18 TV And Movie Adaptations That Are Hitting Screens In 2019

Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, IT: Chapter Two, To All The Boys sequel, and more!

1. Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Marie Semple

Little, Brown, youtube.com

What it’s about: When 15-year-old Bee's mother Bernadette disappears, she begins searching through email messages, official documents, secret correspondences in order to try and find out where she went — and why.

Release date: March 22

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer

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2. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer

Disney-Hyperion, youtube.com

What it’s about: A 12-year-old criminal mastermind kidnaps an elf fairy in hopes that his asking ransom will restore his family's fortune.

Release date: Aug. 9

Starring: Hong Chau, Judi Dench, Josh Gad

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3. Good Omens, ‎Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Harpercollins, youtube.com

What it’s about: An angel and a demon have adjusted nicely to their time on earth while keeping an eye on an 11-year-old boy who's said to be the Antichrist, but things get complicated when the Apocalypse grows nearer.

Release date: 2019

Starring: Ilan Galkoff, Michael Sheen, Sam Taylor Buck

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4. Five Feet Apart, Rachael Lippincott

Simon & Schuster, youtube.com

What it’s about: Two teens with cystic fibrosis meet in the hospital and begin falling for each other, but in order to prevent cross-infection it's vital they do not come in physical contact.

Release date: March 22

Starring: Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, Claire Forlani

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5. Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, Joanne Proulx

macmillan, youtube.com

What it’s about: Published as Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet. Luke foresees the death of the most popular guy in school and must face the consequences from his town when it becomes a reality.

Release date: Jan. 11

Starring: Cameron Monaghan, Grayson Gabriel, Peyton List

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6. Ashes in the Snow, Ruta Sepetys

penguinrandomhouse, youtube.com

What it’s about: Published as Between Shades of Gray. Set during World War II, a 16-year-old Lithuanian girl and her family are uprooted from their home by Soviet officers (NKVD) and are forced to live in a work camp in a deathly cold part of Siberia.

Release date: Jan. 11

Starring: Bel Powley, Sophie Cookson, Peter Franzén

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7. A Dog’s Way Home, W. Bruce Cameron

macmillan, youtube.com

What it’s about: After being separated from her owner, a dog named Bella embarks on a 400 mile journey home through the Colorado wilderness.

Release date: Jan. 11

Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Alexandra Shipp

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8. The Passage, Justin Cronin

youtube.com, Ballantine Books

What it’s about: A government experiment goes terribly wrong and death row inmates are turned into dangerous vampires, but one orphaned girl is the key to saving everyone.

Release date: Jan. 14

Starring: Brianne Howey, McKinley Belcher III, Brianna Brown

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9. Breakthrough, Joyce Smith

Hachette, youtube.com

What it’s about: Published as The Impossible. When 14-year-old John falls through an icy Missouri lake in the dead of winter, he's pronounced dead for 60 minutes — but through the power of prayer and a mother's love, Jon wakes up.

Release date: April 17

Starring: Rebecca Staab, Topher Grace, Chrissy Metz

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10. IT (Chapter Two), Stephen King

New English Library, itmovieofficial / instagram.com

What it’s about: As the title states, this is part two of Stephen King's book, IT, set 27 years later when The Losers' Club returns to Derry — a place where chilling events from their childhood haunt them.

Release date: Sept. 6

Starring: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skarsgård

11. P.S. I Still Love You, Jenny Han

Simon & Schuster, @lanacondor instagram.com

What it’s about: In the sequel to To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky are official, but she continues to face the repercussions of her letters when her childhood friend John Ambrose McClaren reveals he's also received a love letter.

Release date: 2019

Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineno

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12. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

Signet Classics, @emmawatson / instagram.com

What it’s about: A classic, coming-of-age story following the four March sisters as they grow through life's experiences together.

Release date: Dec. 25

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh

13. The Sun is Also A Star, Nicola Yoon

penguinrandomhouse, @nicolayoon / instagram.com

What it’s about: Set over the span of a day in New York City, logically-minded Natasha meets Daniel, a romantic, poet, and dreamer, as she attempts to find a way to stop her and her family from getting deported to Jamaica.

Release date: May 17

Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Gbenga Akinnagbe |

14. Chaos Walking, Patrick Ness.

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What it’s about: Published as The Knife of Never Letting Go. Set within a dystopian "New World" where women don't exist and everyone can constantly hear each other's thoughts, Todd and his dog find a spot of silence — and a girl named Viola.

Release date: March 1

Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Cynthia Erivo

15. All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven

Knopf, @jenniferniven / instagram.com

What it’s about: Violet and Theodore are two students who each struggle with different mental health issues, but they slowly begin getting to know each other when they're partnered up for a project where they must showcase the natural wonders of Indiana.

Release date: 2019 (Netflix)

Starring: Virginia Gardner, Elle Fanning, Keegan-Michael Key

16. The Woman In The Window, A.J. Finn

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What it’s about: A reclusive woman spends far too much alone time in her NYC apartment and sees something she shouldn't while spying on her neighbor's through her window.

Release date: Oct. 4

Starring: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore

17. Catch-22, Joseph Heller

Simon & Schuster, Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images

What it’s about: Set during World War II, Yossarian's army continues to increase the amount of dangerous missions he must complete before his service ends.

Release date: 2019

Starring: Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, George Clooney

18. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt

Little, Brown, Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

What it’s about: After 13-year-old Theodore Decker survives a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he leaves the chaos with a Carel Fabritius painting — The Goldfinch.

Release date: Oct. 11

Starring: Sarah Paulson, Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort