October's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Verity, Sense and Sensibility, Klara and the Sun, Whalefall, Other Mommy and The Mosquito Bowl; the series premieres of "Carrie" on Prime Video and "East of Eden" on Netflix; the season premieres of CBS's "Tracker," USA Network's "The Rainmaker," and Prime Video's "The Terminal List"; the series finales of "A Tale of Two Cities" on MGM+ and "Marble Hall Murders" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season finales of Apple TV's "Slow Horses" and USA Network's "Anna Pigeon"; the continuation of "R.J. Decker" on ABC and "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" on STARZ; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Frankenstein and Late Fame.

In Theaters
 

Verity
Release Date: Friday, October 2nd (wide)
Based on: VERITY by Colleen Hoover

Other Mommy
Release Date: Friday, October 9th (wide)
Based on: INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE by Josh Malerman

California Schemin'
Release Date: Friday, October 9th (limited)
Based on: CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN': How Two Lads from Scotland Conned the Music Industry, by Gavin Bain

A Prayer for the Dying
Release Date: Friday, October 9th (limited)
Based on: A PRAYER FOR THE DYING by Stewart O'Nan

Winter of the Crow
Release Date: Friday, October 9th (limited)
Based on: The short story "Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw" by Olga Tokarczuk

Sense and Sensibility
Release Date: Friday, October 16th (wide)
Based on: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen

Whalefall
Release Date: Friday, October 16th (wide)
Based on: WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus

Clayface
Release Date: Friday, October 23rd (wide)
Based on: The eponymous character from DC Comics

Klara and the Sun
Release Date: Friday, October 23rd (wide)
Based on: KLARA AND THE SUN by Kazuo Ishiguro

Wicker
Release Date: Friday, October 23rd (wide)
Based on: The short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones

Wildwood
Release Date: Friday, October 23rd (wide)
Based on: WILDWOOD by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

The Mosquito Bowl
Release Date: Friday, October 30th (limited)
Based on: THE MOSQUITO BOWL: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger

On TV

Film Releases

A Knight to Remember
Air Date: Saturday, October 3rd at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM by Bryn Donovan
 

Series Premieres

"East of Eden" (7-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, October 1st on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck

"Kill Jackie"
Release Dates: Fridays on AMC+; Series Premiere on October 2nd
Based on: THE PRICE YOU PAY by Aidan Truhen

"Carrie" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: Wednesday, October 7th on Prime Video (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: CARRIE by Stephen King

"Treasure Island" (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on MGM+; Series Premiere on October 11th
Based on: TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson

"The Trap"
Release Date: Tuesday, October 13th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: THE TRAP by Melanie Raabe

"A Couple of Lies" (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: Friday, October 30th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available) 
Based on: A COUPLE OF LIES by Stefan Ahnhem

"Nocturne"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV; Series Premiere on October 30th (the first two episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: LAZARUS and THE SANDMAN by Lars Kepler
 

Season Premieres

"The Sisters Grimm"
Release Date: Friday, October 2nd on Apple TV (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: The children's book series The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 4 Premiere on October 4th (the season premiere will air at 9:30pm ET/PT)
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed"
Release Date: Thursday, October 8th on Netflix (the first four episodes of Chapter 2 will be available, followed by four more episodes in Spring 2027)
Based on: The children's book series Unicorn Academy by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman

"The Rainmaker"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network; Season 2 Premiere on October 16th
Based on: THE RAINMAKER by John Grisham

"Maigret"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 2 Premiere on October 18th
Based on: The Jules Maigret series by Georges Simenon

"The Terminal List"
Release Date: Wednesday, October 21st on Prime Video (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: THE TERMINAL LIST by Jack Carr

"Dexter: Resurrection"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ (Premium Plan); Season 2 Premiere on October 30th
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay
 

Series Finales

"A Tale of Two Cities" (4-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Sundays on MGM+; Series Finale on October 4th
Based on: A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Charles Dickens

"Last Seen" (6-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV; Series Finale on October 7th
Based on: THE DISPATCHER by Ryan David Jahn

"Marble Hall Murders" (6-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Finale on October 11th
Based on: MARBLE HALL MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz
 

Season Finales

"Lanterns"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 1 Finale on October 4th
Based on: The DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart

"Anna Pigeon"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network; Season 1 Finale on October 9th
Based on: The Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr

"The Marlow Murder Club"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 3 Finale on October 11th
Based on: THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB by Robert Thorogood

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV; Season 6 Finale on October 21st
Based on: JOE COUNTRY and SLOUGH HOUSE by Mick Herron

"Dark Matter"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV; Season 2 Finale on October 30th
Based on: DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch
 

Ongoing Series

"R.J. Decker" 
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC; Season 2 continues
Based on: DOUBLE WHAMMY by Carl Hiaasen

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

On DVD and Blu-ray

Late Fame
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 6th
Based on: LATE FAME by Arthur Schnitzler

Frankenstein
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, October 27th
Based on: FRANKENSTEIN; or, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS by Mary Shelley