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Book to Screen's 100 Greatest Film Adaptations
Our editorial ranking of 100 outstanding films adapted from books and other published works.
#1
The Godfather
1972
#2
The Godfather Part II
1974
#3
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
#4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
#5
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
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Paradox Inc.
Based on Paradox Inc.
EXCLUSIVE: Lord Miller, the production shingle for Academy Award-winning Project Hail Mary helmers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is set to produce a feature adaptation of Forrest Brazeal’s forthcoming debut novel Paradox Inc. for Universal Pictures. Daniel Roher, the Academy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker behind Navalny and this year’s Tuner, will direct and co-write a treatment for the film with Matthew Robinson. Writer […]
Rules of Prey
Based on Rules of Prey
EXCLUSIVE: Jensen Ackles continues to be an Amazon MGM Studios MVP by pulling double duty. The Vought Rising star is set to headline and executive produce original drama series Rules of Prey, which has been greenlighted by MGM+. It is based on the first novel in John Sandford’s Prey book series. Created by Bruce Terris […]
Myron Bolitar
Based on Myron Bolitar
Colin Woodell (Pulse, The Continental) has been set as the lead of the new Netflix drama series Myron Bolitar. KJ Apa (The Map That Leads To You, Riverdale) and Diane Guerrero (Orange Is The New Black, The Lincoln Lawyer) will star in the upcoming drama series inspired by Harlan Coben’s longest-running book series spanning 12 […]
Shifter
Based on Shifter
EXCLUSIVE: Three of the gang behind Severance have teamed up on a new sci-fi series for Hulu. Adam Scott, who stars as Mark Scout in the Apple series, and writers Ezra Claytan Daniels and Eli Jorné are developing a series based on graphic novel Shifter for the Disney-owned streamer. Shifter is based on the Hachette […]
My Jesus
Based on My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope
EXCLUSIVE: A new film inspired by Anne Wilson’s hit song “My Jesus” is gearing up to begin production next month, with Aliza Kate Barlow making her feature debut starring as the Christian country singer. My Jesus, which hails from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company (I Can Only Imagine, Jesus Revolution), also stars Gavin Casalegno (The […]
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The Bride’s Chamber
Based on The Bride’s Chamber
EXCLUSIVE: Two of Britain’s top actors will pair up in the latest BBC Christmas ghost story special, The Bride’s Chamber. Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock) and Jim Broadbent (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Bridget Jones) will star in the Dickensian story, alongside Adrian Scarborough (The Chelsea Detective, Gavin & Stacey), Joe Armstrong (Happy Valley, […]
When the Black-Eyed Children Knock
Based on When the Black-Eyed Children Knock
EXCLUSIVE: A newly-established microdrama business geared towards horror is adapting genre classic Night of the Living Dead ahead of its full launch. L.A.-based Room418 is positioning itself as a studio and platform that puts “vertical-first originals at the center of a dedicated destination for horror fans, alongside curated programming in vertical, horizontal and mixed formats.” […]
Twist
Based on Twist
EXCLUSIVE: His & Hers became one of Netflix’s most-watched series ever after launching earlier this year. The team behind the Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson-led thriller have once again teamed with Fifth Season to adapt the next book from His & Hers author Alice Feeney. William Oldroyd will return to write and direct a series […]
Every House Is Haunted
Based on The House on Ashley Avenue
EXCLUSIVE: After acquiring Jason Pagan and Andrew Deutschman’s genre script Every House Is Haunted, based on the Ian Rogers short story “The House on Ashley Avenue,” in 2021, Netflix has sold the project to 20th Century Studios. Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, the filmmaking duo behind the 2024 Netflix thriller Don’t Move, starring Kelsey Asbille […]
The Night They Vanished
Based on The Night They Vanished
EXCLUSIVE: It’s a Sin star Callum Scott Howells and Gabrielle Creevy (Black Doves) are leading an adaptation of Vanessa Savage’s romantic thriller The Night They Vanished for BBC Studios and Channel 4. Cameras have rolled in Wales on the six-part series that tells the story of Anna (Creevy), whose world is blown apart when she […]
Clone Saga
Based on Clone Saga
EXCLUSIVE: Will the real Ben Reilly please stand up? Prime Video is closing in on an order for a new series set in Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters based on the popular Clone Saga storyline from the Marvel Comics, more specifically the second Clone Saga story arc that focuses on two Spider-Man clones, Ben […]
The Two-Body Problem
Based on The Two-Body Problem
There is more Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen in our future, Ali Hazelwood, author of bestseller The Love Hypothesis, announced Tuesday that she is releasing a book sequel, titled The Two-Body Problem, in February. Additionally, MRC is developing a film for Amazon MGM Studios, based on the sequel, she revealed. “I wrote a sequel to […]
The Crying Boy
Based on The Crying Boy
EXCLUSIVE: As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil prepares to cross $200M at the worldwide box office, the film’s producer Carter Swan has a new project to announce — a film adaptation of the Keenspot comic book series The Crying Boy by Niall O’Rourke & Rob Moran. Published in 2024, The Crying Boy follows a grieving widow […]
No Rest For The Wicked
Based on Manor
EXCLUSIVE: Altered Innocence has acquired all North American rights to Kasper Kalle’s queer gothic romance No Rest For The Wicked. The film, which world-premiered in Competition at the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival won the Cheval Noir Award for Best Director and the Cheval Noir Award for Best Actor (Pilou Asbæk). It will continue its […]
The Call of the Wild
Based on The Call of the Wild
EXCLUSIVE: David Barron, the British film producer with credits on six Harry Potter films, is entering the generative artificial intelligence space. Barron has agreed to produce an AI adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, which is written and directed by Simon Rumley (Crushed, Red White & Blue). The film will be generated […]
Mary Poppins
Based on Mary Poppins
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun one. We can reveal that a Mary Poppins TV series is in the works. Rather than retelling the Disney film Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke from the 1960s, we understand the live action TV adaptation plans to go back to P. L. Travers’ original eight Mary Poppins […]
The Parsifal Mosaic
Based on The Parsifal Mosaic
Hulu is developing The Parsifal Mosaic, a drama series based on Robert Ludlum’s bestselling novel, starring and executive produced by Sam Worthington and Sofia Carson, from Legendary Entertainment, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Wes Tooke, in The Parsifal Mosaic, after years of dangerous field work for the CIA, Michael Havelock (Worthington) is ready to get […]
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