From beachy rom-coms to pulse-pounding thrillers, some of your favorite page-turners are getting the Hollywood treatment. Here are the biggest book-to-film adaptations arriving this year—what they’re based on, who’s starring, and why readers can’t wait to see them come alive.
“Hamnet” by Maggie O-Farrell
Set to star Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, and Emily Watson.
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet adapts O’Farrell’s novel imagining the private grief behind Shakespeare’s later work, focusing on Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) after the death of their 11-year-old son. The film premiered at Telluride in August 2025 and rolled out theatrically in late 2025 in the U.S., with a UK release set for January 9, 2026.
If you’re framing this as “coming to screens this year,” the UK/intl rollout is the clean 2026 hook.
“The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
Set to star Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michele Marrone.
McFadden’s twisty domestic thriller becomes a glossy big-screen guilty pleasure directed by Paul Feig. The story follows Millie (Sydney Sweeney), who takes a job as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchesters—only to realize the household is a trap of secrets, manipulation, and shifting power dynamics. Amanda Seyfried plays Nina, with Brandon Sklenar as Andrew.
The movie opened in U.S. theaters on December 19, 2025, so its “new” screen life may still spill into early 2026 via international releases and streaming windows.
“His & Hers” by Alice Feeney
Set to star Tessa Thompson, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, and Rebecca Rittenhouse.
This isn’t a film—Netflix turned Feeney’s bestseller into a six-episode limited series led by Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, set around a murder investigation with two exes pulled into the same dark orbit. Netflix Tudum reports it premieres January 8, 2026, with filmmaker William Oldroyd involved creatively (noted as a key behind-the-camera name).
It’s built to deliver the book’s “who do you trust?” vibes through cliffhangers and perspective shifts rather than a single two-hour reveal.