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January 2025

Books on Screen

January 2025

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of CBS's "Watson" and Netflix's "Missing You"; the season premieres of "Will Trent" on ABC, "When Calls the Heart" on Hallmark Channel, "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" on AMC, and "C.B. Strike: The Ink Black Heart" on Max; the season finales of STARZ's "Outlander" and Apple TV+'s "Silo"; the continuation of "Dexter: Original Sin" on Paramount+ and "The Irrational" on NBC; the films Dog Man in theaters and The Jane Mysteries: A Deadly Prescription on Hallmark Mystery; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Return, Here and Venom: The Last Dance.

 

In Theaters


I'm Still Here

Release Date: Friday, January 17th (limited)
Based on: AINDA ESTOU AQUI by Marcelo Rubens Paiva

Dog Man
Release Date: Friday, January 31st (wide)
Based on: The children's graphic novel series Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

The Jane Mysteries: A Deadly Prescription
Air Date: Thursday, January 9th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Mystery
Based on: The Jane DaSilva mysteries by K.K. Beck

The Calendar Killer
Release Date: Thursday, January 16th on Prime Video
Based on: DER HEIMWEG by Sebastian Fitzek

Unstoppable
Release Date: Thursday, January 16th on Prime Video
Based on: UNSTOPPABLE: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion, by Anthony Robles with Austin Murphy

Lucca's World
Release Date: Friday, January 31st on Netflix
Based on: THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF LUCCA by Barbara Anderson
 

Series Premieres

"Missing You" (5-episode limited series)
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1st on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: MISSING YOU by Harlan Coben

"Lockerbie: A Search for Truth" (5-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, January 2nd on Peacock (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING: A Father's Search for Justice, by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph

"The Breakthrough" (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: Tuesday, January 7th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: THE BREAKTHROUGH: How the Genealogist Solved the Double Murder in Linköping, by Anna Bodin and Peter Sjölund

"Black Warrant"
Release Date: Friday, January 10th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: BLACK WARRANT: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer, by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury

"Public Disorder"
Release Date: Wednesday, January 15th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: ACAB by Carlo Bonini

"Watson"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Series Premiere on January 26th after the AFC Championship Game
Based on: The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man"
Release Date: Wednesday, January 29th on Disney+ (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Spider-Man
 

Season Premieres

"Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 2 Premiere on January 5th
Based on: The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy by Anne Rice

"When Calls the Heart"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel; Season 12 Premiere on January 5th
Based on: The When Calls the Heart series by Janette Oke

"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on ABC; Two-Part Season 2 Premiere on January 7th
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter

"Goosebumps: The Vanishing"
Release Date: Friday, January 10th on Disney+ (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: The children's book series Goosebumps by R. L. Stine

"Harley Quinn"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season 5 Premiere on January 16th
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm

"C.B. Strike: The Ink Black Heart"
Air Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season 4 Premiere on January 23rd
Based on: THE INK BLACK HEART: A Cormoran Strike Novel by Robert Galbraith

"The Night Agent"
Release Date: Thursday, January 23rd on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: THE NIGHT AGENT by Matthew Quirk

"Eva the Owlet"
Release Date: Friday, January 24th on Apple TV+ (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: The children's book series Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott

"The Snow Girl"
Release Date: Friday, January 31st on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: SNOW GIRL by Javier Castillo
 

Season Finales

"Creature Commandos"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season 1 Finale on January 9th
Based on: DC Comics featuring the eponymous team

"Outlander"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on STARZ; Season 7 Finale on January 17th
Based on: AN ECHO IN THE BONE by Diana Gabaldon

"Silo"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 2 Finale on January 17th
Based on: The Silo series by Hugh Howey
 

Ongoing Series

"The Irrational"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on NBC; Season 2 continues
Based on: PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely

"Dexter: Original Sin"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+; Season 1 continues
Based on: The Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay

 

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

Here
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, January 21st
Based on: HERE by Richard McGuire

The Return
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, January 21st
Based on: THE ODYSSEY by Homer

Venom: The Last Dance

DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, January 21st
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Venom