The Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations of 2023: 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' 'Dune' and More

Journalist David Grann explores the sinister truth behind the deaths and disappearances of several Osage citizens in 1920s Oklahoma and how the mystery led to the creation of the FBI. The Martin Scorsese-directed film is now streaming on Apple TV+.

The hit movie Oppenheimer is based on American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The award-winning film will land on Peacock in mid-February.

Written in 1982, The Color Purple is a now-classic novel that was quickly adapted into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey and a truly amazing cast brought the musical version of this story to the screen. 

The film The Last Voyage of Demeter, which was in theaters this August and is now available to stream, is based on the classic novel Dracula.

One of the most anticipated films of the year thus far, was Dune: Part Two, starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and more huge Hollywood names. The film is based on Frank Herbert's original novel and is now streaming on Max. 

The beloved Broadway musical Wicked is based on a best-selling book by Gregory Maguire. This book is also the inspiration behind the movie starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Michelle Yeoh which hits theaters in November. 

With an all-star cast including Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel and Lil Rel Howery, you can expect big things from the movie adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon. The theatrical release date was pushed back a few times, but it is now available to view in select movie theaters.

Hunger Games fans won't want to miss this one. Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been in production and will premiere in theaters on November 17.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a coming-of-age story about two teen boys in El Paso, Texas and their journey to self-discovery. The movie produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda is available to rent or buy on Prime Video.

Carley Fortune's best-selling romance novel Meet Me at the Lake is being adapted for Netflix by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In the book, Fern's life was once full of potential, but now she's back home running her mom's lakeside resort, which she never wanted to do. Her life is turned upside down when a man from her past shows up offering to help.

A New York Times bestseller, Black Cake: A Novel is the story of estranged siblings coming back together after their mother's death to learn jaw-dropping details about their family's history. Produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films, a Black Cake adaptation is coming to Hulu in November.

John Green's novel was picked up to be adapted soon after it was published in 2017. Turtles All the Way Down premiered on Max in May 2024.

The third season of Netflix's Bridgerton is based on the third book in Julia Quinn's series: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.

Taking place during WWII, the beautifully written book All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr explores the lives of two young teens navigating tumultuous times. Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo will star in the four-episode mini-series that will be released on Netflix in early November. 

Upon her 16th birthday, Tally will have surgery to become a "pretty," after which all she has to do for the rest of her life is have fun. But is it really going to be the paradise she's been promised? Scott Westerfeld's New York Times best-selling series is coming to Netflix in September and stars big names, including Joey King and Laverne Cox. 

Edgar Allen Poe's chilling stories from The Fall of the House of Usher have been modernized for Netflix and are streaming now—just in time for Halloween.

In a story that takes place in the 1960s, a profound chemist-turned-cooking-show-host helps female viewers realize they can change the status quo in the book Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. The book has been transformed into a drama series streaming now on Apple TV+ starring Brie Larson.

Horror fans will enjoy this dark novel about magic, mystery and loss. The series also titled The Changeling is streaming on Apple TV+ and stars LaKeith Stanfield.

This Amazon Prime Video mini-series finds inspiration from the book Daisy Jones & the Six written by author Taylor Jenkins Reid. The story centers around a fictional band in the '70s that becomes a global sensation. 

One of Apple TV+'s greatest sci-fi series of the year so far, Silo is based on the book Wool: a post-apocalyptic story written by Hugh Howey. In the story, a community is forced to live in a silo for their own protection. But what happens when members want to see the world outside? Find out by reading the book and streaming the first season.

Jin Wang is the only Chinese-American at his school, but when a new student arrives, both their worlds are forever changed in the graphic novel American Born Chinese. The thought-provoking story is now streaming on Disney+ and stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu who all recently worked together in the award-winning film Everything, Everywhere All At Once.

When a women's husband disappears, she must work with her teenage stepdaughter to find him in the Apple TV+ show premiering April 14 starring Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Angourie Rice. It's based on the book The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave.

Author of the New York Times best-selling book Wild, Cheryl Strayed has another novel that has been reimagined for the screen: Tiny Beautiful Things. The story follows an advice columnist whose own life is falling apart. 

A second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone series was released on March 16. Based on the book series by the same name, this season will follow along with the second book written by Leigh Bardugo: Siege and Storm.

Apple TV+ released City on Fire this May, a gritty saga about love, betrayal and rock and roll set in the early 2000s. The show is inspired by the book by Garth Risk Hallberg.

Detective Will Trent struggles with his difficult past, but he can solve any crime that comes his way on the hit ABC show, Will Trent, which streams now on Hulu. The show is based on the Will Trent book series by Karin Slaughter and begins with the novel Triptych.

Based on the book written by Naomi Alderman, the complete first season of The Power is now streaming on Prime Video. Starring Toni Collette and Toheeb Jimoh from Ted Lasso, the story explores what would happen if teenage girls were suddenly given special powers that allowed them to electrocute people.