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Books Being Turned Into Movies and TV Shows in 2026 - Read Them First 🎬
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Every year there are books being turned into films and TV shows and every year I watch the adaptation without having read the book first. Not this year. Here are 14 confirmed 2026 adaptations worth reading before the trailers spoil everything.
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In Cinemas 2026

These have confirmed theatrical release dates this year. The rule is simple: read the book before you buy the ticket.

 
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Ryan Gosling plays the lead in the 2026 film. Read it before the trailer ruins the best surprise in the book. I cried. I don't cry at books.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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Part 3 of the Dune films is coming. If you saw the first two movies, this is where Paul's story gets genuinely dark.
Dune: Messiah
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Hunger Games prequel. Theaters November 20. Haymitch's Games. Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning. Published 2025 - read it first.
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
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Anne Hathaway + Dakota Johnson. October 2026. The most disturbing thing CoHo has written - nothing like her romances.
Verity by Colleen Hoover
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Margot Robbie + Jacob Elordi. Directed by Emerald Fennell (Saltburn). The most toxic love story in literature finally gets the dark treatment it deserves.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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Meryl Streep + Anne Hathaway return. May 1. Read the Devil Wears Prada sequel before Miranda Priestly is back on screen.
Revenge Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
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Practical Magic 2. Sandra Bullock + Nicole Kidman return. September 2026. Read this before rewatching the original.
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
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Christopher Nolan. Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway. Read the Emily Wilson translation - it reads like a thriller.
The Odyssey Homer
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Series & Streaming

Series and streaming adaptations dropping this year. TV has more time to tell the story, which means the book is almost always still better - but at least these come close.

 
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Apple TV+ April 15. Elle Fanning + Nicole Kidman. A college dropout starts OnlyFans with her ex-wrestler dad's advice. Funnier and smarter than it sounds.
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
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Netflix series Fall 2026. Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet. Written by Dolly Alderton. If you've never read Austen - now is the time.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Anya Taylor-Joy. Apple TV+ July 15. A con artist's life unravels after a heist goes wrong. Fast, twisty, impossible to put down.
Lucky by Marissa Stapley
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Netflix already out January 9. Two best friends, one vacation per year, one thing unsaid. Henry's most romantic book.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
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Hulu July 23. A boy born into slavery in 1830s Barbados whose life changes entirely. Booker Prize shortlisted. Genuinely extraordinary.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
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HBO- already airing. 100 years before Game of Thrones. Read it before finishing the series.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin
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