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July 2020

Books on Screen

July 2020

July's Books on Screen roundup includes the season one releases of "The Baby-Sitters Club" on Netflix and "Brave New World" on NBC's new streaming service, Peacock; the season two premiere of TNT's "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness"; a number of films available on demand, including The Outpost, Greyhound, The Sunlit Night and The Informer; and the continuation of the HBO series "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" and "Perry Mason."

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

The Outpost
Release Date: July 3rd; available on demand
Based on: THE OUTPOST: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper

Greyhound
Release Date: July 10th on Apple TV+
Based on: THE GOOD SHEPHERD by C. S. Forester

A Nice Girl Like You
Release Date: July 17th; available on demand
Based on: PORNOLOGY by Ayn Carrillo-Gailey

The Painted Bird
Release Date: July 17th; available on demand
Based on: THE PAINTED BIRD by Jerzy Kosiński

The Sunlit Night
Release Date: July 17th; available on demand
Based on: THE SUNLIT NIGHT by Rebecca Dinerstein

The Kissing Booth 2
Release Date: July 24th on Netflix
Based on: THE KISSING BOOTH 2: GOING THE DISTANCE by Beth Reekles

The Informer
Release Date: July 31st; available on demand
Based on: THREE SECONDS by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström

 

Series Premieres

"Warrior Nun"
Release Date: July 2nd on Netflix
Based on: The comic book character Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn

"The Baby-Sitters Club"
Release Date: July 3rd on Netflix
Based on: The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin

"Brave New World"
Release Date:
July 15th on Peacock
Based on: BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley

"Cursed"
Release Date: July 17th on Netflix
Based on: CURSED by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler

 

Season Premieres

"The Alienist: Angel of Darkness"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT; Season Two Premiere on July 19th (back-to-back episodes will air each week)
Based on: THE ALIENIST by Caleb Carr

"The Umbrella Academy"
Release Date:
July 31st on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: The Umbrella Academy comic book series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

 

Series Finale

"Council of Dads"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on NBC; Series Finale on July 2nd
Based on: THE COUNCIL OF DADS: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me by Bruce Feiler

 

Season Finale

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT; Season One Finale on July 12th
Based on: SNOWPIERCER: THE ESCAPE written by Jacques Lob, illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette

 

Ongoing Series

"Perry Mason"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO
Based on: Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason novels and stories

"I'll Be Gone in the Dark"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on HBO
Based on: I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

"NOS4A2"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on AMC
Based on: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Air Dates:
Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D.