Literary adaptations: May 14, 2026

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

• The TV series based on Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper graphic novels will conclude with a film called Heartstopper Forever, out on Netflix on July 17 (USA Today).

• Here's an update on the adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's YA novel Children of Blood and Bone; Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Amandla Stenberg, and Regina King are among the movie's notable cast members (Collider)

• The  Georges Simenon novel The Krull House will be adapted into a movie titled The German Cousin (Deadline).

• The single ninety-minute episode of Good Omens season three is out, wrapping up the adaptation of the book co-written by the late Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman; the latter has been accused by multiple women of graphic sexual abuse and violence, which he denies (USA Today).