Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Page-to-Screen Adaptations I Want to Watch

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.  Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!

This week’s TTT topic is Page to Screen Freebie (Books that became movies/TV shows, movies that became books, great adaptations, bad ones, books you need to read before watching their movie/TV show, movies you loved based on books you hated or vice versa, books you want to read because you saw the movie or vice versa, etc.)

I decided to go with page to screen adaptations that I really want to see.  There are so many books that I love that have either been made into TV series or movies or are in the process of being made into them.  I’m sure there are plenty more out there that I want to see, but these 10 are at the top of my list at the moment.  Some I’ve been saying I want to watch for a while now and others are fairly new or are still in production.  I’ve shared trailers for any that I could find.

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10 Page-to-Screen Adaptations I Want to Watch

1. THE HATE U GIVE, a big-screen adaptation of Angie Thomas’ best selling novel of the same name.

This one has been out for a while and I just haven’t made the time to watch it yet even though I loved the book.

2. SHADOW and BONE, an eight-episode Netflix series based on Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone & Six of Crows fantasy novels.

I don’t think there’s a release date for this yet, but I can’t wait since it combines two of my favorite fantasy series.

3.  A DOG’S JOURNEY, a film adaptation of the popular series by W. Bruce Cameron.  This movie actually comes out this week and I’m really looking forward to seeing it. The books and the first film, A Dog’s Purpose, had me crying the ugly cry, so I’m sure this one will have me reaching for the tissues too.

4.  THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, a film releasing this week that is based off of Nicola Yoon’s best selling novel of the same name.  I actually haven’t read this book yet, but the trailer just really appealed to me so now I want to watch the film and read the book.

5. ARTEMIS FOWL, a movie based on the beloved books by Eoin Colfer.

My son and I have been reading this series together and were excited to learn that Disney is making it into a film that will release later this year.

6.  THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, a movie adaptation of the best selling book by Garth Stein.

I’m excited for this one because I loved the book of course, and because it has Milo Ventimiglia from This is Us and Gilmore Girls in it.  It releases this fall.

7.  ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES, an upcoming movie based on Jennifer Niven’s best selling novel of the same name.

I haven’t seen much information for this aside from that Elle Fanning will play Violet and Justice Smith will play Finch, but I can’t wait to see this film.  I’m sure it’s another that will have me reaching for the tissues.

8.  SHADOWHUNTERS, a TV series based on the popular Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.

I’m late to the Shadowhunters game as I just started Clare’s book series late last year and the TV series is actually in its final season.  Regardless, I look forward to binging it once I finish the books.

9.  A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, a TV series based on the popular book series by Deborah Harkness.

I’ve been meaning to start this one for a while now, but keep forgetting about it.

10.  HIS DARK MATERIALS is an upcoming TV series based on the popular series by Philip Pullman.

I enjoyed the book series, but I’m most excited for this because Lin-Manuel Miranda is in this, and I just love him. #theaternerdcrush

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Have your seen any of these?  Or do you plan to?  What are some of your favorite page-to-screen adaptations?