For book readers, a movie or show adaptation of their favorite books sounds great, seeing the book characters they imagined come to life, and being able to compare the book to a movie or show, while already having insight on the adaptation. But, my question is: What movies came out and will be coming out in the years 2023 and 2024?

The first example is the new Percy Jackson show, it came out quite recently, with the two-episode premiere releasing on December 20th, 2023.¹ There was a previous movie series from Percy Jackson, but based on popular vote the new show is truer to the books. Many people believe it's based on the author Rick Riordan's involvement with the two being different, with the new series getting more attention from the author.

George R. R. Martin who’s most well known as the creator of the Game of Thrones has other works. This includes his book The Three Body Problem and it was translated by Ken Liu. It's a book about the earth being in danger from an alien invasion. People are divided into groups on whether to fight against or join the aliens. It will be released on March 21st, 2024 on Netflix.¹

The best-selling book, It Ends With Us, is coming out with a movie adaptation very soon on February 9th, 2024, It is expected in theaters first, and is very anticipated, with Blake Lively staring, it’s a very polarizing subject within reading communities.¹ The author Colleen Hoover based this romance book on the relationship between her mother and father, making this one of the hardest books she has ever written.

On the topic of romance novels, Bridgerton is already a popular series and has been renewed for a third season. The author Julia Quinn is very popular she is a best-selling author in historical romance/fiction. Her works have been translated into 41 different languages. She is even in the romance writing Hall of Fame.¹

Wicked, which is a very popular Broadway musical, was once a book, then a musical, and now is being adapted into a movie. If you aren’t sure what Wicked is about, it will “tell the story of the Wicked Witch of the West as she tells her perspective of the Land of Oz” It will be out in theaters on November 24th, 2024.¹

Lastly, Oppenheimer is a popular book that has been made into a movie that came out alongside Barbie. American Prometheus is a biography of the man, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is also known as the father of the atomic bomb.¹ The movie is very faithful to the book, which was amazing for fans who were looking forward to the movie.

Many more books will come out in time. So, if these books aren’t interesting to you, there are many more out there for you to discover. As well as book-based media to consume along with already-released works.