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January 2024

Books on Screen

January 2024

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Fool Me Once" on Netflix, "Expats" on Prime Video, and "Masters of the Air" on Apple TV+; the season premiere of "All Creatures Great and Small" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season finales of Prime Video's "Reacher," Disney+'s "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," and The CW's "Son of a Critch"; the films Origin, The End We Start From and Which Brings Me to You in theaters, along with Killers of the Flower Moon on Apple TV+ and Foe on Prime Video; and the DVD release of Eileen.

 

In Theaters


The Bricklayer

Release Date: January 5th (limited)
Based on: THE BRICKLAYER by Paul Lindsay

He Went That Way
Release Date: January 5th (limited)
Based on: LUKE KARAMAZOV by Conrad Hilberry

Mean Girls
Release Date: January 12th (wide)
Based on: QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World, by Rosalind Wiseman

Origin
Release Date: January 19th (wide)
Based on: CASTE: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

The End We Start From
Release Date: January 19th (limited)
Based on: THE END WE START FROM by Megan Hunter

Which Brings Me to You
Release Date: January 19th (limited)
Based on: WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU by Julianna Baggott and Steve Almond

The Peasants
Release Date: January 26th (limited)
Based on: THE PEASANTS by Władysław Reymont

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

Society of the Snow
Release Date: January 4th on Netflix
Based on: SOCIETY OF THE SNOW: The Definitive Account of the World’s Greatest Survival Story, by Pablo Vierci

Foe
Release Date: January 5th on Amazon Prime Video
Based on: FOE by Iain Reid

Killers of the Flower Moon
Release Date: January 12th on Apple TV+
Based on: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

WILL
Release Date: January 31st on Netflix
Based on: WILL by Jeroen Olyslaegers
 

Series Premieres

"Fool Me Once" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: January 1st on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: FOOL ME ONCE by Harlan Coben

"Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Sundance Now and AMC+; Series Premiere on January 4th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: SANCTUARY: A Novel of Suspense, Witchcraft, and Small Town Secrets, by V.V. James

"Echo" (5-episode miniseries)
Release Date: January 9th on Disney+ and Hulu (all episodes will be available)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name

"Boy Swallows Universe" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: January 11th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE by Trent Dalton

"Detective Forst"
Release Date: January 11th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The Forst series by Remigiusz Mróz

"Expats" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Prime Video; Series Premiere on January 26th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE EXPATRIATES by Janice Y. K. Lee

"Masters of the Air" (9-episode miniseries)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on January 26th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: MASTERS OF THE AIR: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, by Donald L. Miller
 

Season Premieres

"All Creatures Great and Small"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Four Premiere on January 7th
Based on: The books of James Herriot

"Son of a Critch"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Three Premiere on January 25th
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch

“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX; Season Two Premiere on January 31st (the first two episodes will air)
Based on: CAPOTE’S WOMEN: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer
 

Season Finales

"Son of a Critch"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Two Finale on January 18th
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch

"Reacher"
Release Dates: Fridays on Prime Video; Season Two Finale on January 19th
Based on: BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians"
Release Dates: Tuesdays on Disney+; Season One Finale on January 30th
Based on: The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

 

On DVD


Eileen

DVD Release Date: January 30th
Based on: EILEEN by Ottessa Moshfegh