From Page to Screen — Every Major Book Being Adapted for TV and Film in 2026 🎬📖

April 17, 2026 THANH VY VUONG

🎬 Hello, lovely reader

Every year, we ask the same nervous, excited question: will they do it justice? And every year, the page-to-screen pipeline delivers enough wonderful surprises to keep us coming back — book in hand, ready to compare.

2026 might be the most stacked year we've seen in a long time. Beloved BookTok favourites, classic literary masterpieces, returning franchises, and brand new adaptations all land this year. Whether you're a devoted re-reader who watches adaptations with loving scepticism or someone who discovers the book because of the screen version — there is genuinely something here for everyone.

Here's your complete guide to the books coming to life on screen in 2026. 🌿

🗓️ ALREADY ARRIVED

📺 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — HBO

Based on: The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin Starring: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell A long-awaited prequel to Game of Thrones, bringing the world of Dunk and Egg to life. If you've been living in Westeros since 2011, this is the return you didn't know you needed.

📺 People We Meet on Vacation — Netflix

Based on: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Starring: Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil Emily Henry's friends-to-lovers romance finally gets the Netflix treatment — following Poppy and Alex, two opposites who are somehow best friends, two years after a disastrous holiday ended their annual summer trips. The casting of Tom Blyth (fresh from Hunger Games) as Alex has the fandom very happy indeed.

📅 COMING SOON — SPRING 2026

🎬 Project Hail Mary — In Cinemas March 20

Based on: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Starring: Ryan Gosling One of the most beloved sci-fi novels of recent years — a science teacher wakes alone on a spaceship with no memory, tasked with saving the world. Ryan Gosling. In space. Saving humanity. We're in.

🎬 Verity — In Cinemas October 2

Based on: Verity by Colleen Hoover Starring: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett A struggling writer accepts a ghostwriting job for a famous author and uncovers her disturbing manuscript of confessions. Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as Lowen. This one is going to be unhinged in the very best way.

📺 Margo's Got Money Troubles — Apple TV+, April 15

Based on: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Starring: Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman A young college dropout and new mother turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet — with her estranged pro-wrestler father in the mix. Elle Fanning leads an extraordinary cast.

☀️ SUMMER 2026

📺 The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 — Prime Video, July 16

Based on: We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han The beloved beach drama returns for its final chapter. Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah — this is where it ends.

🎬 Wuthering Heights — In Cinemas

Based on: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi Director: Emerald Fennell Emerald Fennell takes on Brontë's stormiest masterpiece, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff. Produced by Robbie's company LuckyChap, with an original score by Charli XCX. If Saltburn taught us anything, Fennell's version of doomed love is going to be something.

🎬 The Odyssey — In Cinemas July 17

Based on: The Odyssey by Homer Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson Christopher Nolan adapting Homer. With that cast. That's all we need to say.

🍂 AUTUMN & WINTER 2026

🎬 The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping — In Cinemas November 20

Based on: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Starring: Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Jesse Plemons, Glenn Close, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson The 50th Hunger Games — the year of Haymitch Abernathy — told in full. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson reprise their roles in what is expected to be a flash-forward appearance. The most anticipated film of the year for many readers.

🎬 Dune: Part Three — In Cinemas December 18

Based on: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Robert Pattinson, Jason Momoa Paul Atreides, now Emperor, faces animosity from every direction as his enemies grow stronger than ever — and Chani's fate hangs in the balance.

📺 Bridgerton Season 4 — Netflix

Based on: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn Starring: Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha, plus the full returning Bridgerton cast Benedict's season is finally here. The Cinderella-inspired storyline fans have been waiting for, with the beloved ensemble cast alongside new faces.

🎬 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew — Netflix, Late 2026

Director: Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig returns to literary adaptation with the origin story of Narnia — the creation of the world, the first White Witch, and the earliest magic. Netflix. Greta Gerwig. Narnia. We are not prepared.

🛍️ Because Every Adaptation Deserves a Re-Read

You know the feeling — a new trailer drops and you immediately need to re-read the book before it hits screens. There is no better reason to revisit your shelf, find your perfect reading spot, and settle in.

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