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December 2018

Books on Screen

December 2018

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films If Beale Street Could Talk, Bird Box (which is streaming on Netflix), Mary Poppins Returns and Back Roads; the conclusion of "My Brilliant Friend" on HBO, along with the premiere (and finale) of Syfy's "Nightflyers," the debut of Netflix's series "The Innocent Man" and the made-for-TV movie Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries; and the DVD releases of Unbroken: Path to Redemption, Little Women and The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

 

In Theaters


Back Roads
Release Date: December 7th (limited)
Based on: BACK ROADS by Tawni O'Dell

Mary Queen of Scots
Release Date: December 7th (limited)
Based on: QUEEN OF SCOTS: The True Life of Mary Stuart, by John Guy

If Beale Street Could Talk
Release Date: December 14th (limited)
Based on: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK by James Baldwin

Mortal Engines
Release Date: December 14th (wide)
Based on: MORTAL ENGINES by Philip Reeve

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
Release Date: December 14th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Miles Morales/Spider-Man

Mary Poppins Returns
Release Date: December 19th (wide)
Based on: The Mary Poppins series by P. L. Travers

Aquaman
Release Date: December 21st (wide)
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

 


 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Dumplin'
Release Date: December 7th on Netflix
Based on: DUMPLIN' by Julie Murphy

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Release Date: December 7th on Netflix
Based on: Stories collected in ALL THE MOWGLI STORIES by Rudyard Kipling

Bird Box
Release Date: December 21st on Netflix
Based on: BIRD BOX by Josh Malerman

 

Made-for-TV Movie

Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas
Air Date: Sunday, December 9th at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: TIME FOR ME TO COME HOME by Dorothy Shackleford, with Travis Thrasher

 

Series Premieres

"Nightflyers" (10-episode series)
Air Dates: Sundays through Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy; Series Premiere on December 2nd
Based on: NIGHTFLYERS & OTHER STORIES by George R. R. Martin

"The Innocent Man"
Release Date: December 14th on Netflix
Based on: THE INNOCENT MAN: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham

"Watership Down" (limited series)
Release Date: December 23rd on Netflix
Based on: WATERSHIP DOWN by Richard Adams

"Selection Day" (limited series)
Release Date: December 28th on Netflix
Based on: SELECTION DAY by Aravind Adiga

 

Series/Season Finales

"Enemies: The President, Justice & The FBI” (4-part documentary series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Finale on December 9th
Based on: ENEMIES: A History of the FBI, by Tim Weiner

"My Brilliant Friend" (8-episode miniseries)
Air Dates: Sundays and Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Finale on December 10th
Based on: MY BRILLIANT FRIEND by Elena Ferrante

"Nightflyers" (10-episode series)
Air Dates: Sundays through Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy; Series Finale on December 13th
Based on: NIGHTFLYERS & OTHER STORIES by George R. R. Martin

"I Feel Bad"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 9:30pm ET/PT on NBC; Season One Finale on December 27th
Based on: I FEEL BAD: All Day. Every Day. About Everything, by Orli Auslander

"Midnight, Texas"
Air Dates: Fridays at 9pm ET/PT on NBC; Series Finale on December 28th
Based on: Midnight, Texas series by Charlaine Harris

 

Ongoing Series

"Outlander"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Starz
Based on: DRUMS OF AUTUMN by Diana Gabaldon

"Black Lightning"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

“The Flash”
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character The Flash, created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino

“Arrow”
Air Dates: Mondays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character Green Arrow, created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp

 


 

On DVD
 

The Miseducation of Cameron Post
DVD Release Date: December 3rd
Based on: THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST by Emily M. Danforth

God Bless the Broken Road
DVD Release Date: December 4th
Based on: GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD by Jennifer Dornbush

Galveston
DVD Release Date: December 11th
Based on: GALVESTON by Nic Pizzolatto

I Still See You
DVD Release Date: December 11th
Based on: BREAK MY HEART 1,000 TIMES by Daniel Waters

Unbroken: Path to Redemption
DVD Release Date: December 11th
Based on: UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
DVD Release Date: December 18th
Based on: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK ON ITS WALLS by John Bellairs

Little Women
DVD Release Date: December 18th
Based on: LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott

A Simple Favor
DVD Release Date: December 18th
Based on: A SIMPLE FAVOR by Darcey Bell

Venom
DVD Release Date: December 18th
Based on: The comic books Venom: Lethal Protector and Venom: Planet of the Symbiotes by David Michelinie