With the recent major success of book adaptations, the trend of novel-to-screen development projects has seen a resurgence. Maxton Hall, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Heartstopper, and My Life with the Walter Boys are all successful screen projects which are based on popular books.
There was a big increase in such announcements, with quite a few popular romance and fantasy books being adapted for the screen as movies or television series by streamers like Netflix and Amazon. Listed below are five recently announced book adaptations that fans are eagerly waiting for.
Book To Screen: 5 Recently Announced Adaptations Of Hit Novels
1. Twisted Series
Twisted is a four-book series by Ana Huang that’s being adapted by Netflix right into a television show titled Twisted Love, after buying the rights in a seven-figure option deal, as per Variety. The series is ready to follow “the lives of 4 best friends and their brooding love interests, riddled with dark secrets from their pasts.”
The primary book, Twisted Love, is about Ava Chen and Alex Volkov. Twisted Games focuses on Bridget von Ascheberg and Rhys Larsen. Twisted Hate is about Jules Ambrose and Josh Chen. The fourth and final book Twisted Lies is about Stella Alonso and Christian Harper. The book series can also be being adapted right into a graphic novel series.
2. The Love Hypothesis
The Love Hypothesis is a romance novel by Ali Hazelwood, based around Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen. The book is being adapted for Amazon, and Claire Scanlon is directing the film. Sarah Rothschild has written the script. Lili Reinhart is playing the feminine lead and can also be executive producing.
Tom Bateman has been roped in because the male lead, per Deadline. Other than Lili, other executive producers are Elizabeth Cantillon and Catherine Hagedorn. Ali can also be an executive producer. The book was originally a Star Wars fanfiction in regards to the characters Rey and Kylo.
3. The Inheritance Games
The Inheritance Games is a book series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and is being developed right into a series. The project is being executive produced by Temple Hill Entertainment, and Jennifer can be serving as a producer, as per Deadline.
4. Alchemy of Secrets
Alchemy of Secrets is a book series by Stephanie Garber being adapted right into a series by The Vampire Diaries showrunner Julie Plec. The project is being developed for Universal Television. Julie may even be an executive producer with Stephanie and Emilly Cummins, per Deadline.
5. Powerless Series
Powerless is a novel trilogy with two novels written by Lauren Roberts. It’s being adapted by Prime Video right into a series, per Deadline. Daphne Ferraro, who was the top author on the primary season of the blockbuster Maxton Hall series, can be the showrunner. The primary book is titled Powerless, the second is named Reckless, and the third one is Fearless.
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