Check out all the movies and TV series coming out on week 46 and find out the readings that inspired them.


The Killer. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2018 comic book, The Complete The Killer
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The Killer
Matz, Luc Jacamon, 2018
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David Fincher, 2023

Following a fateful near-miss, an assassin finds himself in a relentless international manhunt, battling not only his employers but also his inner demons in a pursuit he maintains is not personal.


Rumble Through the Dark. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2018 book, The Fighter
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The Fighter
Michael Farris Smith, 2018
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Graham Phillips, Parker Phillips, 2023

A cage fighter fighting bare-knuckled in the Mississippi Delta wants to pay back his debts in a last-ditch effort to save the family home of his ailing foster mother.


Beacon 23. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2015 book
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Beacon 23
Hugh Howey, 2015
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Zak Penn, 2023-

Aster and Halan find themselves inexplicably drawn to Beacon 23, where they confront a barrage of threats. Their lives take a dramatic turn with the appearance of an object known as The Artifact, leading them to unravel its mysteries. Through this journey, they develop a profound connection, just in time to confront a deadly AI.


The Lady Bird Diaries. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2021 book, Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
Julia Sweig, 2021
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Dawn Porter, 2023

A groundbreaking documentary film that utilizes Lady Bird’s audio diaries to narrate the tale of one of the most influential and enigmatic First Ladies in history.


This Much We Know. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2010 book, About a Mountain
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About a Mountain
John D'Agata, 2010
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Lily Henderson, 2022

As a filmmaker delves into the suicide of Las Vegas teenager Levi Presley, he uncover the tale of a city with the highest suicide rate in the country and a nation trying to conceal decades of nuclear waste in a mountain nearby.


Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2006 book, Pretty Little Liars
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Pretty Little Liars
Sara Shepard, 2006
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Lindsay Calhoon Bring, 2023-

In Season 1, the story unfolds two decades after a series of tragic incidents nearly tore apart the working-class town of Millwood. In the present day, a diverse group of teenage girls, a fresh generation of Little Liars, is haunted by an unidentified Assailant. They are forced to atone for the hidden transgressions of their parents from twenty years ago, as well as their own sins.

“Awful film adaptations follow novelists for the rest of their lives.”

LIONEL SHRIVER (Writer)