Whether you want to stay ahead of the 2026 hype or find a classic that didn't ruin the source material, this is your ultimate guide for books to read before watching the screen adaptation. I’ve organized this list into three parts: the confirmed 2026...
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2026 Book to Screen Adaptations
Announced Adapations
Hall of Fame Adaptations
2026 Book to Screen Adaptations
This is your time sensitive guide to books with 2026 screen adaptations that are currently streaming or will be soon :))
Incredible book by the same author of The Martian! The movie (starring Ryan Gosling) comes out March 20th! This is one of my top choices for book to movie adaptations this year!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Paperback
The newest Hunger Games novel that follows Haymitch's games! Movie (starring Joseph Zada and McKenna Grace) and comes out November 20th! My very top choice for book to movie adaptations this year!
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) | Hardcover
Book version of the recent Netflix TV show His and Hers! A must read!
His & Hers: A Novel by Alice Feeney, Paperback
This is a classic book that is being turned into a Christopher Nolan movie this July!
The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) | Paperback
A popular Emily Henry romcom that was recently released as a Netflix original movie!
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, Paperback
Another big 2026 book to movie adaptation that recently came out in theaters
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Paperback
Another Colleen Hoover book being adapted to a movie to be released in October.
Verity by Colleen Hoover, Paperback
Announced Adapations
Keep your eyes on these books with announced adaptations that are in the works!
TSITP tv show came to a close last year BUT there is still one movie coming (most likely in 2027) to wrap up Belly's story!
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer I Turned Pretty Series #1)
Brandon Sanderson recently announced that Apple TV has aquired the rights to a Mistborn movie adaptation!
Mistborn Series
Another Brandon Sanderson popular series that Apple TV will be turning into a TV show!
Stormlight Archive Series
This popular Romantasy series by Rebecca Yarros is being adapted into a TV series by Amazon MGM studios. Casting rumors are already circulating!
Fourth Wing Series (The Empyrean)
Alex Aster's Lightlark Saga is being adapted by Universal!
Lightlark Series
Hall of Fame Adaptations
Books that brought us netflix's popular “Bridgerton” and “Queen Charlotte” adaptations.
Bridgerton Book Series by Julia Quinn
I loved this adaptation!
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover, Paperback
The Amazon Prime adaptation of this was almost as good as the book!
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Paperback
This is one of my favorite book to movie adaptations!
The Hunger Games Book Series
My all time favorite universe! The movie adaptations were INCREDIBLE!
Harry Potter Collection
A rare case of the movie ending being better than the book ending!
Divergent Book Series
This is such a good book and movie adaptation about an olympic athlete who is taken as a POW in Japan during WW2.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
