Books Coming to Screens: January 2025

Missing You / Harlan Coben

Detective Kat Donovan’s world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app. Leading her to reopen her father’s unsolved murder.

January 1st/ Netflix/ Put on hold

The Nickel Boys / Colson Whitehead

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

January 3rd/ Theaters/ Put on hold

Medalist / Tsurumaikada

Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream…and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice…on the world’s stage.

January 4th/Crunchyroll/ Put on hold

Mayfair Witches / Anne Rice

(Season 2)

Follows a neurosurgeon who discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. She must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.

January 5th/ AMC/ Put on hold

Will Trent / Karin Slaughter

(Season 3)

Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.

January 7th/ ABC & Hulu/ Put on hold

The Apothecary Diaries / Natsu Hyuuga and Itsuki Nanao ; illustrated by Nekokurage

(Season 2)

A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor’s palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.

January 10th/ Crunchyroll/ Put on hold

Goosebumps / R.L. Stine

“Goosebumps” is a horror series telling the story of a group of five high school students who unleash supernatural forces upon their town. Now, they must work together in order to save it.

January 10th/ Disney+ & Hulu/ Put on hold

Sakamoto Days/ Yuto Suzuki

Legendary ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family in this long-awaited anime adaptation.

January 11th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun / AidaIro

Nene and the ghost of Hanako-kun want to stay out of trouble at Kamome Academy, but shenanigans follow them wherever they go.

January 12th/ Crunchyroll/ Put on hold

All Creatures Great & Small / James Herriot

(Season 5)

James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, pursues his dream to become a vet in the Yorkshire Dales. He discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales’ farmers are a tough to please.

January 12th/PBS/ Put on hold 

Wish you were here / Renee Carlino

A woman searching for a spark finds a whirlwind night of romance with a man only to discover he is terminally ill and commits to helping him spend his last days living life to the fullest.

January 17th/ Theaters/ Put on hold

Dog Man / Dav Pilkey

January 31st/ Theaters/ Put on hold

The Rose of Versailles / Riyoko Ikeda

January 31st/ Put on hold