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November 2025

Books on Screen

November 2025

November's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Running Man, Train Dreams, Wicked: For GoodHamnetKaren Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring and Eric Jerome Dickey's Friends and Lovers; the series premieres of "Death by Lightning" on Netflix and "All Her Fault" on Peacock; the season premieres of Netflix's "Unicorn Academy" and Apple TV+'s "WondLa"; the season finales of "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+ and "Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order" on AMC; the continuation of CBS's "Tracker" and "Watson," HBO's "IT: Welcome to Derry" and Apple TV+'s "Down Cemetery Road"; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Long Walk, The RosesCaught Stealing, Looking Through Water and Freakier Friday.

 

In Theaters
 

Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring
Release Date:
Thursday, November 6th (limited)
Based on: THE CHRISTMAS RING by Karen Kingsbury

Die My Love
Release Date:
Friday, November 7th (wide)
Based on: DIE, MY LOVE by Ariana Harwicz

Nuremberg
Release Date: Friday, November 7th (wide)
Based on: THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII, by Jack El-Hai 

Sarah's Oil
Release Date: Friday, November 7th (wide)
Based on: SEARCHING FOR SARAH RECTOR: The Richest Black Girl in America, by Tonya Bolden

I Wish You All the Best
Release Date: Friday, November 7th (limited)
Based on: I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST by Mason Deaver

Peter Hujar's Day
Release Date: Friday, November 7th (limited)
Based on: PETER HUJAR'S DAY by Linda Rosenkrantz

Train Dreams
Release Date: Friday, November 7th (limited)
Based on: TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson

The Running Man
Release Date: Friday, November 14th (wide)
Based on: THE RUNNING MAN by Stephen King

Wicked: For Good
Release Date: Friday, November 21st (wide)
Based on: WICKED: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch, by Gregory Maguire

Hamnet
Release Date: Wednesday, November 26th (limited)
Based on: HAMNET: A Novel of the Plague by Maggie O'Farrell

The Thing with Feathers
Release Date: Friday, November 28th (wide)
Based on: GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS by Max Porter

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches
Release Date: Monday, November 3rd on Netflix
Based on: The story "The Sneetches" from THE SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES by Dr. Seuss

Frankenstein
Release Date: Friday, November 7th on Netflix
Based on: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley

Eric Jerome Dickey's Friends and Lovers — Part One
Air Date: Saturday, November 15th at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime
Based on: FRIENDS AND LOVERS by Eric Jerome Dickey

Eric Jerome Dickey's Friends and Lovers — Part Two
Air Date: Sunday, November 16th at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime
Based on: FRIENDS AND LOVERS by Eric Jerome Dickey

The Son of a Thousand Men
Release Date: Wednesday, November 19th on Netflix
Based on: THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN by Valter Hugo Mãe

Train Dreams
Release Date: Friday, November 21st on Netflix
Based on: TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson
 

Series Premieres

"All Her Fault" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, November 6th on Peacock (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: ALL HER FAULT by Andrea Mara

"Death by Lightning" (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, November 6th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, by Candice Millard

"As You Stood By"
Release Date: Friday, November 7th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: NAOMI AND KANAKO by Hideo Okuda

"The Crystal Cuckoo" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: Friday, November 14th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: THE CRYSTAL CUCKOO by Javier Castillo
 

Season Premieres

"Maxton Hall – The World Between Us"
Release Dates:
Fridays on Prime Video; Season 2 Premiere on November 7th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: SAVE YOU: A Maxton Hall Novel, by Mona Kasten

"Unicorn Academy"
Release Date: Thursday, November 13th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 4 will be available)
Based on: The children's book series Unicorn Academy by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman

"WondLa"
Release Date: Wednesday, November 26th on Apple TV+ (all episodes of Season 3 will be available)
Based on: The WondLa trilogy by Tony DiTerlizzi
 

Season Finales

"Maigret"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 1 Finale on November 9th
Based on: The Jules Maigret series by Georges Simenon

"The Morning Show"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 4 Finale on November 19th
Based on: TOP OF THE MORNING: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter

"Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 1 Finale on November 23rd
Based on: The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice
 

Ongoing Series

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 3 continues
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"IT: Welcome to Derry"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 1 continues
Based on: IT by Stephen King

"Watson"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 2 continues
Based on: The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Down Cemetery Road"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 continues
Based on: DOWN CEMETERY ROAD by Mick Herron

 

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

Caught Stealing
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 11th
Based on: CAUGHT STEALING by Charlie Huston

Freakier Friday
DVD Release Date: Tuesday, November 11th
Based on: FREAKY FRIDAY by Mary Rodgers

The Long Walk
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 25th
Based on: THE LONG WALK by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman

Looking Through Water
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 25th 
Based on: LOOKING THROUGH WATER and CATCHING BIG FISH: An Angler's Challenge, by Bob Rich

The Roses
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 25th
Based on: THE WAR OF THE ROSES by Warren Adler