As we enter a new year, some exciting talk around favorite books getting the film treatment have cropped up. From a beloved YA fantasy series to a 2023 Oprah’s Book Club pick, more and more of our favorite reads are working their way towards the screen. We’ve also gotten some exciting news about one of our favorite TV show’s next season.
Children of Blood and Bone Director News
Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling fantasy series has been slated for adaptation for a while, but recently the director was announced. Gina Prince-Bythewood will be taking the next pass at Adeyemi’s script for Paramount Pictures moving the needle another step closer to seeing the bestselling story on the big screen. Prince-Bythewood’s most recent credit was The Woman King starring Viola Davis. Fans will be awaiting eagerly as the adaptation continues to make progress. And in the meantime, can look forward to the final installment of the book series, Children of Anguish and Anarchy.
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Alexander Skarsgård Leads Adapatation of The Murderbot Diaries
The beloved sci-fi series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells is coming to Apple TV+. This 7-book saga is a future-set story that will be helmed by Chris and Paul Weitz and star Alexander Skarsgård in both the lead role as well as serving as an executive producer. In a time where technology is moving at an ever-increasing rate, who doesn’t need a story about an android who wants to be left alone to their soap operas?
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Oprah and The Covenant of Water
Last year, one of the big books was The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. It was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and everyone’s favorite doorstop read of the year. Now, Oprah has announced that she is eyeing Verghese’s bestseller as her next film project. For fans of the novel and O’s film adaptations, this is exciting news!
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She Watches
White Lotus Season 3
Everyone’s favorite dark comedy, murder mystery will return for a season three. In what has become one of the most-talked-about shows in recent TV history, hearing who the new cast members will be is almost as exciting as the show itself. In the upcoming season, fans can get excited to see Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan and Jason Isaacs. With a show that is as quirky as it is daring, viewers can anxiously await likely 2025 premiere date.
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