August's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Thursday Murder Club, My Oxford Year and Night Always Comes on Netflix, The Map That Leads to You on Prime Video, the Providence Falls trilogy on Hallmark, and She Rides Shotgun in theaters; the series premieres of "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" on STARZ and "The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" on Prime Video; the season premieres of "The Marlow Murder Club" on PBS "Masterpiece" and "My Life with the Walter Boys" on Netflix; the conclusion of MGM+'s "The Institute"; the season finales of HBO Max's "And Just Like That..." and AMC's "Nautilus"; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The King of Kings and How to Train Your Dragon.

In Theaters

The Bad Guys 2
Release Date: Friday, August 1st (wide)
Based on: The children's book series The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

She Rides Shotgun
Release Date: Friday, August 1st (limited)
Based on: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN by Jordan Harper

Freakier Friday
Release Date: August 8th (wide)
Based on: FREAKY FRIDAY by Mary Rodgers

Afterburn
Release Date: Friday, August 22nd (limited)
Based on: The comic book series Afterburn by Scott Chitwood, Paul Ens and Wayne Nichols

Ne Zha 2 
Release Date: Friday, August 22nd (limited)
Based on: INVESTITURE OF THE GODS by Xu Zhonglin

Caught Stealing
Release Date: Friday, August 29th (wide)
Based on: CAUGHT STEALING by Charlie Huston

The Roses
Release Date: Friday, August 29th (wide)
Based on: THE WAR OF THE ROSES by Warren Adler

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Release Date: Friday, August 29th (limited)
Based on: SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS by Bruno Schulz

On TV

Film Releases

My Oxford Year
Release Date: Friday, August 1st on Netflix
Based on: MY OXFORD YEAR by Julia Whelan

Providence Falls: Chance of a Lifetime
Air Date: Saturday, August 2nd at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark
Based on: CHANCE OF A LIFETIME: A Providence Falls Novel by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner
Air Date: Sunday, August 3rd at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark
Based on: The Aurora Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris

Stolen: Heist of the Century
Release Date: Friday, August 8th on Netflix
Based on: FLAWLESS: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell

Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise
Air Date: Saturday, August 9th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark
Based on: AN IMPOSSIBLE PROMISE: A Providence Falls Novel by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets

Night Always Comes
Release Date: Friday, August 15th on Netflix
Based on: THE NIGHT ALWAYS COMES by Willy Vlautin

Providence Falls: Thief of Fate
Air Date: Saturday, August 16th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark
Based on: THIEF OF FATE: A Providence Falls Novel by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets 

The Map That Leads to You
Release Date: Wednesday, August 20th on Prime Video
Based on: THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU by J.P. Monninger

The Thursday Murder Club
Release Date: Thursday, August 28th on Netflix
Based on: THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by Richard Osman
 

Series Premieres

"Outlander: Blood of My Blood"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on STARZ; Series Premiere on August 8th (the first two episodes will air)
Based on: The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

"Rivers of Fate"
Release Date: Wednesday, August 20th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: PSSICA by Edyr Augusto

"The Terminal List: Dark Wolf"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Series Premiere on August 27th (the first three episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: Characters from THE TERMINAL LIST by Jack Carr
 

Season Premieres

"Stillwater"
Release Date: Friday, August 1st on Apple TV+ (all episodes of Season 4 will be available)
Based on: ZEN SHORTS by Jon J. Muth

"Peacemaker"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season 2 Premiere on August 21st
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

"The Marlow Murder Club"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 2 Premiere on August 24th
Based on: THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB by Robert Thorogood

"My Life with the Walter Boys"
Release Date: Thursday, August 28th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS by Ali Novak

"Shape Island"
Release Date: Friday, August 29th on Apple TV+ (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: The children's books TRIANGLE, SQUARE and CIRCLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
 

Series Finale

"The Institute" (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on MGM+; Series Finale on August 24th
Based on: THE INSTITUTE by Stephen King
 

Season Finales

"Grantchester"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 10 Finale on August 3rd
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie

"The Buccaneers"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 2 Finale on August 6th
Based on: The unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Wharton

"And Just Like That..."
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season 3 Finale on August 14th
Based on: SEX AND THE CITY by Candace Bushnell

"Revival"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy; Season 1 Finale on August 14th
Based on: The comics series Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton

"Nautilus"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 1 Finale on August 17th
Based on: TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne
 

Ongoing Series

"The Summer I Turned Pretty"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 3 continues
Based on: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han

"Dexter: Resurrection"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime; Season 1 continues
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay

"Foundation"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 3 continues
Based on: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

How to Train Your Dragon
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, August 12th
Based on: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON by Cressida Cowell

The King of Kings
Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, August 26th
Based on: THE LIFE OF OUR LORD by Charles Dickens