8 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2025 Reading List
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The New Year signals a chance to update reading and viewing lists with various upcoming adaptations slated for release in 2025. Filmmakers are choosing both popular modern novels and classic literary works for adaptations such as The Night Agent and A Study in Scarlet. Notable January releases include the second season of Goosebumps on Disney+, the anime premiere of Sakamoto Days on Netflix, and the theatrical release of the Dog Man film. Each adaptation presents a unique story worth exploring in its original book form.
Filmmakers and showrunners are drawing from contemporary hits and enduring classics for exciting new shows and movies, making 2025 a thrilling year for adaptations.
From spy thrillers to witchy dramas, the sources of these adaptations are not only entertaining but also worth reading before watching the film versions.
The second season of Goosebumps, premiering on Disney+ in January, will bring fresh spooky tales from R. L. Stine's beloved children's horror novels.
Adaptations like Dog Man and Sakamoto Days illustrate the diverse storytelling potential in both animated and live-action formats for audiences of all ages.
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