December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Nickel Boys, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Nightbitch, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Room Next Door and Oh, Canada; the series premieres of "Dexter: Original Sin" on Paramount+ and "One Hundred Years of Solitude" on Netflix; the season premiere of Netflix's "Virgin River"; the conclusion of "The Day of the Jackal" on Peacock and "Like Water for Chocolate" on Max; the season finales of HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" and The CW's "Sullivan's Crossing"; the continuation of "Outlander" on STARZ and "Tracker" on CBS; and the DVD releases of Conclave, White Bird and The Wild Robot.

In Theaters

The Return
Release Date: December 6th (wide)
Based on: THE ODYSSEY by Homer

Nightbitch
Release Date: December 6th (limited)
Based on: NIGHTBITCH by Rachel Yoder

Oh, Canada
Release Date: December 6th (limited)
Based on: FOREGONE by Russell Banks

Kraven the Hunter
Release Date: December 13th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Release Date: December 13th (wide)
Based on: Characters created by J. R. R. Tolkien

Nickel Boys
Release Date: December 13th (limited)
Based on: THE NICKEL BOYS by Colson Whitehead

Young Werther
Release Date: December 13th (limited)
Based on: THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Homestead
Release Date: December 20th (wide)
Based on: BLACK AUTUMN by Jeff Kirkham and Jason Ross

The Count of Monte Cristo
Release Date: December 20th (limited)
Based on: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas

The Room Next Door
Release Date: December 20th (limited)
Based on: WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH by Sigrid Nunez

A Complete Unknown
Release Date: December 25th (wide)
Based on: DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, by Elijah Wald

On TV

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

The Children's Train
Release Date: December 4th on Netflix
Based on: THE CHILDREN'S TRAIN by Viola Ardone

That Christmas
Release Date: December 4th on Netflix
Based on: THAT CHRISTMAS AND OTHER STORIES by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb
 

Series Premieres

"Creature Commandos"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Series Premiere on December 5th (the first two episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: DC Comics featuring the eponymous team

"One Hundred Years of Solitude"
Release Date: December 11th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez

"Invisible" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: December 13th on Disney+ (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: INVISIBLE by Eloy Moreno

"Dexter: Original Sin"
Release Dates: Sundays on Paramount+; Series Premiere on December 15th
Based on: The Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay
 

Season Premiere

"Virgin River"
Release Date: December 19th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 6 will be available)
Based on: The Virgin River series by Robyn Carr
 

Series Finales

"Like Water for Chocolate" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on Max; Series Finale on December 8th
Based on: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE by Laura Esquivel

"The Day of the Jackal" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on Peacock; Series Finale on December 12th (the last two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL by Frederick Forsyth
 

Season Finales

"Sullivan's Crossing"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season 2 Finale on December 11th
Based on: The Sullivan's Crossing series by Robyn Carr

"Dune: Prophecy"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 1 Finale on December 22nd
Based on: SISTERHOOD OF DUNE by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
 

Ongoing Series

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 2 continues
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"The Irrational"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on NBC; Season 2 continues
Based on: PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely

"Silo"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 2 continues
Based on: The Silo series by Hugh Howey

"Outlander"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on STARZ; Season 7, Part 2 continues
Based on: AN ECHO IN THE BONE by Diana Gabaldon

On DVD
 

The Outrun
DVD Release Date: December 3rd
Based on: THE OUTRUN: A Memoir, by Amy Liptrot

White Bird
DVD Release Date: December 3rd
Based on: WHITE BIRD: A Wonder Story, by R. J. Palacio

The Wild Robot
DVD Release Date: December 3rd
Based on: The children's book series The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Beast
DVD Release Date: December 10th
Based on: THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE by Henry James

Conclave
DVD Release Date: December 17th
Based on: CONCLAVE by Robert Harris

Joker: Folie á Deux
DVD Release Date: December 17th
Based on: DC Comics characters