Literary adaptations: June 17, 2026

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

• We have a trailer for Heartstopper Forever, the movie that wraps up Netflix's adaptation of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper series (YouTube).

• Paddington: The Musical — based, of course, on the bear made famous by a children’s book series — will arrive on Broadway next spring (Variety).

• Two editions of Monopoly: A Court of Thorns and Roses will be released on October 1 (People).

• The song "If You Ask an Axolotl," which went viral on TikTok, is becoming a children's book; it’ll come out December 1 (People).

• Ridley Scott will direct a new film adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island, in which Hugh Jackman will play the pirate Long John Silver (Hypebeast).

• Netflix has decided to end the TV show The Lincoln Lawyer — based on Michael Connelly's novels — after five seasons (Men's Journal).

• Publisher Simon & Schuster is adding more than 6,000 of its books to The Black List's platform that aims to connect authors with potential screen-adaptation partners (Book Riot).