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10 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Watch in 2025
From quiet character dramas to breakout fantasy sensations — these are the books getting the screen treatment this year.
Adaptations can go wrong — we’ve all seen it. But when done right, they become something more than just a new format. They bring readers and viewers together in conversation, translating emotion into movement, character into presence, and theme into something you can’t pause or put down. These ten titles, drawn from novels both iconic and cult-adored, are all on their way to screens this year — and worth reading before the credits roll.
Some have fully confirmed dates and generating buzz; others are quietly in development. Either way, they’re all adapted from stories worth knowing on the page first.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley)
Patricia Highsmith
Andrew Scott leads this sleek Netflix reimagining of Highsmith’s anti-hero — a conman whose lies unravel into murder. This is noir of the quietest kind: sharp-edged, psychological, and unsettling in its restraint.
Release Date: 4th April 2025
Platform: Netflix
The Prom Queen (Fear Street: Prom Queen)
R.L. Stine
Slasher nostalgia meets modern pacing in this Netflix throwback. A prom night to remember — for all the wrong reasons — unfolds with escalating dread as girls start disappearing, one by one.
Release Date: 23rd May 2025
Platform: Netflix
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Andy Serkis directs this stylised animated adaptation of Orwell’s political allegory, blending dark satire with a bold visual style. Still sharp. Still prescient.
Release Date: 11th July 2025
Platform: Theatrical Release
Regretting You
Colleen Hoover
Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace bring tenderness and grit to Hoover’s story of grief, misunderstanding, and quiet repair between mother and daughter.
Release Date: 24th October 2025
Platform: Theatrical Release (US)
The Crow Girl
Erik Axl Sund
A haunting, multi-layered procedural set in Sweden, now reimagined as a British limited series. Trauma, identity, and justice blur in this stark psychological thriller.
Release Date: 16th January 2025
Platform: Paramount+
Forever
Judy Blume
Judy Blume's candid exploration of teenage love and sexuality is reimagined in this contemporary Netflix series. Set in 2018 Los Angeles, it follows two young athletes navigating their first love amidst personal and societal challenges.
Release Date: 8th May 2025
Platform: Netflix
Mickey7 (Mickey 17)
Edward Ashton
Bong Joon-ho directs this sci-fi thriller starring Robert Pattinson as Mickey7, a disposable employee on a mission to colonize an icy world. When one iteration of Mickey dies, a new body is regenerated with all previous memories. The film explores themes of identity and survival.
Release Date: 7th March 2025
Platform: Theatrical Release
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
A psychological thriller about a woman who takes a job as a housemaid in a luxurious home, only to discover dark secrets lurking within. The film adaptation stars Sydney Sweeney and is set to bring the novel's suspenseful twists to the big screen.
Release Date: December 25, 2025 (US)
Platform: Theatrical Release
In Development — and Worth Keeping an Eye On
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy breakout. BookTok sensation. And now a streaming series. Expect dragons, deadly trials, and a chronically ill heroine who’s stronger than anyone saw coming.
Platform: Amazon MGM Studios
Shōgun (Season 2)
James Clavell
A sweeping story of loyalty, survival, and cultural reckoning in feudal Japan — now receiving critical acclaim in its FX adaptation. Epic in scale, intimate in tone.
Platform: Disney+
Book-to-screen doesn’t mean skipping the book. It means doubling back with curiosity — and seeing what you missed the first time. These ten adaptations promise just that: familiar stories made unfamiliar, shaped by a different light.
Prefer the quiet of a page to the glow of a screen? You might enjoy our latest feature:
10 Spellbinding Fantasy Novels to Escape Into This Spring (2025)
Until next time,
— The Page Sage
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