Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations

September 23, 2026 · 1 h 9 min

Show notes

This week, Sophie and Rudi look ahead to the book-to-screen adaptations they’re most anticipating watching this fall. From horror stories to new takes on Jane Austen, they picked 11 adaptations they can't wait to cover on the podcast before rapid-firing through some other adaptations they’re intrigued to see make the leap to the screen later this year.

(00:02:38) “East of Eden,” Oct. 1, Netflix, based on the John Steinbeck novel

(00:07:18) “Verity,” Oct. 2, theaters, based on the Colleen Hoover book

(00:12:21) “Carrie,” Oct. 7, Prime Video, based on the Stephen King book

(00:17:36) “Other Mommy,” Oct. 8, theaters, based on Josh Malerman’s “Incidents Around the House”

(00:20:12) “Sense & Sensibility,” Oct. 16, theaters; “Pride & Prejudice,” Dec. 2, Netflix; both based, respectively, on Jane Austen novels

(00:27:08) “Klara and the Sun,” Oct. 23, theaters, based on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel

(00:31:15) “Victorian Psycho,” Nov. 13, theaters, based on the Virginia Feito novel

(00:34:23) “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” Nov. 20, theaters, based on the Suzanne Collins book

(00:39:45) “Dig,” Nov 23, Peacock, based on “Excavations” by Kate Myers

(00:42:22) “Dune: Part Three,” Dec. 18, theaters, based on “Dune Messiah” by Frank Herbert

Other fall adaptations:

(00:47:02) “Primetime,” Sept. 25, theaters; “You Can See Everything,” Oct. 16, theaters

(00:50:51) “The Social Reckoning,” Oct. 9, theaters

(00:52:56) “The Cat In the Hat,” Nov. 6, theaters; “Wildwood,” Oct. 23, theaters

(00:55:08) “Whalefall,” Oct. 16, theaters

(00:57:26) “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” Nov. 23, IMAX theaters, Dec. 23, Netflix

(00:59:36) “Guarding Stars,” Nov. 18, Netflix; “In a Holidaze,” Dec. 2, Netflix

(01:00:58) “Wicker,” Oct. 23, theaters

(01:02:10) “The Good Daughter,” Nov. 12, Peacock

(01:03:27) “Harry Potter,” Dec. 25, HBO

Next week, we’re discussing “The Love Hypothesis,” a new streaming rom-com for Prime Video starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman that’s based on Ali Hazelwood’s book of the same name, which was originally published as "Star Wars" fan fiction.

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