Film/TV

Netflix released a statement detailing how book adaptations are driving their viewership. In 2025, they said, adaptations amassed more than 4.5 billion views around the world for movies and series including Frankenstein, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Hunting Wives, The Thursday Murder Club, and Ransom Canyon, and book-to-screen content has been in the streamer’s global Top 10 list every week this year. They list 11 adaptations coming in 2026 — including four that debut in January — and announce development underway of Emily Giffin’s All We Ever Wanted, with Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben’s companies both producing. Screen adaptations, […]

Harper Collins Productions has signed a two-way, first-look development deal between its Avon A imprint and Fox Entertainment Studios (FES). The deal “allows FES to develop original series, feature films, and made-for-platform movies inspired by Avon A titles.” Harper Collins Productions executives Caroline Fraser and Jennifer Contrucci will lead the effort, “serving as non-writing producers to ensure creative continuity from page to screen.” The companies plan to develop “series in tandem with the release of companion books, ensuring cross-platform storytelling momentum from the outset.” Fraser says in a release, “The team at Avon A and our friends at Fox are […]

This fall, C-SPAN will premiere “America’s Book Club,” a weekly primetime series hosted by David M. Rubenstein. Each episode will feature a live interview with a notable author and be taped at a library or American landmark around the country including the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Enoch Pratt Library, and National Archives. The series is part of the network’s celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial, America250. “Each week, viewers will be invited into thought-provoking conversations with leading authors, policymakers, business innovators, and cultural figures—exploring the ideas that shaped America’s past, challenge the nation’s present, and inspire our […]

The Frankfurt Book Fair will launch events at film festivals to support screen adaptations of books, Deadline reports. FBF president and ceo Juergen Boos said he wants to connect producers and rights holders across books and film. “Our idea right now is to build a network of book-to-screen events worldwide, working with the film festivals. We are now talking to the Toronto Film Festival, the Busan Film Festival in Korea, and the Venice Biennale,” FBF president and ceo Juergen Boos said during a talk at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. FBF has already had a presence […]

Harlequin has partnered with production and distribution company Centinel Media to adapt their books to TV movies and series. The plan is to release six film adaptations in 2025 (air dates and broadcasters to be announced), and continue through 2028, with up to 28 releases total. The first films in development are Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy, The Dachshund Wears Prada by Stefanie London, Sweet on You by Carla de Guzman, Second-Guessing Fate by Claire Robyns, Ordinary Girl in a Tiara by Jessica Hart, and an adaptation of the Montana Mavericks series. Executive producers include Centinel’s founder and […]

Simon & Schuster Children’s has entered a first look deal with Foundation Media Partners to develop film and TV projects based on their titles. Foundation plans to adapt books from the Little Simon Chapter Books & Graphic Novels library as animated and/or live action properties. “We’re thrilled to be able to partner with Foundation Media to bring great characters and series to life in a new dimension for our avid readers,” said Little Simon svp, publisher Valerie Garfield. “We believe great content can co-exist across many platforms and each one will enrich the storytelling experience.” Foundation founder and ceo Patrick […]