Hi there guys, and welcome to the last Watching Books of 2023. Can you believe we’re already at the end of the year? I for sure can’t, but before January we have one last article where we’ll talk about the newest bookish adaptations, and what we came to know this last month.
Are you ready? Let’s get started.
- The first news for this month will be a pleasure to many: we have the first photos and the first teaser trailer for the new “House of the Dragon” series, based on the world created by George R.R. Martin. It will come out in Summer 2024, and I bet a lot of people surely can’t wait.
- The newest internet boyfriend, Tom Blyth (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Billy The Kid) will star in the adaptation of “A Farewell to Arms”, based on the classic by Ernest Hemingway. His role will be the one of Frederic Henry, a volunteer ambulance driver who falls in love with a nurse during his time in Italy in World War I.
- The beloved book “Assistant to the Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer will become a TV series. Legendary Television has acquired the rights to the novel. It follows Evie, a girl with financial problems and so eager to help her family that she takes up the role as the assistant to the evilest Villain in all of the land. It’s a hard job, and even harder considering she develops a crush for her boss.
- My favourite news of the month for sure is the one regarding “Bridgerton” season 3, based of course on the bestselling novels by Julia Quinn. The third season, following my beloved Penelope and Colin, finally has a release date: the first part will come out on May 16th 2024, while the second part will come out on June 13th We also have the first promotional pictures, and they are adorable. I really can’t wait to watch this one.
- We also have the first poster for the movie “Which Brings Me to You”, based on the book by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott. The movie will star Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars, The Hating Game) and Nat Wolff (The Intern, Mainstream). It will be released in theatres very soon, on the 19th of January of next year.
- Tommy Dorfman (13 Reasons Why, Jane The Virgin) will direct the movie adaptation of the graphic novel “Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me” by Mariko Takami and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell.
Tamaki is writing the screenplay of the movie. Dorfman describes the movie as “the lovechild of John Hughes and Jamie Babbett with a fresh and honest perspective on love and queer chosen family”. We can’t wait!
- “Things We Never Got Over” by Lucy Score will become a TV show thanks to Amazon. It will be adapted, and produced, by Amy Rardin, who also worked in The first book follows Naomi, a runaway bride, who comes back to Virginia when her twin sister Tina calls her because she’s in trouble. But Tina steals everything from her, leaving Naomi with her 11-year-old daughter and Knox, a man who doesn’t do relationships, but who is willing to help Naomi. It sounds cute, I can’t wait to see it.
- Last news for this month but not least, Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, The Woman King) will be the one to direct the movie adaptation of the very famous fantasy YA novel “Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi. The final book in the series will come out next year, so it’s a double win.
Okay guys, these were the last bookish adaptations news for the month. Please let me know your favourites in a comment down below, I wish you a happy new year.
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