September's Books on Screen roundup includes the season premieres of Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" and "Slow Horses," along with AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"; the season finales of "Dexter: Resurrection" on Paramount+ with Showtime and "The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" on Prime Video; the conclusion of Prime Video's "The Summer I Turned Pretty"; the series premieres of "The Dead Girls" on Netflix and "The Girlfriend" on Prime Video; the continuation of STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" and USA Network's "The Rainmaker"; the films The Long Walk, The Man in My Basement and One Battle After Another; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Superman, The Life of Chuck and Clown in a Cornfield.

In Theaters

Preparation for the Next Life
Release Date: Friday, September 5th (limited)
Based on: PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LIFE by Atticus Lish

The Long Walk
Release Date: Friday, September 12th (wide)
Based on: THE LONG WALK by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman

The History of Sound
Release Date: Friday, September 12th (limited)
Based on: The short stories "The History of Sound" and "Origin Stories" from THE HISTORY OF SOUND by Ben Shattuck

Looking Through Water
Release Date: Friday, September 12th (limited)
Based on: LOOKING THROUGH WATER and CATCHING BIG FISH: An Angler's Challenge, by Bob Rich

The Man in My Basement
Release Date: Friday, September 12th (limited)
Based on: THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT by Walter Mosley

Waltzing with Brando
Release Date: Friday, September 19th (wide)
Based on: WALTZING WITH BRANDO: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti, by Bernard Judge

Steve
Release Date: Friday, September 19th (limited)
Based on: SHY by Max Porter

One Battle After Another
Release Date: Friday, September 26th (wide)
Based on: VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon

On TV

Film Releases

Blood & Myth
Release Date: Thursday, September 4th on Hulu
Based on: The Audible Original MIDNIGHT SON written by James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman and Isaac Kestenbaum, narrated by James Dommek Jr.

Highest 2 Lowest
Release Date: Friday, September 5th on Apple TV+
Based on: KING'S RANSOM: An 87th Precinct Novel, by Ed McBain

The Man in My Basement
Release Date: Friday, September 26th on Hulu
Based on: THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT by Walter Mosley
 

Series Premieres

"Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish Blue Fish"
Release Date: Monday, September 8th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss

"The Dead Girls" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: Wednesday, September 10th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: THE DEAD GIRLS by Jorge Ibargüengoitia

"The Girlfriend"
Release Date: Wednesday, September 10th on Prime Video (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: THE GIRLFRIEND by Michelle Frances

"Diary of a Ditched Girl"
Release Date: Thursday, September 11th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: HALVA MALMÖ (HALF OF MALMÖ) by Amanda Romare
 

Season Premieres

"The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 3 Premiere on September 7th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

"Wolf King"
Release Date: Thursday, September 11th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: The Wereworld series by Curtis Jobling

"The Morning Show"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 4 Premiere on September 17th
Based on: TOP OF THE MORNING: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter

"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 5 Premiere on September 24th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: LONDON RULES: A Slough House Novel, by Mick Herron
 

Series Finale

"The Summer I Turned Pretty"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Series Finale on September 17th
Based on: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
 

Season Finales

"Dexter: Resurrection"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime; Season 1 Finale on September 5th
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay

"Foundation"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 3 Finale on September 12th
Based on: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov

"The Terminal List: Dark Wolf"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 1 Finale on September 24th
Based on: Characters from THE TERMINAL LIST by Jack Carr

"The Marlow Murder Club"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 2 Finale on September 28th
Based on: THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB by Robert Thorogood
 

Ongoing Series

"Peacemaker"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season 2 continues
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 continues
Based on: The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

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

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

Clown in a Cornfield
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, September 16th
Based on: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD by Adam Cesare

Superman
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, September 23rd
Based on: The eponymous character from DC Comics

The Life of Chuck
Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, September 30th
Based on: The short story "The Life of Chuck" from IF IT BLEEDS by Stephen King