August's Books on Screen roundup includes the films It Ends with Us, Rob Peace, Doctor Jekyll, Reagan and The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat; the series premiere of "Bad Monkey" on Apple TV+; the season premieres of Apple TV+'s "Pachinko" and Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"; the conclusion of "Lady in the Lake" on Apple TV+ and "Mafia Spies" on Paramount+; the season finale of HBO's "House of the Dragon"; the continuation of "Emperor of Ocean Park" on MGM+; and the DVD releases of Force of Nature: The Dry 2, The Watchers and The Bikeriders.

In Theaters

Harold and the Purple Crayon
Release Date: August 2nd (wide)
Based on: HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson

Doctor Jekyll
Release Date: August 2nd (limited)
Based on: STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson

It Ends with Us
Release Date: August 9th (wide)
Based on: IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

Rob Peace
Release Date: August 16th (limited)
Based on: THE SHORT AND TRAGIC LIFE OF ROBERT PEACE: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs

The Crow
Release Date: August 23rd (wide)
Based on: The comic book series The Crow by James O'Barr

The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Release Date: August 23rd (limited)
Based on: THE SUPREMES AT EARL'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT by Edward Kelsey Moore

Reagan
Release Date: August 30th (wide)
Based on: THE CRUSADER: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism, by Paul Kengor

Across the River and Into the Trees
Release Date: August 30th (limited)
Based on: ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES by Ernest Hemingway

On TV

Film Release

Along for the Ride

Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery
Air Date: Friday, August 2nd at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Mystery
Based on: The Jazz Ramsey series by Kylie Logan
 

Series Premieres

"A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder"
Release Date: August 1st on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson

"Hollywood Black" (4-episode docuseries)
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Series Premiere on August 11th
Based on: HOLLYWOOD BLACK: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers, by Donald Bogle

"Bad Monkey"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on August 14th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: BAD MONKEY by Carl Hiaasen
 

Season Premieres

"The Umbrella Academy"
Release Date: August 8th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 4 will be available)
Based on: The comic book series The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

"Pachinko"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 2 Premiere on August 23rd
Based on: PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Prime Video; Season 2 Premiere on August 29th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: UNFINISHED TALES OF NÚMENOR AND MIDDLE-EARTH written by J. R. R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien
 

Series Finales

"Mafia Spies" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Tuesdays on Paramount+; Series Finale on August 20th
Based on: MAFIA SPIES: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro, by Thomas Maier

"Lady in the Lake" (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Finale on August 23rd
Based on: LADY IN THE LAKE by Laura Lippman
 

Season Finales

"Grantchester"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 9 Finale on August 4th
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie

"House of the Dragon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 2 Finale on August 4th
Based on: FIRE & BLOOD: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

"The Serpent Queen"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on Starz; Season 2 Finale on August 30th
Based on: CATHERINE DE MEDICI: Renaissance Queen of France, by Leonie Frieda
 

Ongoing Series

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 4 continues
Based on: The graphic novel series Snowpiercer by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette

"Emperor of Ocean Park"
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Season 1 continues
Based on: THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter

"Sunny"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 continues
Based on: THE DARK MANUAL by Colin O'Sullivan

On DVD
 

The Bikeriders
DVD Release Date: August 13th
Based on: THE BIKERIDERS by Danny Lyon

Force of Nature: The Dry 2
DVD Release Date: August 27th
Based on: FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Harper

The Watchers
DVD Release Date: August 27th
Based on: THE WATCHERS by A.M. Shine