September 2019
Books on Screen
September 2019
September's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films The Goldfinch, It: Chapter Two, Britt-Marie Was Here and Can You Keep a Secret?; the eight-part Netflix miniseries "Unbelievable" and the series premiere of "Stumptown" on ABC; and the DVD releases of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Aladdin, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and Shaft.
In Theaters
It: Chapter Two
Release Date: September 6th (wide)
Based on: IT by Stephen King
Can You Keep a Secret?
Release Date: September 13th (limited)
Based on: CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? by Sophie Kinsella
The Goldfinch
Release Date: September 13th (wide)
Based on: THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt
Britt-Marie Was Here
Release Date: September 20th (limited)
Based on: BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE by Fredrik Backman
On TV
Series Premieres
"Unbelievable" (8-episode series)
Release Date: September 13th on Netflix
Based on: A FALSE REPORT: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong
"Stumptown"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC; Series Premiere on September 25th
Based on: The graphic novel series Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth
Season Premiere
"Mr. Mercedes"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on Audience Network (DirecTV); Season Three Premiere on September 10th
Based on: MR. MERCEDES, FINDERS KEEPERS and END OF WATCH by Stephen King
Season Finale
"Chesapeake Shores"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel; Season Four Finale on September 29th
Based on: The Chesapeake Shores series by Sherryl Woods
On DVD
Aladdin
DVD Release Date: September 10th
Based on: An Arabic folktale from ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
DVD Release Date: September 17th
Based on: The life of Toni Morrison
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
DVD Release Date: September 17th
Based on: The Marvel Comics X-Men characters
Shaft
DVD Release Date: September 24th
Based on: SHAFT by Ernest Tidyman