February's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Firefly Lane" on Netflix, "Beartown" on HBO Max, and "The Black Church" on PBS; the series finale of "The Stand" on CBS All Access; the films Nomadland, French Exit, The World to Come and Cherry; the continuation of "Big Sky" on ABC, "American Gods" on Starz, and "A Discovery of Witches" on Sundance Now; and the DVD releases of The Informer and Let Him Go.

In Theaters

Minamata
Release Date: February 5th
Based on: MINAMATA by W. Eugene Smith and Aileen M. Smith

Son of the South
Release Date: February 5th
Based on: THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER CREEK: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement, by Bill Zellner with Constance Curry

French Exit
Release Date: February 12th
Based on: FRENCH EXIT by Patrick deWitt

The Mauritanian
Release Date: February 12th
Based on: GUANTANAMO DIARY by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, edited by Larry Siems

The World to Come
Release Date: February 12th; available on demand March 2nd
Based on: THE WORLD TO COME: Stories by Jim Shepard

Nomadland
Release Date: February 19th; also available on Hulu
Based on: NOMADLAND: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, by Jessica Bruder

Cherry
Release Date: February 26th; available on Apple TV+ March 12th
Based on: CHERRY by Nico Walker

On TV

Film Releases

Earwig and the Witch
Release Date: February 5th on HBO Max
Based on: EARWIG AND THE WITCH by Diana Wynne Jones

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Release Date: February 12th on Amazon Prime Video
Based on: The short story "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" by Lev Grossman

To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Release Date: February 12th on Netflix
Based on: ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN by Jenny Han

Flora & Ulysses
Release Date: February 19th on Disney+
Based on: FLORA & ULYSSES: The Illuminated Adventures, by Kate DiCamillo

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Release Date: February 26th on Hulu
Based on: CHASING THE SCREAM: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, by Johann Hari
 

Series Premieres

"Firefly Lane"
Release Date: February 3rd on Netflix
Based on: FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah

"The Luminaries"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9:30pm ET on Starz; Series Premiere on February 14th
Based on: THE LUMINARIES by Eleanor Catton

"The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song"
Air Dates: Tuesday, February 16th and Wednesday, February 17th at 9pm ET on PBS
Based on: THE BLACK CHURCH: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

"Behind Her Eyes" (6-part limited series)
Release Date: February 17th on Netflix
Based on: BEHIND HER EYES by Sara Pinborough

"Beartown" (5-part limited series)
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on February 22nd
Based on: BEARTOWN by Fredrik Backman
 

Season Premiere

"Black Lightning"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Three Premiere on February 8th
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name
 

Series Finales

"The Stand" (9-part limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on CBS All Access; Series Finale on February 11th
Based on: THE STAND by Stephen King

"Trickster"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Series Finale on February 16th
Based on: SON OF A TRICKSTER by Eden Robinson
 

Season Finales

"The Watch"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on BBC America; Season One Finale on February 14th
Based on: The Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett

"All Creatures Great and Small" (7-part limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season One Finale on February 21st
Based on: The books of James Herriot
 

Ongoing Series

"American Gods"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Starz
Based on: AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman

"Batwoman"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character Kate Kane/Batwoman, created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Keith Giffen

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT
Based on: SNOWPIERCER: THE ESCAPE written by Jacques Lob, illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette

"The Resident"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on FOX
Based on: UNACCOUNTABLE: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care, by Martin Makary, MD

"Big Sky"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: THE HIGHWAY by C. J. Box

"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics

"Nancy Drew"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

"Resident Alien"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy
Based on: The comic book series Resident Alien by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse

"WandaVision"
Release Date: Fridays on Disney+
Based on: The Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision

"A Discovery of Witches"
Release Date: Saturdays on Sundance Now
Based on: A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness

On DVD
 

Let Him Go
DVD Release Date: February 2nd
Based on: LET HIM GO by Larry Watson

The Informer
DVD Release Date: February 16th
Based on: THREE SECONDS by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström