June 2022
Books on Screen
June 2022

June's Books on Screen roundup includes the series finales of FX on Hulu's "Under the Banner of Heaven" and HBO's "The Time Traveler's Wife"; the season finales of "The Essex Serpent" and "Shining Girls" on Apple TV+; the series premieres of Netflix's "The Perfect Mother" and "First Kill"; the films The Lost Girls, The Black Phone and The Wrath of God; and the DVD releases of Firestarter, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Mothering Sunday and We Need to Do Something.
In Theaters
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Release Date: June 3rd (limited)
Based on: FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO by Kanako Nishi
The Lost Girls
Release Date: June 17th (limited)
Based on: THE LOST GIRLS by Laurie Fox
My Donkey, My Lover & I
Release Date: June 17th (limited)
Based on: TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CÉVENNES by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Black Phone
Release Date: June 24th (wide)
Based on: The short story "The Black Phone" by Joe Hill
On TV
Film Releases
Fire Island
Release Date: June 3rd on Hulu
Based on: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
The Wrath of God
Release Date: June 15th on Netflix
Based on: THE BOOK OF MURDER by Guillermo Martínez
Spiderhead
Release Date: June 17th on Netflix
Based on: The short story "Escape From Spiderhead" by George Saunders
Moriah's Lighthouse
Air Date: Saturday, June 18th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: The Manitoulin Island series by Serena B. Miller
Love & Gelato
Release Date: June 22nd on Netflix
Based on: LOVE & GELATO by Jenna Evans Welch
Series Premieres
"The Perfect Mother"
Release Date: June 3rd on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE PERFECT MOTHER by Nina Darnton
"First Kill"
Release Date: June 10th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The short story "First Kill" by V.E. Schwab
"The Summer I Turned Pretty"
Release Dates: June 17th on Amazon Prime Video (Season One)
Based on: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
Season Premieres
"The Boys"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Season Three Premiere on June 3rd (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: The comic book series The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
"Roswell, New Mexico"
Air Dates: Mondays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Four Premiere on June 6th
Based on: The Roswell High series by Melinda Metz
"The Umbrella Academy"
Release Date: June 22nd on Netflix (Season Three)
Based on: The comic book series The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
Series Finales
"Under the Banner of Heaven" (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on FX on Hulu; Series Finale on June 2nd
Based on: UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Finale on June 19th
Based on: THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
Season Finales
"Shining Girls"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on June 3rd
Based on: THE SHINING GIRLS by Lauren Beukes
"The Essex Serpent"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on June 10th
Based on: THE ESSEX SERPENT by Sarah Perry
"The Ipcress File"
Release Dates: Thursdays on AMC+; Season One Finale on June 23rd
Based on: THE IPCRESS FILE by Len Deighton
"The Flash"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Eight Finale on June 29th
Based on: The DC Comics character The Flash, created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino
Ongoing Series
"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime
Based on: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis
On DVD
Ultrasound
DVD Release Date: June 7th
Based on: The comic book series Generous Bosom by Conor Stechschulte
Benedetta
DVD Release Dates: June 14th
Based on: IMMODEST ACTS: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, by Judith C. Brown
Morbius
DVD Release Date: June 14th
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name
We Need to Do Something
DVD Release Date: June 14th
Based on: WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING by Max Booth III
The Bad Guys
DVD Release Date: June 21st
Based on: The children's book series The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
DVD Release Date: June 28th
Based on: Characters by J. K. Rowling
Firestarter
DVD Release Date: June 28th
Based on: FIRESTARTER by Stephen King
Mothering Sunday
DVD Release Date: June 28th
Based on: MOTHERING SUNDAY: A Romance by Graham Swift