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We're expanding on our first list to bring you even more adaptations you can expect this year!
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1. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers
Universal Pictures
What it’s about: Set in 1850 California, Angel has lived a tough life. Sold into prostitution as a child, she's learned that you don't trust men. But a man named Michael Hosea begins to defy Angel's bitter expectations. Read the book here!
Release date: January 21
Starring: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Famke Janssen
Released by: Universal Pictures
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2. Pieces of Her, Karin Slaughter
Netflix, William Morrow & Company
What it’s about: Andrea and her mother Laura have been living peacefully in the beachside town of Belle Isle for all of Andrea's life. But when a trip to the mall turns violent, Andrea sees a side of her mother she's never seen before, realizing that the woman she's come to know is hiding many secrets. Read this explosive thriller here!
Release date: March 4
Starring: Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote
Released by: Netflix
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HBO Max, Avery Publishing Group
What it’s about: HBO's latest show is based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman and follows the career trajectory of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, as well as the rise of the Los Angeles Lakers after Jerry Buss acquired the team in the 1980s. Read the book here!
Release date: March 7
Starring: Quincy Isaiah, John C. Reilly, Jason Clarke
Released by: HBO Max
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4. Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah Vaughan
Netflix, Atria books
What it’s about: This book follows a privileged woman named Sophie Whitehouse, who has the perfect life with her husband James — until one night he comes home and confesses to an indiscretion. But as it turns out, this is only the beginning of something much seedier. Read the book here!
Release date: April 15
Starring: Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend
Released by: Netflix
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5. Along for the Ride, Sarah Dessen
Netflix, Viking
What it’s about: It's about time we get more Sarah Dessen adaptations! Set during the summer before college, Auden decides to spend time with her father and his new wife at his beach house. Auden's college professor mother believes her ex husband's new wife is beneath them, as she owns her own frilly boutique and embraces more feminine things, and thinks Auden is wasting her time by going. Auden has always prioritized education over friendship, but as she gets to know the girls her age who work at her step-mother's boutique, and one mysterious biker boy, she realizes how different the world is out from underneath her mother's critical opinions. Read the book here!
Release date: April 22
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Kate Bosworth, Emma Pasarow, Belmont Cameli
Released by: Netflix
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6. The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
Apple TV, Custom House
What it’s about: Set in London, 1893, Cora relocates to Essex with her son and nanny after the death of her husband where she learns that the mythical Essex Serpent, a fearsome creature, has returned. When a man is killed, terror ignites amongst the community. Cora teams up with a man named William Ransome to learn the truth of the serpent's existence. Read the book here!
Release date: May 12
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Claire Danes, Clémence Poésy
Released by: Apple TV
7. White Bird: A Wonder Story, R.J. Palacio
Mike Pont / Getty Images, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
What it’s about: The author of Wonder brings us a story of Julian's grandmother, Grandmère, a story of kindness, and how, as an adolescent Jewish girl, she was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II. Read the book here!
Release date: October 14
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Olivia Ross
Released by: Lionsgate
8. She Said, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Jared Siskin / Getty Images for Netflix, bloomsbury
What it’s about: Based on the book She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who investigated Harvey Weinstein and its consequences for the #MeToo movement, reveal the details of their findings from the women who spoke up. Read the book here!
Release date: November 18
Starring: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher
Released by: Universal Pictures
9. The Unbreakable Boy, Scott Michael Lerette
Michael Tullberg / Getty Images, Thomas Nelson
What it’s about: Based on the novel The Unbreakable Boy: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love, this story follows a boy named Austin who has a rare brittle-bone disease and Autism and how he does not let those diagnosis define him. Read the book here!
Release date: This is in post production, so we're hoping to see it later this year.
Starring: Zachary Levi, Amy Acker, Patricia Heaton
Released by: Lionsgate
10. The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han
Dana Hawley/Prime Video, Simon & Schuster
What it’s about: Before To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han's first YA contemporary series followed a spunky girl named Belly. Every year, Belly, her brother, and her mother share a beach house with her mother's best friend and her two boys — Jeremiah and Conrad — on Cousins Beach. But one summer, everything changes. If you love a good love triangle, allow me to introduce your next beach read. Read the book here!
Release date: Expected in 2022
Starring: Lola Tung, Rachel Blanchard, Gavin Casalegno, Christopher Briney
Released by: Amazon TV
11. Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images, Ecco Press
What it’s about: Joyce Carol Oates reimagines the glamorous life of the iconic Marilyn Monroe in her novel, Blonde. Read the book here!
Release date: Expected in 2022
Starring: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson
Released by: Netflix
12. The Power, Naomi Alderman
George Pimentel / Getty Images, Back Bay Books
What it’s about: In this dystopian fiction novel, Alderman imagines a world where teenage girls have the power and capabilities to cause immense pain, even death, drastically shifting the balance of the world. Read it here!
Release date: After many pandemic delays, filming began in late 2021. We're hoping to see it later this year.
Starring: Leslie Mann, Auliʻi Cravalho, John Leguizamo
Released by: Amazon
13. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
Eugene Gologursky / WireImage, Ballantine Books
What it's about: Unlike the original 1994 adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, this version is set to release as a series. The book follows the shocking and chilling confessions of vampires. Read the book here!
Release date: Expected in 2022
Starring: Eric Bogosian, Chris Stack, Kalyne Coleman
Released by: AMC
14. The Sandman, Neil Gaiman
15. The House of the Dragon, George R.R. Martin
HBO Max, Bantam
What it's about: This prequel to Martin's epic fantasy series is based on his novel Fire & Blood and is set 200 years before the events that took place within Game of Thrones. Read the book here!
Release date: Expected in 2022
Starring: Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy
Released by: HBO Max
Watch the trailer here!

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