December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Housemaid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, 100 Nights of Hero, The Chronology of Water and Not Without Hope; the series premiere of Paramount+'s "Little Disasters"; the season premiere of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+ and Hulu; the season finales of HBO's "IT: Welcome to Derry" and Apple TV+'s "Down Cemetery Road"; the midseason finales of "Tracker" and "Watson" on CBS; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring and Black Phone 2.

In Theaters
 

100 Nights of Hero
Release Date: Friday, December 5th (wide)
Based on: THE ONE HUNDRED NIGHTS OF HERO by Isabel Greenberg

The Chronology of Water
Release Date: Friday, December 5th (limited)
Based on: THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER by Lidia Yuknavitch

Frontier Crucible
Release Date: Friday, December 5th (limited)
Based on: DESERT STAKE-OUT by Harry Whittington

Not Without Hope
Release Date: Friday, December 12th (limited)
Based on: NOT WITHOUT HOPE by Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman

The Housemaid
Release Date: Friday, December 19th (wide)
Based on: THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden

On TV

Film Releases

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Release Date: Friday, December 5th on Disney+
Based on: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LAST STRAW by Jeff Kinney

Tell Me Softly
Release Date: Friday, December 12th on Prime Video
Based on: TELL ME SOFTLY by Mercedes Ron
 

Series Premieres

"Little Disasters" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, December 11th on Paramount+ (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: LITTLE DISASTERS by Sarah Vaughan

"Human Specimens" (5-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, December 18th on Prime Video (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: HUMAN SPECIMENS by Kanae Minato
 

Season Premieres

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Disney+ and Hulu; Season 2 Premiere on December 10th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE SEA OF MONSTERS: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two by Rick Riordan

"Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale"
Release Dates: Thursdays on AMC+; Season 2 Premiere on December 25th
Based on: SANCTUARY: A Novel of Suspense, Witchcraft, and Small Town Secrets, by V.V. James
 

Season Finales

"Down Cemetery Road"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 Finale on December 3rd
Based on: DOWN CEMETERY ROAD by Mick Herron

"IT: Welcome to Derry"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 1 Finale on December 14th
Based on: IT by Stephen King
 

Midseason Finales

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 3 Fall Finale on December 14th
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"Watson"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 2 Fall Finale on December 15th
Based on: The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring
DVD Release Date: Tuesday, December 9th
Based on: THE CHRISTMAS RING by Karen Kingsbury

Black Phone 2
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, December 23rd
Based on: Characters by Joe Hill