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
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