June 2020
Books on Screen
June 2020
June's Books on Screen roundup includes the highly anticipated film Artemis Fowl on Disney+; the series premieres of "The Woods" on Netflix and "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" on HBO; the conclusion of HBO's "I Know This Much Is True" and NatGeo's "Barkskins"; the season two premiere of "NOS4A2" on AMC; and the DVD releases of The Hunt and Three Christs.
On TV
Film Releases
The Last Days of American Crime
Release Date: June 5th on Netflix
Based on: The graphic novel THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
Shirley
Release Date: June 5th on Hulu
Based on: SHIRLEY by Susan Scarf Merrell
Artemis Fowl
Release Date: June 12th on Disney+
Based on: ARTEMIS FOWL by Eoin Colfer
Wasp Network
Release Date: June 19th on Netflix
Based on: THE LAST SOLDIERS OF THE COLD WAR: The Story of the Cuban Five, by Fernando Morais
Series Premieres
"The Woods"
Release Date: June 12th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE WOODS by Harlan Coben
"Love, Victor"
Release Date: June 17th on Hulu (Season One)
Based on: SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli
"Perry Mason"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on June 21st
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; Series Premiere on June 28th
Based on: I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Season Premieres
"13 Reasons Why"
Release Date: June 5th on Netflix (Season Four)
Based on: THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher
"NOS4A2"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on AMC; Season Two Premiere on June 21st
Based on: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
"Pete the Cat"
Release Date: June 21st on Amazon Prime Video (Season Two, Part One)
Based on: The children's book series Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean
Series Finales
"Barkskins" (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on NatGeo; Series Finale on June 8th
Based on: BARKSKINS by Annie Proulx
"I Know This Much Is True" (6-part limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Finale on June 14th
Based on: I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb
Season Finale
"Roswell, New Mexico"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Two Finale on June 15th
Based on: Roswell High series by Melinda Metz
Ongoing Series
"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT
Based on: SNOWPIERCER: THE ESCAPE written by Jacques Lob, illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette
"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.
"Council of Dads"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on NBC
Based on: THE COUNCIL OF DADS: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me by Bruce Feiler
On DVD
The Hunt
DVD Release Date: June 9th
Based on: The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Three Christs
DVD Release Date: June 16th
Based on: THE THREE CHRISTS OF YPSILANTI by Milton Rokeach