June 2018
Books on Screen
June 2018
June's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Eating Animals, The Yellow Birds and Leave No Trace; the series premieres of "C.B. Strike" on Cinemax and AMC's "Dietland," along with the season one finale of "Sweetbitter" on Starz and the conclusion of Showtime's limited series "Patrick Melrose"; and the DVD releases of A Wrinkle in Time, Every Day and Death Wish.
In Theaters
Adrift
Release Date: June 1st (wide)
Based on: RED SKY IN MOURNING: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea, by Tami Oldham Ashcraft with Susea McGearhart
Eating Animals
Release Date: June 15th (limited)
Based on: EATING ANIMALS by Jonathan Safran Foer
Loving Pablo
Release Date: June 15th (limited)
Based on: LOVING PABLO, HATING ESCOBAR by Virginia Vallejo
The Yellow Birds
Release Date: June 15th (limited)
Based on: THE YELLOW BIRDS by Kevin Powers
The Catcher Was a Spy
Release Date: June 22nd (limited)
Based on: THE CATCHER WAS A SPY: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg, by Nicholas Dawidoff
Leave No Trace
Release Date: June 29th (limited)
Based on: MY ABANDONMENT by Peter Rock
On TV
Series/Season Premieres
"C.B. Strike"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on Cinemax; Series Premiere on June 1st
Based on: THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by J. K. Rowling, writing as Robert Galbraith
"Dietland"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on June 4th
Based on: DIETLAND by Sarai Walker
"Condor"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on Audience Network (DirecTV); Series Premiere on June 6th
Based on: SIX DAYS OF THE CONDOR by James Grady
"Marvel's Cloak & Dagger"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on Freeform; Series Premiere on June 7th
Based on: The Marvel Comics characters of the same name
"Strange Angel"
Streaming Dates: Thursdays on CBS All Access; Series Premiere on June 14th
Based on: STRANGE ANGEL: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons, by George Pendle
Brain on Fire
Release Date: June 22nd on Netflix
Based on: BRAIN ON FIRE: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
"Marvel's Luke Cage" (Season Two)
Release Date: June 22nd on Netflix
Based on: The Marvel Comics characters of the same name
"A Very English Scandal" (3-part series)
Release Date: June 29th on Amazon Prime
Based on: A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of Establishment, by John Preston
Series/Season Finales
"Patrick Melrose" (5-part series)
Air Dates: Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Finale on June 9th
Based on: PATRICK MELROSE by Edward St Aubyn
"Sweetbitter"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Starz; Season One Finale on June 10th
Based on: SWEETBITTER by Stephanie Danler
On DVD
Death Wish
DVD Release Date: June 5th
Based on: DEATH WISH by Brian Garfield
Every Day
DVD Release Date: June 5th
Based on: EVERY DAY by David Levithan
A Wrinkle in Time
DVD Release Date: June 5th
Based on: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Simon
DVD Release Date: June 12th
Based on: SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli
The Death of Stalin
DVD Release Date: June 19th
Based on: THE DEATH OF STALIN written by Fabien Nury, illustrated by Thierry Robin