October's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Woman in Cabin 10 on Netflix and Regretting You in theaters; the series premieres of HBO's "IT: Welcome to Derry" and Apple TV+'s "Down Cemetery Road"; the season premieres of "Tracker" and "Watson" on CBS; the season finales of USA Network's "The Rainmaker," STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood," AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" and Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses"; the continuation of "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of She Rides Shotgun, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

In Theaters

Fairyland
Release Date: Friday, October 10th (wide)
Based on: FAIRYLAND: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Release Date: Friday, October 10th (wide)
Based on: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN by Manuel Puig

Soul on Fire
Release Date: Friday, October 10th (wide)
Based on: ON FIRE: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life, by John O'Leary

Ballad of a Small Player
Release Date: Wednesday, October 15th (limited)
Based on: THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER by Lawrence Osborne

Black Phone 2
Release Date: Friday, October 17th (wide)
Based on: Characters by Joe Hill

Frankenstein
Release Date: Friday, October 17th (limited)
Based on: FRANKENSTEIN; or, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS by Mary Shelley

Regretting You
Release Date: Friday, October 24th (wide)
Based on: REGRETTING YOU by Colleen Hoover

Stitch Head
Release Date: Wednesday, October 29th (wide)
Based on: STITCH HEAD by Guy Bass

On TV

Film Releases

Play Dirty
Release Date: Wednesday, October 1st on Prime Video
Based on: The Parker series by Richard Stark

Steve
Release Date: Friday, October 3rd on Netflix
Based on: SHY by Max Porter

The Jane Mysteries: Too Much to Lose
Air Date: Sunday, October 5th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: The Jane DaSilva mysteries by K.K. Beck

Swim to Me
Release Date: Friday, October 10th on Netflix
Based on: SWIM TO ME by Alia Trabucco Zerán

The Woman in Cabin 10
Release Date: Friday, October 10th on Netflix
Based on: THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C
Air Date: Sunday, October 12th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: The Gethsemane Brown mysteries by Alexia Gordon

27 Nights
Release Date: Friday, October 17th on Netflix
Based on: VEINTISIETE NOCHES by Natalia Zito

The Twits
Release Date: Friday, October 17th on Netflix
Based on: THE TWITS by Roald Dahl

Ballad of a Small Player
Release Date: Wednesday, October 29th on Netflix
Based on: THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER by Lawrence Osborne
 

Series Premieres

"The Sisters Grimm"
Release Date: Friday, October 3rd on Apple TV+ (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: The children's book series The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley

"Maigret"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Premiere on October 5th
Based on: The Jules Maigret series by Georges Simenon

"Boots"
Release Date: Thursday, October 9th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: THE PINK MARINE by Greg Cope White

"IT: Welcome to Derry"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on October 26th
Based on: IT by Stephen King

"Down Cemetery Road"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on October 29th (the first two episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: DOWN CEMETERY ROAD by Mick Herron
 

Season Premieres

"Watson"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 2 Premiere on October 13th
Based on: The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 3 Premiere on October 19th
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver
 

Season Finales

"Peacemaker"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season 2 Finale on October 9th
Based on: The DC Comics character of the same name

"Outlander: Blood of My Blood"
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on STARZ; Season 1 Finale on October 10th
Based on: The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

"The Rainmaker"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network; Season 1 Finale on October 17th
Based on: THE RAINMAKER by John Grisham

"The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 3 Finale on October 19th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 5 Finale on October 29th
Based on: LONDON RULES: A Slough House Novel, by Mick Herron
 

Ongoing Series

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

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

The Bad Guys 2
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 7th
Based on: The children's book series The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

I Know What You Did Last Summer
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 7th
Based on: Characters from I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER by Lois Duncan

The Fantastic Four: First Steps
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 14th
Based on: The Marvel Comics superhero team The Fantastic Four

She Rides Shotgun
DVD Release Date: Tuesday, October 14th
Based on: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN by Jordan Harper

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 28th
Based on: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson

Smurfs
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 28th
Based on: The comic book series The Smurfs by Peyo