2024 Books to Screen Adaptations: The Exciting List Of All Adaptations Expected

There are so many incredible 2024 Books to Screen adaptations already in the works. From the much anticipated Wicked movie, to more seasons of everyone’s favorite Bridgerton siblings, and many more favorite characters being brought to life on screen–it’s shaping up to be a GREAT year of adaptations.
It’s still very early so the list isn’t very big, but as we’ve seen the last few years it grows very quickly!! Streaming has been a home to adaptation after adaptation leading to a golden age of seeing all the best and favorite stories hitting the screen.
Being able to choose not only which format between movie or series, but also being able to write a script and figure out how many episodes it will take to best tell the story is one of the best things to happen to adaptations. No worries about having to fill a certain number of weeks for a network and drag it out.
 
UPDATE: Due to the WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes some of these release dates might get delayed!
 
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And don’t forget that if you have a specific title you’re looking for more information on head over to the Everything We Know So Far Adaptation Masterlist which has a list of every single book that has it’s own post with all the information available.
 
Curious about previous projects or waiting for a release later this year? Check out this current year of 2023 Books to Screen Adaptations.
 
Last updated: July 30, 2023
 

Release Dates

3 Body Problem by Liu Cixin

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Release Info: January, Netflix
 
Summary: A woman attempts to aid an alien invasion as revenge for the death of her father.
 
Starring: Eiza González, Benedict Wong
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

Dune: Part Two by Frank Herbert (Trailer)

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Release Info: March 15th, Theaters
 
Summary: Duke Paul Atreides joins the Fremen and begins a spiritual and martial journey to become Muad’dib, while trying to prevent the terrible future he’s witnessed: a Holy War in his name, spreading throughout the known universe.
 
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson
 

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

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Release Info: August 2nd, Theaters
 
Summary: Harold decides to go for a walk one evening and as he goes he fills in the scene using his purple crayon.
 
Starring: Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel
 

Wicked: Part One by Gregory Maguire

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Release Info: November 27th, Theaters
 
Summary: The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
 
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
 

In Production and Rumored

2024 Books to Screen Adaptations

Rings of Power season 2 by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Release Info: Prime Video
 
Summary: Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
 
Starring: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh
 

The Sandman season 2 by Neil Gaiman

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Release Info: Netflix
 
Summary: Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
 
Starring: Tom Sturidge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Mason Alexander Park
 

A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

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Release Info: Paramount+
 
Summary: A Russian aristocrat is spared from death and placed on house arrest while the Bolshevik Revolution plays out before him.
 
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

Lady In The Lake by Laura Lippman

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Release Info: Apple
 
Summary: In 1960s Baltimore, a middle-aged housewife turns into an aspiring reporter as she pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman.
 
Starring: Natalie Portman, David Corenswet, Moses Ingram, Byron Bowers
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

Bridgerton season 4 by Julia Quinn

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Release Info: Netflix
 
Summary: Wealth, lust, and betrayal set against the backdrop of Regency-era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
 
Starring: Claudia Jessie, Julia Andrews, Jonathan Bailey, Ruth Gemmell
 

Cold Storage by David Koepp

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Release Info: Theaters
 
Summary: A virus stored in a government facility gets out and wreaks havoc on the world.
 
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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Release Info: Apple TV+
 
Summary: Jason is physicist, professor, and family man who is abducted into an alternate version of his life and quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived.
 
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Joel Edgerton, Jimmi Simpson, Alice Braga
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

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Release Info: Hulu
 
Summary: A Jewish family is determined to survive and reunite after being separated in World War II.
 
Starring: Joey King, Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Moran Rosenblatt, Sam Woolf, Michael Aloni
For even more details on this series check out this blog post!
 

Orion and The Dark by Emma Yarlett

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Release Info: Netflix
 
Summary: Follows Orion, a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets, and rendered nearly catatonic by the worst of all perils: the dark. The Dark takes Orion on a nighttime trip to prove to the youngster that the only thing to fear is fear itself.
 
Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser
 

The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag

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Release Info: Netflix
 
Summary: An orphaned teenager traverses the American West with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother.
 
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci
 

Happy Reading & Happy Screening!
~Alison

2024 Books to Screen Adaptations: The Exciting List Of All Adaptations Expected

Hi there! I’m Alison in Libraryland, and I’ll be here for all your book related needs. Many of you know me as the girl with the book recommendations. Don’t be shy! Ask me! If you’re looking for a good book or movie adaptation, let me help you find it. I’ll be here for all your literary needs. This is a book blog run on an obsession for shiny new books, worn-through old classics, and all attempts at moving those stories to the screen. Just like this comprehensive list of all the 2024 books to screen adaptations expected to be released!