Literary adaptations: September 14, 2026

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

TV

• More cast members have been revealed for the Netflix series adaptation of Carley Fortune’s novel This Summer Will Be Different (Deadline).

• Kennedy Ryan is among the writers and producers for the Peacock series adaptation of her novel Before I Let Go (Variety). 

• Boleslaw Prus’s novel The Doll is well-known in its native Poland but less so abroad ... something that could change when a limited-series adaptation of it premieres on Netflix (The New York Times).

• Netflix spent $1 million acquiring the rights to the short story "Understudy" by Nicholas Binge and will adapt it into a series (The Hollywood Reporter).

• Two showrunners from Netflix's East of Eden adaptation will lead a series adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove for Netflix (The Hollywood Reporter).

• Kristen Ciccarelli's Crimson Moth series is being developed for TV (Deadline).

FILM

• The film adaptation of One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle will hit theaters May 12; the movie stars and is executive produced by Brie Larson (The Hollywood Reporter).

• The viral short story "Seasons" by Matt and Harrison Query is being adapted into a movie; the release date is November 12, 2027 (The Hollywood Reporter).

• Amazon has found a writer and director for its adaptation of Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks (Variety).

• Throttled, the first book in Lauren Asher’s racing romance series Dirty Air, will become a movie, with lead actor Josh Heuston coming over from a different literary adaptation (The Hollywood Reporter).

• Watch the trailer for the movie Whalefall, adapted from the novel of the same name by Daniel Kraus (Deadline)

• The Eugene O’Neill play Long Day’s Journey Into Night will come to theaters this month; Jessica Lange and Ed Harris play the lead roles (Deadline).

WHY NOT BOTH?

• Here are three literary adaptations — beyond the new Carrie — that are set to come out this fall (Book Riot).