February 2018
Books on Screen
February 2018
February's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Fifty Shades Freed, Annihilation and Every Day; the series premieres of "Altered Carbon" on Netflix and "The Looming Tower" on Hulu, along with the season two finale of "Victoria" on PBS Masterpiece; and the DVD releases of Wonder, Same Kind of Different as Me and Murder on the Orient Express.
In Theaters
Fifty Shades Freed
Release Date: February 9th (wide)
Based on: FIFTY SHADES FREED by E L James
Peter Rabbit
Release Date: February 9th (wide)
Based on: The stories of the character of the same name created by Beatrix Potter
Black Panther
Release Date: February 16th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name
Annihilation
Release Date: February 23rd (wide)
Based on: ANNIHILATION by Jeff VanderMeer
Every Day
Release Date: February 23rd (wide)
Based on: EVERY DAY by David Levithan
On TV
Series/Season Premieres
"Altered Carbon"
Release Date: February 2nd on Netflix
Based on: ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan
"The Looming Tower" (10-episode miniseries)
Release Date: February 28th on Hulu
Based on: THE LOOMING TOWER: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
Series/Season Finales
"Victoria"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on "Masterpiece" on PBS; Season Two Finale on February 25th
Based on: VICTORIA by Daisy Goodwin
"Waco" (6-episode series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on Paramount Network; Series Finale on February 28th
Based on: A PLACE CALLED WACO: A Survivor's Story, by David Thibodeau and Leon Whiteson
Ongoing Series
"The Alienist" (10-episode series)
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT
Based on: THE ALIENIST by Caleb Carr
"Bellevue" (8-episode series)
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on WGN America
Based on: TWELVE PATIENTS: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, by Eric Manheimer, MD
“The Magicians”
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on Syfy
Based on: THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman
"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: Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character Green Arrow, created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp
On DVD
Walking Out
DVD Release Date: February 6th
Based on: A short story in BLOOD LINE: Stories of Fathers & Sons, by David Quammen
Wonder
DVD Release Date: February 13th
Based on: WONDER by R. J. Palacio
Same Kind of Different as Me
DVD Release Date: February 20th
Based on: SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent
Thor: Ragnarok
DVD Release Date: February 26th
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Thor
Murder on the Orient Express
DVD Release Date: February 27th
Based on: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Agatha Christie