Literary adaptations: August 14, 2026

Here's a roundup of news and reflections on literary adaptations and crossovers.

• Martin Scorsese is adapting the 2020 horror novel What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron into a movie (Book Riot).

• Gayle Forman's YA romance series Just One Day is being adapted into a TV show of the same name for Hulu (Deadline).

• Directors Ally Pankiw and Kate Herron posted on social media that they declined invitations to work on HBO's Harry Potter TV series based on the anti-trans comments from book author J.K. Rowling (The Hollywood Reporter).