Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed so much that you thought, I would love to see that turned into a movie or television series? Of course you have! Television has a slight advantage over movies. While movies have about 2 hours to flesh out characters, develop a plot, and wrap everything up, television has seasons to do the same. A television season has, on average, thirteen episodes to develop the world and characters, making them perfect for book adaptations. Here are some young adult book-to-television adaptations rumored or coming in the near future.
Love, Victor Hulu – Premiered June 19,2020
Love, Simon is the 2018 film based on the book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. The film followed 17-year-old Simon trying to find out the identity of the classmate he has fallen for online. Love, Victor is the follow-up television series to the movie and is narrated by Simon. Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School and is facing his own challenges with sexual orientation and home issues. He reaches out to Simon to help him.
Cursed Netflix – Premiered July 17, 2020
This new Netflix original series is based on the book by Thomas Wheeler. Cursed is a new twist on the classic King Arthur tale. Nimue has always had a connection to dark magic, something that makes her feared in her village. Her dying mother charges her with reuniting a sword with a legendary sorcerer. Along the way she finds a young Arthur while he is on his own quest.
Shatter Me ABC Studios – Unknown release date
This series is based on the books by Tahereh Mafi. Seventeen-year-old Juliette has a special gift, but to her it feels like a curse. With one touch she can kill a grown man, and nobody knows why or how she has this gift. The Reestablishment only sees Juliette as an opportunity, as a weapon. Juliette must make a life changing choice: work with or against The Reestablishment. This series has been in the works for a while and sadly there has been nothing new posted since 2015.
Shadow and Bone Netflix- Late 2020
This new series is based on the Grishaverse; a world created by the Grisha Trilogy and the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo. The world is split in two by a barrier of darkness called the Shadow Fold where unnatural evil creatures lurk and feast on humans. Alina Starkov is a soldier who uncovers a power that could unite her country. As she struggles to wield her power, dark forces are plotting against her.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney + – Unknown release date
Percy Jackson has already been brought to the big screen in two movies, in 2010 and 2013, covering the first two books in the series. Most fans of the books did not like these adaptations due to the inconsistency between the books and the films. Recently Rick Riordan tweeted that he was in works with Disney + to develop a new series that is faithful to the books. The plan is to have each season cover a different book and he promises he will be working closely to make sure the fans enjoy it. Percy Jackson is a twelve-year-old demigod on one of the most dangerous quests of his life. He must find who stole the ultimate weapon: Zeus’s lightning bolt.
Throne of Glass Hulu – Unknown release date
Queen of Shadows is the upcoming television series and named after the fourth book in the Throne of Glass book series by Sarah J. Maas. Calaena is an assassin trying to get her freedom. She must compete along with other thieves and warriors to become the next royal assassin. It was being developed by Hulu, but with no news since 2016 this series is only a rumor right now.
They Both Die at the End HBO- unknown release date
It was reported in February 2019 that the book by Adam Silvera was being turned into a thirty-minute series on HBO. There has been no news since then regarding the series. Rufus and Mateo both receive a phone call by death cast telling them they will die later that day. They don’t know where or the exact moment. They meet each other by the last friend app and spend their last day alive living together.
The Chronicles of Narnia Netflix- unknown release date
In 2018 it was reported that The Chronicles of Narnia was being rebooted by Netflix into both a series and a new movie. In June 2019 the project was updated with new information on the creative architect of the series. Netflix’s deal includes access to all seven books making for a full Narnia universe. The Chronicles of Narnia follow the Pensive children during World War II. They find a way into Narnia through multiple hidden entrances: a wardrobe, and even a painting, and get pulled into a world of ice queens, satyrs and another war.
