Skip to main content

January 2023

Books on Screen

January 2023

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Will Trent" on ABC, "The Lying Life of Adults" on Netflix, and "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" on AMC; the season three premieres of "Truth Be Told" on Apple TV+ and "All Creatures Great and Small" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season finales of ABC's "Big Sky" and Apple TV+'s "The Mosquito Coast"; the wide theatrical releases of the films A Man Called Otto and Women Talking, along with the Netflix release of The Pale Blue Eye; the sequel trilogy to Hallmark Channel's movie series, The Wedding Veil; and the DVD releases of She Said, Black Adam and Bones and All.

 

In Theaters


The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Release Date: January 4th (limited)
Based on: THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, by Mark Manson

Women Talking
Release Date: January 6th (wide)
Based on: WOMEN TALKING by Miriam Toews

A Man Called Otto
Release Dates: January 6th (limited); January 13th (wide)
Based on: A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman

Chess Story
Release Date:
January 13th (limited)
Based on: CHESS STORY by Stefan Zweig

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

The Pale Blue Eye
Release Date: January 6th on Netflix
Based on: THE PALE BLUE EYE by Louis Bayard

Dog Gone
Release Date:
January 13th on Netflix
Based on: DOG GONE: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home, by Pauls Toutonghi
 

Made-for-TV Movies

The Dog Lover's Guide to Dating
Air Date: Sunday, January 1st at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: THE DOG LOVER'S GUIDE TO DATING: Using Cold Noses to Find Warm Hearts, by Deborah Wood

The Wedding Veil Expectations
Air Date: Saturday, January 7th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: SECOND CHANCE HERO by Lori Wilde (previously published as ONCE SMITTEN, TWICE SHY)

The Wedding Veil Inspiration
Air Date:
Saturday, January 14th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: SECOND CHANCE HERO by Lori Wilde

The Wedding Veil Journey
Air Date: Saturday, January 21st at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: SECOND CHANCE HERO by Lori Wilde
 

Series Premieres

"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC; Series Premiere on January 3rd
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter

"The Lying Life of Adults"
Release Date: January 4th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS written by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein

"Woman of the Dead"
Release Date: January 5th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: WOMAN OF THE DEAD by Bernhard Aichner

"Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on January 8th
Based on: The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy by Anne Rice

"Trial by Fire" (7-episode limited series)
Release Date: January 13th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: TRIAL BY FIRE: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy, by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy

"The 1619 Project" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on Hulu; Series Premiere on January 26th (the first two episodes will be available, followed by two new episodes every Thursday)
Based on: THE 1619 PROJECT: A New Origin Story, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones

"Wolf Pack"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Paramount+; Series Premiere on January 26th
Based on: The Wolf Pack series by Edo van Belkom

"Lockwood & Co."
Release Date: January 27th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud

"The Snow Girl"
Release Date: January 27th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: SNOW GIRL by Javier Castillo

"Princess Power"
Release Date: January 30th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The Princesses Wear Pants series by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim
 

Season Premieres

"All Creatures Great and Small"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Three Premiere on January 8th
Based on: The books of James Herriot

"Truth Be Told"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season Three Premiere on January 20th
Based on: ARE YOU SLEEPING by Kathleen Barber
 

Season Finales

"The Mosquito Coast"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season Two Finale on January 6th
Based on: THE MOSQUITO COAST by Paul Theroux

"Big Sky"
Air Dates:
Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC; Season Three Finale on January 18th
Based on: The Highway series by C. J. Box

 

On DVD

Black Adam
DVD Release Date: January 3rd
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

She Said
DVD Release Date: January 10th
Based on: SHE SAID: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

Bones and All
DVD Release Date: January 31st
Based on: BONES & ALL by Camille DeAngelis