer Baretzki (Jonas Nay). Then 60 years later, recently widowed Lali (Harvey Keitel) meets aspiring writer Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey) and tells his story.
‘Dark Matter’
Available to stream now on Apple TV+.
Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley star in the series adaptation of Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter. The nine-episode sci-fi thriller series follows Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who is abducted into an alternate version of his life. In “this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself,” Apple TV+ describes of the series. Crouch serves as executive producer, showrunner and writer alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions and Edgerton.
‘Palm Royale’
Available to stream now on Apple TV+.
The Apple TV+ series starring Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Ricky Martin is loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie. The series centers on Maxine Simmons (Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society during the powder keg year of 1969. Carol Burnett and Bruce Dern also guest star in the series written, executive produced and showrun by Abe Sylvia for Aunt Sylvia’s Moving Picture Company. Executive producers include Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Pictures, Wiig, Katie O’Connell Marsh, Tate Taylor and John Norris for Wyolah Films, Sharr White, Sheri Holman and Boat Rocker. Taylor, Sylvia, Claire Scanlon and Stephanie Laing direct the series.
‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
Available to stream now on Hulu.
Hulu’s limited series adapted from Georgia Hunter’s novel of the same name is inspired by the true story of a Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them as they try to survive and reunite. Hunter co-executive produces the series that stars Joey King and Logan Lerman. Hadas Yaron, Robin Weigert, Lior Ashkenazi, Amit Rahav, Eva Feiler, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Moran Rosenblatt and Sam Woolf also star in the series created by Erica Lipez.
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
Available to stream now on Paramount+.
Ewan McGregor stars in the adaptation of Amor Towles’ internationally bestseller. Set against the backdrop of post-Revolutionary Russia, the series follows Count Alexander Rostov, who is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in a grand Moscow hotel. Stripped of histitle and material wealth, Rostov spends his days under house arrest unknowing what is unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Despite being shunned from reality, he builds a new life within the hotel and forges new friendships and family. The eight-part series also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alexa Goodall, Johnny Harris and Fehinti Balogun. A Gentleman in Moscowwas produced by Lionsgate Television in association with Paramount.BenVanstone serves as executive producer and showrunner on the series. Harper executive produced alongside McGregor, Sharon Hughff, Pancho Mansfield, Moonriver TV’s Xavier Marchand and Towles.
‘Ripley’
Available to stream now on Netflix.
Andrew Scott stars as Tom Ripley in the limited series adapted from The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Set in in early 1960s New York, the series follows a grifter Tom (Scott) who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy in a bid to convince his vagabond son to return home. Taking the job is Tom’s first step into a life of deceit, fraud and murder. Johnny Flynn and Dakota Fanning also star in the series co-produced by Showtime, Endemol Shine North America, Entertainment 360 and Filmrights. Steven Zaillian serves as showrunner and exec producer alongside Garrett Basch, Clayton Townsend, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy and Philipp Keel. Zaillian wrote and directed all eight episodes.
‘Expats’
Available to stream now on Prime.
Lulu Wang tells the story of a group of expatriates living in Hong Kong in the Prime series based on the 2016 novel TheExpatriatesby Janice Y. K. Lee. The series follows three American women living in Hong Kong during 2014 amid the Umbrella Movement. Kidman portrays a wealthy woman haunted by the loss of her child; Ji-young Yoo is a woman who can’t move past a terrible mistake; and Sarayu Blue stars as a woman whose marriage is falling apart. Brian Tee and Jack Huston also star. All six episodes are directed by Wang. Lee, Vera Miao and Gursimran Sandhu served as writers on the show, along with Alice Bell and Wang.
‘Shogun’
Available to stream now on Hulu.
James Clavell’s novel gets the adaptation treatment in FX’s Shogun. The series, set in 1600 Japan amid a century-defining civil war, follows Lord Yoshii Toranaga fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. A mysterious European ship is then found marooned in a nearby fishing village and the English pilot, Major John Blackthorne is taken prisoner. Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroto Kanai, Takehiro Hira, Moeka Hoshi and Tokuma Nishioka star in the series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Marks serves as showrunner and executive producer. Michaela Clavell (the novel author’s daughter), Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca and Kondo also executive produce.
‘Manhunt’
Available to stream now on Apple TV+.
The 12-day hunt for Abraham Lincoln’s killer John Wilkes Booth after the assassination is chronicled in the Apple TV+ series Manhunt, adapted from Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson. The seven-part limited is created by Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Carl Franklin also executive produces and directed the first two episodes. Tobias Menzies stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, hired by Lincoln to run the War Department during the Civil War and later leads the chase of Booth. Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh and Hamish Linklater also star.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’
Available to now stream on Netflix.
Wednesday star Emma Myers leads the series adaptation of the bestselling YA mystery novel byHolly Jackson, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Myers stars as protagonist Pip Fitz-Amobi in the six-episode series adapted by Poppy Cogan and directed by Dolly Wells. Throughout the series, 17-year-old Pip investigates the murder of a high school student who was killed five years prior.Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton and Mitu Panicucci are also among the cast. The series is based on the popular trilogy of novels by Jackson withA Good Girl’s Guide to Murderbeing the first in the series. The 2019 novel was followed by Good Girl, Bad Blood in 2020 and As Good As Dead in 2021.
‘Turtles All the Way Down’
Available to stream on Max on May 2.
John Green’s 2017 novel — his most recent published work since his 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars — follows teen Aza Holmes, a high school student with OCD and anxiety, and her search for a fugitive billionaire who happens to be a neighbor’s father. Hannah Marks directs the movie, which hails from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill. Isabel Merced stars alongside Felix Mallard, Cree, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes and J. Smith-Cameron. Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger penned the script. Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner produce.
‘Presumed Innocent’
Available to stream now on Apple TV+.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent, a series based on Scott Turow’s best-selling 1987 novel about a prosecutor (Gyllenhaal’s Rusty) who is accused of murdering a colleague (Renate Reinsve) with whom he had an affair. The novel was previously adapted for a 1990 feature film that starred Harrison Ford as Rusty. David E. Kelley is the showrunner while J.J. Abrams executive produces. Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick also star. Following its premiere,Presumed Innocentwas recognized as the streamer’s most watched drama series to date. Presumed Innocent was renewed for a second season, which will follow a new case. However it is not confirmed yet which (if any) members of the show’s current cast will return.
‘Three Women’
Release Date: Sept. 13
Based on the New York Times best-seller of the same name from Lisa Taddeo, Starz’s Three Women depicts a nuanced portrait of female desire, based on women who shared their real lives and stories.The 10-episode limited seriesstarsShailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, Gabrielle Creevy and Blair Underwood. Woodley stars as writer Gia who convinces three women – entrepreneur Sloane, homemaker Lina and student Maggie – to share their stories. Laura Eason is the series showrunner with Taddeo also serving as an executive producer, along with Kathy CiricandEmmy Rossum.
‘The Perfect Couple’
Release Date: Sept. 5
A wedding takes a deadly turn in Netflix’s The Perfect Couple. Nicole Kidman stars in the series adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, about Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a bride set to marry into one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families. Ahead of the big day, the family has spared no expense in planning what is promised to be the “premiere wedding of the season.” However, the wedding bliss disappears when a body turns up on the beach. Kidman will play Greer Garrison Winbury, the groom’s mother, while Liev Schreiber will play Tag Winbury, the groom’s father.
Billy Howle, Jack Reynor, Ishaan Khatter, Meghann Fahy, Sam Nivola, Michael Beach, Donna Lynne Champlin, Mia Isaac and Isabelle Adjani also star in the upcoming limited series. Susanne Bier will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside showrunner Jenna Lamia. Hilderbrand executive produces alongside Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment, Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films and Josh Barry.
‘Tell Me Lies’
Season two available to stream on Hulu on Sept. 4.
More drama and lingering secrets are in store for college students Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White) if the trailer forTell Me Liesseason two is any indication. In the preview for the next installment of the Hulu series, Lucy and Stephen return to college after having a dramatic breakup at the start of summer. Though the two haven’t spoken, they seemingly are quick to return to their addictive, tumultuous dynamic. But this time Lucy may want revenge for Stephen breaking her heart as she also fights for redemption. Tell Me Lieswas adapted from Carola Lovering’s 2018 novel of the same name. Lovering serves as a consulting producer on the series. Meaghan Oppenheimer serves as executive producer and showrunner. Emma Roberts, her Belletrist co-founder Karah Preiss and Matt Matruski executive produce under the Belletrist banner. Laura Lewis and Stephanie Noonan executive produce for Rebelle Media. Shannon Gibson and Sam Schlaifer also serve as executive producers. The Hulu Original series is produced by 20th Television.
‘Uglies’
Available to stream on Netflix on Sept. 13.
Netflix’s film Uglies, adapted from the 2005 sci-fi novel of the same name by Scott Westerfeld, is set in a dystopian world where citizens undergo cosmetic surgery once they turn 16 to turn “pretty” and join the rest of society. However, protagonist Tally (Joey King) learns the exterior is hiding the dark secrets going on internally and embarks on a journey to save her friend who runs away and fights against the society. King andOuter BanksstarChase Stokesstar alongside Keith Powers, Brianne Tju, Jan Luis Castellanos, Charmin Lee andLaverne Cox. McG directs from a screenplay by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor and Whit Anderson. John Davis, Jordan Davis, Robyn Meisinger, McG and Mary Viola produce.Joey King, Jamie King, Westerfeld, John Fox and Jenny Hink exec produce.
‘Small Things Like This’
Release Date: Nov. 8
Cillian Murphyplays a coal merchant and father haunted by secret abuses in a local convent sanctioned by the Catholic Church in Small Things Like This. The Lionsgate film, adapted from Claire Keegan’s prize-winning novella, tells a story based on the real history of the Magdalene Laundries, asylums and workhouses run by the Catholic Church in Ireland purportedly for the purpose of employing and educating “fallenwomen.” The film is produced by Murphy and his Big Things Films partner Alan Moloney. It was financed and produced by Artists Equity, the studio run by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Catherine Magee and Drew Vinton also produce. Affleck, Kevin Halloran, and Michael Joe executive produce.
‘Nickel Boys’
Release Date: Oct. 25
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson,Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger,Daveed DiggsandAunjanue Ellis-Taylorstar in the Amazon MGM Studios‘adaptation ofColson Whitehead‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel of the same name. The novel and film tell the story of the friendship between two young men sent to a segregated reform school in Florida in the 1960s. RaMell Ross’ directs the film and wrote the script with Maya Krinsky. Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and David Levine serve as producers, while Brad Pitt is among the executive producers.
Upcoming Announced Adaptations
More and more books are being announced to be adapted for screen. Below, THR shares books that are set to come to life but release dates and more info are still TBD.
Wuthering Heights
SaltburnfilmmakerEmerald Fennellwill adapt the classic gothic novel. It was announced that Margot Robbie is set to play Catherine Earnshaw, while Jacob Elordi will portray Heathcliff.MRC and LuckyChap are behind the film that is based on Emily Brontë’s classic novel of the same name.
Emily Henry
The romance novelist’s five books —Beach Read,People We Meet on Vacation,Book Lovers,Happy PlaceandFunny Story— will all be adapted for the screen. THR has a guide to the popular books.
Blood Runs Coal
Cillian Murphy is attached to star in and produce the adaptation of the nonfiction book that Universal has acquired. The project is based on the 2020 bookBlood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America.
Never Lie
Netflix has acquired the rights to Freida McFadden’s best-seller. 21 Laps Entertainment, the production banner founded byDeadpool & WolverinefilmmakerShawn Levy, and Netflix will team up to adaptthe book.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Lionsgatehas unveiled plans for a newHunger Gamesmovie,The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, based on franchise writerSuzanne Collins’ new novel. Set in theHunger Gamesuniverse,Sunrise on the Reapingreturns to the world of Panem 24 years before the events ofThe Hunger Games, and timed for the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The 50th Hunger Games are noteworthy given that the victor was Haymitch Abernathy, the only winner from District 12 prior to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s dual win 24 years later. Haymitch, who like all victors went on to become a mentor to tributes from his district, was played by Woody Harrelson in theHunger Gamesadaptations.
His & Hers
Tessa Thompson will play a lead role and executive produce, a Netflix limited series based on a novel of the same title by Alice Feeney.William Oldroyd, Bill Dubuque and Dee Johnson are writing the series with Oldroyd also set to direct the first episode and Johnson serving as showrunner. The series comes from Fifth Season and Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films, whichacquired the rightsto Feeney’s book after its 2020 publication.
Every Summer After
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Carley Fortune’s best-selling novelof the same name. Leila Gerstein is adapting the novel and will serve as showrunner, executive producing with Fortune. Amazon MGM Studios is producing.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Netlfix has picked up a film package that adaptsRemarkably Bright Creatures, the popular novel by Shelby Van Pelt. Sally Field is in talks to star in the feature that is to be directed by Olivia Newman, known for helmingWhere the Crawdads Sing. Newman is also writing the script with John Whittington.
The Paris Widow
A TV series based on Kimberly Belle’s thriller novelThe Paris Widow is in the works, kicking off a first-look deal signed between producersBrittany A. LittleandLarissa Bell and Little Bell Productions andUniversal Television.Little and Bell will executive produce the series adaptation alongside Talitha Watkins at ColorCreative, the production company she co-founded with Issa Rae and Deniese Davis. Novelist Belle will also produce.
The Love of My Afterlife
Wayfarer Studios, the production company behind the recent adaptation of the Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us, are adapting Kirsty Greenwood’s bestselling romantic comedy into a feature film. Greenwood will be an executive producer on the film. Vicky Jones (Fleabag, Killing Eve) will write the screenplay. The film will follow a recently deceased woman who has an opportunity for a second chance at life and love after meeting “the one” in the afterlife waiting room. However, she must “find her Mr. Right back on Earth and get him to kiss her before 10 days are up.”
Dog Man
Based on the bestselling book series byCaptain Underpantsauthor Dav Pilkey, Pete Davidson is set to star in the animated film centered on a crime-fighting protagonist who’s part dog, part man. The film, directed by Peter Hastings, features a voice cast ofLil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd and Ricky Gervais. Dog Man will release in theaters on Jan. 31, 2025.
My Oxford Year
Based on a novel by Julia Whelan, which was adapted from Burnett’s original screenplay, Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest will star. The story centers on Anna (Carson), a young American who sets out for the U.K. and the University of Oxford to fulfill a childhood dream. Things change when she meets a charming local (Mylchreest).
East of Eden
Florence Pugh will star and exec produce a seven-episode limited series from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck’s classic novel of the same name Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist and Hoon Lee will also star. Zoe Kazan will adapt series and executive produce and co-showrun alongside Jeb Stuart.
How to Kill Your Family
Anya Taylor-Joy will play the lead role of the murderous Grace Bernard in an adaptation of Bella Mackie’s novelHow to Kill Your Family. Mackie serves as co-executive producer on the eight-episode Netflix series from Sid Gentle Films Ltd, which also producedKilling Eve. The 2021 novel centers on Grace, the illegitimate daughter of a millionaire who abandoned her and her mother, ignoring her mother’s pleas for help as she was close to dying. Grace vows revenge and decides to kill every member of her father’s family, leaving him for last.Emma Moran writes and serves as an executive producer alongside Sally Woodward Gentle, Lizzie Rusbridger and Lee Morris for Sid Gentle Film, as well as Taylor-Joy for LadyKiller.
The Off Campus Series
Based on the international best-selling romance novels by Elle Kennedy, Prime Video has ordered the books to series. The first season is based on the first book titledThe Deal. Louisa Levywill serve as showrunner. The college-set romantic drama based on the Off Campus five-book series, chronicles the romances of an elite ice hockey team, and the women in their lives. In addition to Levy, Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen, Leanna Billings via her banner Billings Productions, and Neal Flaherty will exec produce. The project was shepherded by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton and will be overseen by Temple Hill TV executive James Seidman. Kennedy and Amazon MGM Studios will also produce.
Reminders of Him
The Colleen Hoover book universe is continuing to get the adaptation treatment. After the box office successful adaptation It Ends With Us starringBlake Livelyand Justin Baldoni, Hoover’s bestseller was nabbed by Universal. The adaptation ofReminders of Himwill be penned by Hoover and Lauren Levine. The story will centr on Keena Rowan, a troubled young mother who yearns for a shot at redemption in her life after a tragic mistake. Hoover and Levine will produce the film through their Heartbones Entertainment banner, with Universal planning to release the movie theatrically on Feb. 13, 2026.
The Housemaid
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are teaming with Paul Feig for an adaptation of author Freida McFadden’s best-selling novel. Lionsgate is behind the project. Feig will helm from Rebecca Sonnenshine’s script. The story centers on Millie (Sweeney), who lands a job as a housemaid to wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew before learning that the pair hide dangerous secrets.