February 2024
Books on Screen
February 2024
February's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Tracker" on CBS, "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live" on AMC, and "One Day" on Netflix; the season two premiere of ABC's "Will Trent"; the conclusion of "Expats" on Prime Video; the films Argylle and Lisa Frankenstein in theaters; four Hallmark movies inspired by the life and work of Jane Austen (Paging Mr. Darcy, Love & Jane, An American in Austen and Sense and Sensibility); and the DVD releases of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Wonka and Priscilla.
In Theaters
Argylle
Release Date: February 2nd (wide)
Based on: ARGYLLE by Elly Conway
The Promised Land
Release Date: February 2nd (limited)
Based on: THE CAPTAIN AND ANN BARBARA by Ida Jessen
Lisa Frankenstein
Release Date: February 9th (wide)
Based on: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley
The Taste of Things
Release Date: February 9th (limited)
Based on: THE PASSIONATE EPICURE: La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet, by Marcel Rouff
Madame Web
Release Date: February 14th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Release Date: February 14th (limited)
Based on: The Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard
On TV
Film Releases
Orion and the Dark
Release Date: February 2nd on Netflix
Based on: ORION AND THE DARK by Emma Yarlett
The Tiger's Apprentice
Release Date: February 2nd on Paramount+
Based on: THE TIGER'S APPRENTICE by Laurence Yep
Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers
Air Date: Friday, February 2nd at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: MURDER AT THE BREAKERS: A Gilded Newport Mystery, by Alyssa Maxwell
Paging Mr. Darcy
Air Date: Saturday, February 3rd at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
Love & Jane
Air Date: Saturday, February 10th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Inspired by: Jane Austen
An American in Austen
Air Date: Saturday, February 17th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
Air Date: Saturday, February 24th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen
Series Premieres
"One Day"
Release Date: February 8th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: ONE DAY by David Nicholls
"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Series Premiere on February 11th following Super Bowl LVIII
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver
"The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on February 25th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
"Shōgun" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Tuesdays on Hulu and FX; Series Premiere on February 27th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: SHŌGUN by James Clavell
"Red Queen"
Release Date: February 29th on Prime Video (all episodes will be available)
Based on: RED QUEEN by Juan Gómez-Jurado
Season Premieres
"Tokyo Vice"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season Two Premiere on February 8th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: TOKYO VICE: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, by Jake Adelstein
"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on ABC; Season Two Premiere on February 20th
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter
Series Finale
"Expats" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Prime Video; Series Finale on February 23rd
Based on: THE EXPATRIATES by Janice Y. K. Lee
Season Finales
"Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Sundance Now and AMC+; Season One Finale on February 8th
Based on: SANCTUARY: A Novel of Suspense, Witchcraft, and Small Town Secrets, by V.V. James
"All Creatures Great and Small"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Four Finale on February 18th
Based on: The books of James Herriot
Ongoing Series
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX
Based on: CAPOTE’S WOMEN: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer
"Son of a Critch"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch
"Masters of the Air" (9-episode miniseries)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+
Based on: MASTERS OF THE AIR: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, by Donald L. Miller
On DVD
The Canterville Ghost
DVD Release Date: February 13th
Based on: The short story "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
DVD Release Date: February 13th
Based on: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: A Hunger Games Novel by Suzanne Collins
The Marvels
DVD Release Date: February 13th
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the characters Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
Priscilla
DVD Release Date: February 13th
Based on: ELVIS AND ME: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll, by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, with Sandra Harmon
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
DVD Release Date: February 20th
Based on: ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Three Musketeers — Part I: D’Artagnan
DVD Release Date: February 27th
Based on: THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Alexandre Dumas
Wonka
DVD Release Date: February 27th
Based on: Characters by Roald Dahl