October's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire" on AMC, "Magpie Murders" on PBS "Masterpiece" and "The Peripheral" on Amazon Prime Video; the continuation of the 11th and final season of AMC's "The Walking Dead"; the conclusion of Hallmark Channel's "Chesapeake Shores"; the season one finales of "House of the Dragon" on HBO and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" on Amazon Prime Video; the films The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Luckiest Girl Alive, Mr. Harrigan's Phone and All Quiet on the Western Front; and the DVD releases of DC League of Super-Pets and Bullet Train.

In Theaters

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Release Date: October 7th (wide)
Based on: LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE and THE HOUSE ON EAST 88th STREET by Bernard Waber

Possession
Release Date: October 7th (limited)
Based on: POSSESSION by A. S. Byatt

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Release Date: October 7th (limited)
Based on: THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin

Stars at Noon
Release Date: October 14th (limited)
Based on: THE STARS AT NOON by Denis Johnson

The Good Nurse
Release Date: October 19th (limited)
Based on: THE GOOD NURSE: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber

Black Adam
Release Date: October 21st (wide)
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

My Policeman
Release Date: October 21st (limited)
Based on: MY POLICEMAN by Bethan Roberts

On TV

Film Releases

Along for the Ride 

Jumping from High Places
Release Date: October 5th on Netflix
Based on: JUMPING FROM HIGH PLACES by Chiara Parenti

Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Release Date: October 5th on Netflix
Based on: The novella "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" from IF IT BLEEDS by Stephen King

Catherine Called Birdy
Release Date: October 7th on Amazon Prime Video
Based on: CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY by Karen Cushman

Hellraiser
Release Date: October 7th on Hulu
Based on: THE HELLBOUND HEART by Clive Barker

Luckiest Girl Alive
Release Date: October 7th on Netflix
Based on: LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE by Jessica Knoll

Rosaline
Release Date: October 14th on Hulu
Based on: WHEN YOU WERE MINE by Rebecca Serle

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Release Date: October 19th on Peacock
Based on: THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS by Jeanne Theoharis

The School for Good and Evil
Release Date: October 19th on Netflix
Based on: THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by Soman Chainani

The Good Nurse
Release Date: October 26th on Netflix
Based on: THE GOOD NURSE: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber

All Quiet on the Western Front
Release Date: October 28th on Netflix
Based on: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT by  Erich Maria Remarque
 

Series Premieres

"Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on October 2nd
Based on: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice

"The Midnight Club"
Release Date: October 7th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE MIDNIGHT CLUB by Christopher Pike

"Let the Right One In"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Premiere on October 9th
Based on: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN by John Ajvide Lindqvist

"The Nutty Boy"
Release Date: October 12th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The comic book series of the same name by Ziraldo

"Everything Calls for Salvation"
Release Date: October 14th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION by Daniele Mencarelli

"Shantaram"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on October 14th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: SHANTARAM by Gregory David Roberts

"Magpie Murders"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Premiere on October 16th
Based on: MAGPIE MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz

"From Scratch" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: October 21st on Netflix
Based on: FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

"The Peripheral"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Series Premiere on October 21st
Based on: THE PERIPHERAL by William Gibson
 

Season Premieres

"The Walking Dead"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 11 resumes on October 2nd
Based on: The comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

"Mismatched"
Release Date: October 14th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon

"One of Us Is Lying"
Release Date: October 20th on Peacock (Season Two)
Based on: ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen M. McManus

"The Mysterious Benedict Society"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Disney+; Season Two Premiere on October 26th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart
 

Series Finale

"Chesapeake Shores"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel; Series Finale on October 16th
Based on: The Chesapeake Shores series by Sherryl Woods
 

Season Finales

"Van der Valk"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Two Finale on October 9th
Based on: The Van der Valk series by Nicolas Freeling

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Season One Finale on October 14th
Based on: UNFINISHED TALES OF NÚMENOR AND MIDDLE-EARTH written by J. R. R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien

"House of the Dragon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season One Finale on October 23rd
Based on: FIRE & BLOOD: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

"Tell Me Lies"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Season One Finale on October 26th
Based on: TELL ME LIES by Carola Lovering

"Vampire Academy"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Peacock; Season One Finale on October 27th
Based on: The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
 

Ongoing Series

"The Handmaid's Tale"
Release Date: Wednesdays on Hulu
Based on: THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood

"Big Sky"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Highway series by C. J. Box

On DVD

DC League of Super-Pets
DVD Release Date: October 4th
Based on: The DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets

Bullet Train
DVD Release Date: October 18th
Based on: BULLET TRAIN by Kotaro Isaka