Read These Books Before You See Their Screen Adaptation
Do you ALWAYS read the book first?
Are you able to enjoy adaptations (they never get it 100% right!) or do you just say no and enjoy the visuals in your head instead? Either way, we have you covered.
From swoony romances to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, Hollywood is taking on a ton of our favorite books this year. We can’t wait to see our favorite characters and all of those fabulous locales come to life on our screens! We’ve compiled our list of spin-offs and book-to-screen adaptations for all ages that we just cannot wait for. Is your must-see on our list?
Killers of the Flower Moon
After oil was discovered underneath their land, the people of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma were the richest people per capita in the world. Then they were killed off one by one. As the death toll rose, the young direction of the newly created FBI started to investigate the grisly murders, eventually uncovering one of American history’s most chilling conspiracies. Martin Scorsese directs this incredible true story for Apple TV+.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, and Lily Gladstone
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by Grann, David
Spaceman
Spaceman, soon to be streaming on Netflix, takes place in the Czech countryside. Jakub, a scientist, finds himself poised to become the country’s first astronaut. Alone in Deep Space on a solo journey to Venus, he has time to reflect on his act of heroism but also the family he left behind.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Kunal Nayyar, and more
Spaceman of Bohemia
by Kalfar, Jaroslav
Queen Charlotte
Can’t wait for the next season of Bridgerton? Get your fix with Netflix’s dedicated series focusing on the rise and complicated love life of a young Queen Charlotte! Starring a diverse cast and some familiar faces from our beloved Bridgerton, Netflix is to release in May 2023.
Starring: India Amarteifio and Eric Tiede
Queen Charlotte: Before the Bridgertons Came the Love Story That Changed the Ton...
by Quinn, Julia - Rhimes, Shonda
Downtown Owl
This dark comedy is set in the fictional small town of Owl, North Dakota. They don't have cable. They don't really have pop culture, but they do have grain prices and alcoholism. The Blizzard of the Century is bearing down on the small town, which is already abuzz after the arrival of a new English teacher at the local high school. This film is scheduled to be released end of the year.
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Rabe, Ed Harris
Downtown Owl
by Klosterman, Chuck
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
We’ve gotten many wonderful movies based on Roald Dahl’s matchless chapter books over the years, but this one is going to be a blockbuster! A chronicle of a man navigating through his sudden ability to predict the future along with other magical type powers due to a stolen book.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
by Dahl, Roald
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Fans of this blockbuster fantasy series rejoiced when a Disney+ adaptation was announced last year! A diverse cast is to help the demigod Percy Jackson as he leads a quest across America to head off a war between the finicky gods of Olympus...one of whom just happens to be his father, Poseidon. This follows all the books in the series, which gives you plenty of time to read the books before Disney+ releases in early 2024.
Starring: Walker Scobell, Threnody Tsai, Jason Gray-Stanford
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief
by Riordan, Rick
The Fall of the House of Usher
This goth classic has already received a few versions of the Hollywood treatment, but Netflix’s adaptation is already generating a ton of buzz. The eight-part story of an unnamed narrator visiting the dark, gloomy estate of his childhood friend, with a missing twin sister, looks spookily atmospheric. Read it now before it starts streaming!
Starring: Carla Gugino, Willa Fitzgerald, and Mark Hamill
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings: Poems, Tales, Essays, and Reviews
by Poe, Edgar Allan
Pain Killer
The Sackler family fortune was built by Valium. Their reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. This miniseries tells the story of the rise and fall of the people blamed for America’s killer opioid crisis. It takes a peek into the dealer, drugmakers, and the user’s life and the effect it has all stemming from greed and government neglect.
Starring: Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick
Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic
by Meier, Barry
The Lying Life of Adults
A young woman in search of herself in Naples finds out more than she ever thought possible. Does she belong among refined society? Or is she more at home in the darker parts of the city? She gets guided through two completely different versions of the city in hopes to find herself along the way.
Starring: Valeria Golino and Pina Turco
The Lying Life of Adults
by Ferrante, Elena