Every Book Being Turned Into A Movie Or TV Show In 2024
A look at the numerous novels and stories being adapted into feature films and TV shows in 2024, across various platforms.
Netflix's Adaptation Strategy
Fool Me Once | Official Trailer | Netflix
Netflix is one of the largest studios that frequently implements the method of purchasing film rights for popular books and then attaching a creative team to adapt them.
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In 2024, Netflix is set to add new seasons to several adapted series already in their libraries, such as Bridgerton season 3, and The Sandman season 2, while also adding new films like Spaceman.
The Electric State by Simon Stalenhag
This adaptation strategy has been successful, as it leverages the established fan base and fleshed-out stories of bestselling books to create thrilling and action-packed series and films.
Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) looking quizzical in Stranger Things season 4.
Upcoming Films and Series
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The year 2024 will see a significant number of novels and stories adapted into feature films and TV shows across a range of platforms.
Kate Winslet in The Regime
The Expatriates, a 2016 novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, is being adapted into a TV series titled Expats, set to be released on Amazon Prime Video. The series will explore privilege and loss in a unique drama setting.
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The Tiger's Apprentice, a children's fantasy novel blending modern life in San Francisco with Chinese mythology, is being adapted into an animated adventure series aimed at younger audiences.
Yellow robots from the comic book of The Electric State.
The classic horror story, Frankenstein, is being loosely adapted into a comedy horror film, starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse. The film follows the daughter of Frankenstein as she seeks to reanimate the corpse, which happens to be the love of her life.
Close up of Millie Bobby Brown looking at the camera standing in a field in Enola Holmes 2
Dune: Part Two will continue Denis Villeneuve's adaptation and dive deeper into the epic sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert.
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The Three-Body Problem, a popular science fiction trilogy by Liu Cixin, is being adapted into a film by Netflix that promises to be an epic science fiction fantasy story.
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Notable Adaptations and Cast
The Tiger's Apprentice Teaser Trailer (2024)
The romantic novel, It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover, is being adapted into a film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. The story deals with difficult issues around relationships and abuse, seeking to find the most healthy way of coping and moving forward.
Blake Lively and another actor in It Ends With Us are on the street.
The Legacy of Mark Rothko, a biographical novel about the widely praised American painter, is being adapted into a film starring Russell Crowe, Aisling Franciosi, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Russell Crowe as Maximus looking serious in Gladiator
The Amateur, a thrilling novel by Robert Littell, is being adapted into a film titled Amateur, starring Rami Malek in the lead role. The film follows a CIA cryptographer on a personal vendetta to find the people responsible for killing his wife.
Rami Malek looks concerned as Nate in Short Term 12
