Books Coming to Screens: October 2024

Sullivan’s Crossing/ Robyn Carr

Season Two

Amazon cover imageSullivan's Crossing: Season 2, Episode 4 | Rotten Tomatoes

Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan, reconnects with her small-town past after a scandal causes her to leave her professional and personal life behind in the city.

Oct 2nd/ CW/ Put on hold

Salem’s Lot / Stephen King

Amazon cover imageSalem's Lot (2024) - IMDb

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Oct 3rd/ Max/ Put on hold

Heartstopper / Alice Oseman

Amazon cover imageHeartstopper Season 3: Premiere Release Date, Plot, New Characters News -  Netflix Tudum
Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together in class. Their friendship becomes something more for Charlie, but he does not believe he has a chance.

Oct 3rd / Netflix / Put on hold

The Bad Guys series / Aaron Blabey

(The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist)

Amazon cover imageThe Bad Guys: Haunted Heist' Trailer Cases the Spooky Netflix Animated  Special | Animation Magazine

The Bad Guys’ Halloween night of thievery and crime turns into a night of terror when they come across a dangerous enemy of the supernatural kind that gives them a taste of their own medicine.

Oct 3rd / Netflix / Put on hold

The Outrun / Amy Liptrot

The Outrun (2024) - IMDb

After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands where she grew up.

Oct 4th / Theatres

White bird /  R.J. Palacio

Amazon cover imageWhite Bird (film) - Wikipedia

Based on the book by the best-selling author of Wonder, this uplifting movie shows how one act of kindness can live on forever.

Oct 4th / Theatres / Put on hold

Blue Box/ Kouji Miura

Amazon cover imageBlue Box (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Taiki Inomata, a third-year student in junior high, attends Eimei Academy, an integrated school with a major sports program. Having joined the high school badminton team, Taiki tries to attend open practice as early as possible. But no matter how early he goes, he always arrives second in the gymnasium. The person one step ahead of him is Chinatsu Kano, a first-year student in senior high and Taiki’s crush. Chinatsu is the rising star of the basketball team, and the gap between her and Taiki could not be greater. Although Taiki is a decent badminton player, his popularity is nowhere near Chinatsu’s, making it even less likely for his feelings to be reciprocated. However, in a strange twist of fate, she ends up living in Taiki’s house. Wanting to become a worthy match for Chinatsu, Taiki pursues the same dream as his crush: to partake in the Nationals. Taiki starts training harder than ever before, all for the sake of building a strong relationship with his new housemate.

Oct 5th / Netflix/ Put on hold

Disclaimer / Renee Knight

Amazon cover imageDisclaimer (TV Mini Series 2024– ) - IMDb
Follows Catherine Ravenscroft, a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions.

Oct 11th / Apple TV/ Put on hold

The Lincoln Lawyer / Michael Connelly

(Season 3)

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Need a lawyer? Call Mickey Haller. He runs his law practice out of his Lincoln, and he’s ready to hit the gas. Moving through Los Angeles, he takes cases while balancing a private life that includes being a father and having two ex-wives.

Oct 17th / Netflix/ Put on hold

Rivals / Jilly Cooper

 Rivals (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Follows Rupert Campbell-Black and Tony Baddingham as they have a longstanding rivalry that comes to a head.

Oct 18th / Disney +

Kensuke’s Kingdom / Michael Morpurgo

Kensuke's Kingdom (2023) - IMDb

Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of a beloved novel.

Oct 18th / Theatres

Conclave / Robert Harris

Conclave (2024) - IMDb

When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

Oct 25th / Theatres/ Put on hold

Max & the Midknights / Lincoln Peirce

 Amazon cover imageMax and the Midknights (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Max lives in a 14th century English-like countryside and has always wanted to be a knight. With the help of some new friends, dubbed the Midknights, Max proves in hilarious and death-defying ways that she can be a knight.

Oct 30th / Nickelodeon / Put on hold

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