September's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "The Perfect Couple" on Netflix, "Three Women" on STARZ, and "The Chicken Sisters" on Hallmark+; the season premieres of HBO's "My Brilliant Friend," AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol," Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses," and Hulu's "Tell Me Lies"; the conclusion of "Snowpiercer" on AMC; the season finale of MGM+'s "Emperor of Ocean Park"; the continuation of "Pachinko" and "Bad Monkey" on Apple TV+; and the films The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Thicket.

In Theaters

The Front Room
Release Date: September 6th (wide)
Based on: The short story "The Front Room" by Susan Hill

The Thicket
Release Date: September 6th (limited)
Based on: THE THICKET by Joe R. Lansdale

The Killer's Game
Release Date: September 13th (wide)
Based on: THE KILLER'S GAME by Jay R. Bonansinga

A Mistake
Release Date: September 20th (limited)
Based on: A MISTAKE by Carl Shuker

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Release Date: September 20th (limited)
Based on: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce

Lee
Release Date: September 27th (wide)
Based on: THE LIVES OF LEE MILLER by Antony Penrose

The Wild Robot
Release Date: September 27th (wide)
Based on: The children's book series The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

On TV

Film Releases

Along for the Ride

Uglies
Release Date: September 13th on Netflix
Based on: UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld

Apartment 7A
Release Date: September 27th on Paramount+
Based on: ROSEMARY'S BABY by Ira Levin
 

Series Premieres

"The Perfect Couple" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: September 5th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: THE PERFECT COUPLE by Elin Hilderbrand

"The Chicken Sisters"
Release Dates: Series Premiere September 10th on Hallmark+. Subsequent episodes will be available every Thursday starting September 12th.
Based on: THE CHICKEN SISTERS by KJ Dell’Antonia

"The Tailor of Sin City" (4-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on SundanceTV; Series Premiere on September 12th
Based on: THE TAILOR: How I Dressed Elvis, Escobar, the Mob...and Became the Las Vegas King of Cocaine, by AJ Pratt with Sal Manna

"Three Women" (10-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on STARZ; Series Premiere on September 13th
Based on: THREE WOMEN by Lisa Taddeo

"Moonflower Murders"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Premiere on September 15th
Based on: MOONFLOWER MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz

"Agatha All Along"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Disney+; Series Premiere on September 18th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Agatha Harkness

"The Penguin" (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Series Premiere Thursday, September 19th at 9pm ET/PT on HBO. Subsequent episodes will air every Sunday at 9pm ET/PT starting September 29th.
Based on: The DC Comics character Penguin
 

Season Premieres

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 4 Premiere on September 4th
Based on: SPOOK STREET: A Slough House Novel, by Mick Herron

"Tell Me Lies"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Season 2 Premiere on September 4th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: TELL ME LIES by Carola Lovering

"My Brilliant Friend"
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 4 Premiere on September 9th
Based on: THE STORY OF THE LOST CHILD by Elena Ferrante

"Midnight at the Pera Palace"
Release Date: September 12th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: MIDNIGHT AT THE PERA PALACE: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King

"The Old Man"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX; Season 2 Premiere on September 12th (the first two episodes will air)
Based on: THE OLD MAN by Thomas Perry

"Van der Valk"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 4 Premiere on September 15th
Based on: The Van der Valk series by Nicolas Freeling

"Everything Calls for Salvation"
Release Date: September 26th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION by Daniele Mencarelli

"The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 2 Premiere on September 29th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
 

Series Finales

"Hollywood Black" (4-episode docuseries)
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Series Finale on September 1st
Based on: HOLLYWOOD BLACK: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers, by Donald Bogle

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Finale on September 22nd
Based on: The graphic novel series Snowpiercer by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette
 

Season Finales

"Sunny"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 Finale on September 4th
Based on: THE DARK MANUAL by Colin O'Sullivan

"Emperor of Ocean Park"
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Season 1 Finale on September 15th
Based on: THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter
 

Ongoing Series

"Bad Monkey" (10-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; the series continues
Based on: BAD MONKEY by Carl Hiaasen

"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Prime Video; Season 2 continues
Based on: UNFINISHED TALES OF NÚMENOR AND MIDDLE-EARTH written by J. R. R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien

"Pachinko"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 2 continues
Based on: PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee