Wuthering Heights, Project Hail Mary

This year is all about literature, with movies and TV series based on best-selling books set to be released throughout 2026.

Just this month, in addition to Netflix’s adaptation of Emily Henley’s People on Vacation, Heat Rivalry, an adaptation of Rachel Reid’s romance series, was released on HBO Max. But romantic comedies aren’t the only IP ripe for animation. This year will also see the release of several Colleen Hoover films, including the much-anticipated sci-fi series Project Hail Mary, the intergalactic tale written by Andy Weir, Wuthering Heights, starring Emerald Fennell as Emily Bronte, and, of course, the psychological thriller Verity.

Below, check out a comprehensive list of all the books that will be made into movies this year.

Emily Brontë’s singular Gothic novel, first published in 1847, is directed by Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film adaptation for Warner Bros., and depicts the obsessive and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, played by Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie.

Aliyah Whiteley’s eerie, genre-bending novel imagines an apocalyptic world where women disappear and a mysterious fungal being known as “Beauty” emerges. Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of “The Beauty” opens this week on FX.

This sci-fi thriller from The Martian author Andy Weir follows a lonely astronaut who wakes up in a spaceship with no memory. And he soon realizes that he may be humanity’s last hope to stop an extinction-level event. Ryan Gosling stars in Amazon MGM Studios’ new feature film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Colleen Huber’s bestseller follows a young mother who leaves prison and returns to her hometown, determined to rebuild her life and reunite with the daughter she lost. Reminders of Him is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in March of this year.

Director Hoover’s psychological romance thriller tells the story of a struggling writer hired to complete the book of a helpless best-selling author, who discovers a gruesome manuscript that could reveal deadly secrets about the author’s past. The novel will be made into a feature film by Amazon MGM Studios starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett.

Isaac Butler’s debut novel, set in the intense world of New York theater, explores ambition, power, and performance as actors push themselves (and each other) to dangerous extremes in pursuit of artistic greatness. “The Method” is currently in development as a television version, which will be featured on Hulu this week.

Suzanne Collins’ upcoming Hunger Games prequel revisits Panem decades before Katniss Everdeen, focusing on the forces that shaped the 50th Hunger Games, the infamous Second Quarter Quell, and its most brutal legacy. Lionsgate’s film adaptation is expected to be released this year and will reportedly feature cameos from Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutchinson.

Luffy Thorpe’s sharp and funny novel follows a young woman who overcomes single motherhood, debt, and internet notoriety after turning to OnlyFans to support herself and her child. The Elle Fanning-led Apple TV+ adaptation is scheduled to be released in April of this year.

Alice Feeney’s twisty thriller follows a journalist and a detective (and ex-spouses) whose lives collide once again when a murder investigation forces them to confront long-buried secrets. His & Hers is in development as a television series for Netflix, with Tessa Thompson set to star.

Homer’s perilous and mythical journey of Odysseus will be portrayed by Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited film adaptation, which will be released in theaters this summer.

Agatha Christie’s little-known mystery depicts young socialites caught up in a terrifying conspiracy tied to a secret society known as “The Seven Dials.” The novel is the basis of a new three-part Netflix series directed by Steven Spielberg that will be released this month.

“Bird Box” author Josh Malerman’s latest horror novel unfolds through the eyes of a child who believes something terrifying lives inside his house. Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass and Dichen Lachman star in Universal Pictures’ film adaptation of Other Mommy.

The latest novel from Bret Easton Ellis, the best-selling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, follows a group of wealthy Los Angeles teens in the early 1980s as a serial killer attacks their hometown and draws eerily close to the close-knit group.

“The Shards” is reportedly currently in development as a television series for HBO.

In her debut memoir, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast delves into her experiences growing up as a Korean-American in a predominantly white town, falling in love with music, falling in love with the man who later became her husband and bandmate, and finally finding her identity as she grapples with the loss of her mother.

The memoir will be made into a feature film, with White Lotus director Will Thorne set to direct.

This bestseller is being made into a movie on Netflix by Little Fires Everywhere creator Liz Tigelaar. This book tells the secret story of reclusive Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo, as told to an unknown young magazine reporter, Monique Grant. Hugo’s stories of Tinseltown in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’80s change Grant’s perspective.

Britt Bennett’s The Vanishing Half is one of the biggest books of 2020, and it’s coming to the big screen with Aziza Barnes writing and producing the HBO version. The film tells the story of two identical twin sisters raised in the Jim Crow South who run away at the age of 16 and pursue different paths in life. There are no cast announcements yet for this highly anticipated series.

From the bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing, Peter Swanson’s dark psychological thriller depicts a seemingly perfect marriage built on a joint murder and the quiet, corrosive guilt that resurfaces decades later when the couple’s secrets begin to emerge. Julia Roberts and James Gray are teaming up for a film adaptation scheduled to be released later this year.