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Watch this sneak peek of the first screen adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude. The Spanish-language series was filmed in Colombia with support from the author’s family and is written by José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias, and Albatrós González. The multi-generational tale follows the Buendía family and tells the story of the founding of the mythical town of Macondo.
In this new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, written, directed, and executive produced by Steve Zaillian, the eight-episode limited Netflix series takes place in the early 1960s with the title character entering a life of deceit, fraud, and murder.
One Day is a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by best-selling author and screenwriter David Nicholls. Directed by Molly Manners with an adaptation led by Nicole Taylor, the Netflix limited series stars Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall as two best friends finding themselves over the course of twenty years.
Watch the trailer for the television adaptation of Australian journalist and author Trent Dalton’s novel Boy Swallows Universe (Harper, 2019). The Netflix limited series follows a young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane facing the harsh realities of life and his family.
Leave the World Behind is a film adaptation of the 2020 best-selling novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam. The psychological, dystopian thriller directed by Sam Esmail stars Mahershala Ali, Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, and Julia Roberts.
Watch the trailer for All the Light We Cannot See, a Netflix limited series adapted from Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Mark Ruffalo. The series is set to premiere in November.
The Fall of the House of Usher is a gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Mary McConnell, the eight-episode series follows the demise of the uber-wealthy Usher family, as their heirs mysteriously die one after another.
Watch the trailer for the film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a short film directed by Wes Anderson. The Netlfix film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley.
The Lying Life of Adults is a television series adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2019 coming-of-age novel of the same name. Set in Naples in the 1990s, the six-episode Netflix series follows the adventures of Giovanna, who leaves the suburbs to meet her estranged aunt in the city.
Watch the trailer for Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a new film adaptation of the 1928 novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre with a screenplay by David Magee, the movie stars Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell and premieres in December on Netflix.
