November's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Guarding Stars, The Hunchback, Soul of Paris and A Dog's Perfect Christmas on Netflix, as well as the theatrical releases of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Ebenezer, The Cat in the Hat and Victorian Psycho; the series premiere of Peacock's "The Good Daughter"; the season premieres of "The Hunting Wives" on Netflix and "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+ and Hulu; the series finale of "Treasure Island" on MGM+; the season finale of STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood"; the continuation of "Tracker" on CBS, "Dexter: Resurrection" on Paramount+, and "The Rainmaker" on USA Network; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Odyssey and The Magic Faraway Tree.

In Theaters
 

The Cat in the Hat
Release Date: Friday, November 6th (wide)
Based on: THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss

Being Heumann
Release Date: Friday, November 6th (limited)
Based on: BEING HEUMANN: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, by Judith Heumann

Soul Patrol
Release Date: Friday, November 6th (limited)
Based on: SOUL PATROL: The Riveting True Story of the First African American LRRP Team in Vietnam, by Ed Emanuel

Ebenezer
Release Date: Friday, November 13th (wide)
Based on: A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

Victorian Psycho
Release Date: Friday, November 13th (wide)
Based on: VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Virginia Feito

Space Cadet
Release Date: Friday, November 13th (limited)
Based on: The graphic novel SPACE CADET by Kid Koala

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Release Date: Friday, November 20th (wide)
Based on: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING: A Hunger Games Novel, by Suzanne Collins

All of a Sudden
Release Date: Wednesday, November 25th (limited)
Based on: ALL OF A SUDDEN: Twenty Letters Between a Philosopher Living with Terminal Cancer and a Medical Anthropologist, by Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono

On TV

Film Releases

A Dog's Perfect Christmas
Release Date: Wednesday, November 4th on Netflix
Based on: A DOG'S PERFECT CHRISTMAS by W. Bruce Cameron

One Year to Live, Buy a Man
Release Date: Thursday, November 5th on Netflix
Based on: ONE YEAR TO LIVE, BUY A MAN by Toriko Yoshikawa

The Christmas Switch
Release Date: Thursday, November 12th on Netflix
Based on: The audiobook CHRISTMAS IN ST. ANNA by Eleonor Sager

Being Heumann
Release Date: Friday, November 13th on Apple TV
Based on: BEING HEUMANN: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, by Judith Heumann

The Christmas Yes List
Air Date: Saturday, November 14th at 8pm ET/PT on Great American Family
Based on: THE CHRISTMAS YES LIST by Melissa Ferguson

Guarding Stars
Release Date: Wednesday, November 18th on Netflix
Based on: THE BODYGUARD by Katherine Center

Christmas in Blue Dog Valley
Air Date: Saturday, November 21st at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: CHRISTMAS IN BLUE DOG VALLEY by Annie England Noblin

The Mosquito Bowl
Release Date: Wednesday, November 25th on Netflix
Based on: THE MOSQUITO BOWL: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger

Way of the Warrior Kid
Release Date: Wednesday, November 25th on Apple TV
Based on: WAY OF THE WARRIOR KID: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way, by Jocko Willink

The Child
Release Date: Friday, November 27th on Netflix
Based on: THE CHILD by Fernando Aramburu

The Hunchback, Soul of Paris
Release Date: Friday, November 27th on Netflix
Based on: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME by Victor Hugo
 

Series Premieres

"The Good Daughter" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, November 12th on Peacock (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: THE GOOD DAUGHTER by Karin Slaughter

"Dig" (10-episode limited series)
Release Date: Monday, November 23rd on Peacock (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: EXCAVATIONS by Kate Myers
 

Season Premieres

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 3 Premiere on November 11th (the first four episodes will be available)
Based on: UNFINISHED TALES OF NÚMENOR AND MIDDLE-EARTH written by J. R. R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians"
Release Dates: Fridays on Disney+ and Hulu; Season 3 Premiere on November 20th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE TITAN'S CURSE: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three by Rick Riordan

"The Hunting Wives"
Release Date: Thursday, November 26th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: THE HUNTING WIVES by May Cobb
 

Series Finale

"Treasure Island" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on MGM+; Series Finale on November 15th
Based on: TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson
 

Season Finales

"Kill Jackie"
Release Dates: Fridays on AMC+; Season 1 Finale on November 20th
Based on: THE PRICE YOU PAY by Aidan Truhen

"Outlander: Blood of My Blood"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on STARZ; Season 2 Finale on November 20th
Based on: The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

"Maigret"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 2 Finale on November 22nd
Based on: The Jules Maigret series by Georges Simenon

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 3 Finale on November 25th (the last two episodes will be available)
Based on: UNFINISHED TALES OF NÚMENOR AND MIDDLE-EARTH written by J. R. R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien

"Nocturne"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV; Season 2 Finale on November 27th
Based on: LAZARUS and THE SANDMAN by Lars Kepler
 

Ongoing Series

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 4 continues
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"Dexter: Resurrection"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ (Premium Plan); Season 2 continues
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay

"The Rainmaker"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network; Season 2 continues
Based on: THE RAINMAKER by John Grisham

On DVD and Blu-ray

The Magic Faraway Tree
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Based on: The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton

The Odyssey
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Based on: THE ODYSSEY by Homer