Jack Reacher
2012 · Film · Cinema
Tom Cruise stars as Reacher, who arrives in Pittsburgh to investigate a sniper case against a former army sniper.
Direct adaptation
From One Shot
Characters: Jack Reacher
Books on screen · 131 productions
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Lee Child
8 productions · the books in order
FilmJack Reacher: Never Go BackLee Child2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 · Film · Cinema
Reacher returns to his old military police unit and is accused of a crime he did not commit.
Direct adaptation
From Never Go Back
Characters: Jack Reacher
SeriesReacher, season 1Lee Child2022
Reacher, season 1
2022 · Series · Prime Video
Alan Ritchson plays Reacher, arrested in the small Georgia town of Margrave for a murder he did not commit.
Direct adaptation
From Killing Floor
Characters: Jack Reacher, Joe Reacher
SeriesReacher, season 2Lee Child2023
Reacher, season 2
2023 · Series · Prime Video
When members of his old military police unit start turning up dead, Reacher reunites the survivors to find out why.
Direct adaptation
From Bad Luck and Trouble
Characters: Jack Reacher, Frances Neagley
SeriesReacher, season 3Lee Child2025
Reacher, season 3
2025 · Series · Prime Video
Reacher goes undercover inside a fortified Maine mansion to rescue an informant.
Direct adaptation
From Persuader
Characters: Jack Reacher, Frances Neagley
SeriesNeagleyLee Child2026
Neagley
2026 · Series · Prime Video
A spin-off following Frances Neagley, Reacher's former sergeant, as she takes on a personal case.
Sequel or spin-off
From the Reacher books
Characters: Frances Neagley
SeriesReacher, season 4Lee Child2026
Reacher, season 4
2026 · Series · Prime Video
A tense encounter on a New York subway train pulls Reacher into a deadly conspiracy.
Direct adaptation
From Gone Tomorrow
Characters: Jack Reacher
SeriesReacher, season 5Lee ChildComing
Reacher, season 5
Announced · Series · Prime Video · Coming
Announced. Reacher steps off a train in a town called Mother's Rest, where something is very wrong.
Direct adaptation
From Make Me
Characters: Jack Reacher
Harlan Coben
20 productions · the books in order
FilmTell No OneHarlan Coben2006
Tell No One
2006 · Film · Cinema (France)
Eight years after his wife's murder, a doctor receives an email that suggests she may still be alive.
Direct adaptation
From Tell No One
MiniseriesNo Second ChanceHarlan Coben2015
No Second Chance
2015 · Miniseries · TF1 (France)
A doctor wakes from a coma to learn his wife has been killed and his baby daughter taken.
Direct adaptation
From No Second Chance
SeriesThe FiveHarlan Coben2016
The Five
2016 · Series · Sky One
Twenty years after a boy vanished, his brother and friends find that his DNA has turned up at a crime scene.
Original story
From Original story by Coben
MiniseriesJust One LookHarlan Coben2017
Just One Look
2017 · Miniseries · TF1 (France)
A woman finds an old photograph that seems to show her husband as a young man, and then he disappears.
Direct adaptation
From Just One Look
SeriesSafeHarlan Coben2018
Safe
2018 · Series · Netflix
A widowed surgeon searches for his teenage daughter after she vanishes from a gated community.
Original story
From Original story by Coben
SeriesThe StrangerHarlan Coben2020
The Stranger
2020 · Series · Netflix
A stranger tells a family man a devastating secret about his wife, setting off a chain of events.
Direct adaptation
From The Stranger
SeriesThe WoodsHarlan Coben2020
The Woods
2020 · Series · Netflix (Poland)
A prosecutor reopens the case of his sister's disappearance at a summer camp twenty-five years earlier.
Direct adaptation
From The Woods
SeriesGone for GoodHarlan Coben2021
Gone for Good
2021 · Series · Netflix (France)
A man whose girlfriend vanished years ago begins to uncover the truth about his family.
Direct adaptation
From Gone for Good
SeriesStay CloseHarlan Coben2021
Stay Close
2021 · Series · Netflix
Three people with secrets are drawn back to a night seventeen years ago when a man disappeared.
Direct adaptation
From Stay Close
SeriesThe InnocentHarlan Coben2021
The Innocent
2021 · Series · Netflix (Spain)
A man who once served time for an accidental killing finds his new life unravelling.
Direct adaptation
From The Innocent
SeriesHold TightHarlan Coben2022
Hold Tight
2022 · Series · Netflix (Poland)
Worried parents spy on their teenage son and stumble into something far more dangerous.
Direct adaptation
From Hold Tight
SeriesHarlan Coben's ShelterHarlan Coben2023
Harlan Coben's Shelter
2023 · Series · Prime Video
Mickey Bolitar, the nephew of Myron Bolitar, starts at a new school and is drawn into the mystery of a missing girl.
Direct adaptation
From Shelter
Characters: Mickey Bolitar, Ema Wyatt, Spoon
SeriesFool Me OnceHarlan Coben2024
Fool Me Once
2024 · Series · Netflix
After her husband's murder, a former soldier sees him on her nanny camera.
Direct adaptation
From Fool Me Once
SeriesCaughtHarlan Coben2025
Caught
2025 · Series · Netflix (Argentina)
A journalist who exposes predators finds her own story turning against her.
Direct adaptation
From Caught
SeriesHarlan Coben's LazarusHarlan Coben2025
Harlan Coben's Lazarus
2025 · Series · Prime Video
A forensic psychiatrist returns home after his father's death and begins to see the dead.
Original story
From Original story by Coben
SeriesJust One LookHarlan Coben2025
Just One Look
2025 · Series · Netflix (Poland)
A Polish adaptation of the novel about a photograph that turns a woman's life upside down.
Direct adaptation
From Just One Look
SeriesMissing YouHarlan Coben2025
Missing You
2025 · Series · Netflix
A detective finds her former fiancé on a dating app, years after he vanished from her life.
Direct adaptation
From Missing You
SeriesI Will Find YouHarlan Coben2026
I Will Find You
2026 · Series · Netflix
A father serving a life sentence for his son's murder learns his son may still be alive.
Direct adaptation
From I Will Find You
SeriesRun AwayHarlan Coben2026
Run Away
2026 · Series · Netflix
A father searches for his estranged daughter in the city's underworld.
Direct adaptation
From Run Away
SeriesMyron BolitarHarlan CobenComing
Myron Bolitar
Announced · Series · Announced · Coming
Announced series based on the sports agent and amateur detective Myron Bolitar.
Based on several books
From the Myron Bolitar books
Characters: Myron Bolitar, Win Lockwood
Michael Connelly
7 productions · the books in order
FilmBlood WorkMichael Connelly2002
Blood Work
2002 · Film · Cinema
Clint Eastwood plays a retired FBI profiler, recovering from a heart transplant, who hunts the killer of the woman whose heart he received.
Direct adaptation
From Blood Work
Characters: Terry McCaleb
FilmThe Lincoln LawyerMichael Connelly2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 · Film · Cinema
Matthew McConaughey plays Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defence lawyer who works from the back of his Lincoln, in a case that turns dangerous.
Direct adaptation
From The Lincoln Lawyer
Characters: Mickey Haller
SeriesBoschMichael Connelly2014–2021
Bosch
2014–2021 · Series · Prime Video
Titus Welliver plays LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch across seven seasons, each weaving together cases from several novels.
Based on several books
From The Black Echo, The Concrete Blonde, Trunk Music, Angels Flight, City of Bones, Echo Park, The Overlook, Two Kinds of Truth, Dark Sacred Night, The Burning Room, The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Characters: Harry Bosch, Maddie Bosch, Jerry Edgar, Grace Billets, Irvin Irving, Honey Chandler
SeriesBosch: LegacyMichael Connelly2022–2025
Bosch: Legacy
2022–2025 · Series · Prime Video
Retired from the LAPD, Bosch works as a private investigator while his daughter Maddie begins her career as a patrol officer.
Based on several books
From The Wrong Side of Goodbye, Desert Star
Characters: Harry Bosch, Maddie Bosch, Honey Chandler
SeriesThe Lincoln LawyerMichael Connelly2022–
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022–present · Series · Netflix
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo plays Mickey Haller, with each season built on one of the Haller novels.
Based on several books
From The Brass Verdict, The Fifth Witness, The Gods of Guilt, The Law of Innocence, Resurrection Walk
Characters: Mickey Haller, Maggie McPherson, Hayley Haller
SeriesBallardMichael Connelly2025–
Ballard
2025–present · Series · Prime Video
Maggie Q plays Renée Ballard, who leads a new LAPD cold case unit.
Based on several books
From Desert Star, The Late Show, The Dark Hours
Characters: Renée Ballard, Harry Bosch
SeriesBosch: Start of WatchMichael ConnellyComing
Bosch: Start of Watch
Announced · Series · Announced · Coming
Announced prequel series about a young Harry Bosch.
Sequel or spin-off
From the Harry Bosch books
Characters: Harry Bosch
George R. R. Martin
7 productions · the books in order
FilmNightflyersGeorge R. R. Martin1987
Nightflyers
1987 · Film · Cinema
A team of scientists aboard a strange starship hunts for an alien race, while something on board turns against them.
Direct adaptation
From Nightflyers (novella)
EpisodeSandkingsGeorge R. R. Martin1995
Sandkings
1995 · Episode · Showtime (The Outer Limits)
A scientist cultivates a colony of insect-like creatures that begin to worship him, in an episode of The Outer Limits.
Direct adaptation
From Sandkings (novelette)
SeriesGame of ThronesGeorge R. R. Martin2011–2019
Game of Thrones
2011–2019 · Series · HBO
Noble houses fight for the Iron Throne of Westeros while an ancient threat gathers beyond the Wall.
Based on several books
From A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons
Characters: Eddard Stark, Catelyn Stark, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Arya Stark, Sansa Stark, Bran Stark, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Samwell Tarly, Theon Greyjoy, Davos Seaworth, Stannis Baratheon
SeriesNightflyersGeorge R. R. Martin2018
Nightflyers
2018 · Series · Syfy
A television series expanding the story of the doomed voyage of the Nightflyer.
Direct adaptation
From Nightflyers (novella)
SeriesHouse of the DragonGeorge R. R. Martin2022–
House of the Dragon
2022–present · Series · HBO
Set two hundred years before Game of Thrones, the series follows House Targaryen as a dispute over succession tears it apart.
Direct adaptation
From Fire and Blood
FilmIn the Lost LandsGeorge R. R. Martin2025
In the Lost Lands
2025 · Film · Cinema
A sorceress and a hunter cross a ruined wilderness on a dangerous quest.
Loose adaptation
From In the Lost Lands (story)
SeriesA Knight of the Seven KingdomsGeorge R. R. Martin2026–
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
2026–present · Series · HBO
A hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his young squire Egg travel Westeros a century before Game of Thrones.
Direct adaptation
From A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Characters: Ser Duncan the Tall, Egg
Stephen King
89 productions · the books in order
FilmCarrieStephen King1976
Carrie
1976 · Film · Cinema
A shy, bullied teenager in a small Maine town discovers she has telekinetic powers, with devastating results on the night of her senior prom.
Direct adaptation
From Carrie (novel)
MiniseriesSalem's LotStephen King1979
Salem's Lot
1979 · Miniseries · CBS
A writer returns to his childhood town in Maine and realises that something ancient has moved into the house on the hill.
Direct adaptation
From Salem's Lot (novel)
FilmThe ShiningStephen King1980
The Shining
1980 · Film · Cinema
Stanley Kubrick's film follows a struggling writer who takes his family to an isolated mountain hotel for the winter, where its history begins to work on him.
Loose adaptation
From The Shining
Characters: Jack Torrance, Danny Torrance, Dick Hallorann
FilmCreepshowStephen King1982
Creepshow
1982 · Film · Cinema
A comic-book horror anthology written by King and directed by George A. Romero.
Original story
From Weeds; The Crate (stories), original material
FilmChristineStephen King1983
Christine
1983 · Film · Cinema
A lonely teenager buys a battered 1958 Plymouth Fury, and the car seems to have a jealous will of its own.
Direct adaptation
From Christine (novel)
FilmCujoStephen King1983
Cujo
1983 · Film · Cinema
A mother and her young son are trapped in a broken-down car by a rabid St Bernard during a Maine heatwave.
Direct adaptation
From Cujo
FilmThe Dead ZoneStephen King1983
The Dead Zone
1983 · Film · Cinema
After years in a coma, a schoolteacher wakes with the power to see people's futures, and one handshake shows him a looming catastrophe.
Direct adaptation
From The Dead Zone
Characters: Johnny Smith
FilmChildren of the CornStephen King1984
Children of the Corn
1984 · Film · Cinema
A couple driving through Nebraska stumble into a farming town where the children have taken over.
Direct adaptation
From Children of the Corn (story)
FilmFirestarterStephen King1984
Firestarter
1984 · Film · Cinema
A father and his young daughter, who can start fires with her mind, are on the run from a secret government agency.
Direct adaptation
From Firestarter (novel)
FilmCat's EyeStephen King1985
Cat's Eye
1985 · Film · Cinema
A stray cat links three tales of fear, two adapted from King stories and one written for the screen.
Original story
From Quitters, Inc.; The Ledge (stories), original material
FilmSilver BulletStephen King1985
Silver Bullet
1985 · Film · Cinema
A small town is terrorised by a series of killings, and a boy in a wheelchair suspects a werewolf.
Direct adaptation
From Cycle of the Werewolf (novella)
FilmMaximum OverdriveStephen King1986
Maximum Overdrive
1986 · Film · Cinema
Directed by King himself, the film follows survivors trapped at a truck stop when machines come violently to life.
Loose adaptation
From Trucks (story)
FilmStand by MeStephen King1986
Stand by Me
1986 · Film · Cinema
Four boys in 1959 Oregon set out on foot to find the body of a missing teenager, in Rob Reiner's coming-of-age classic.
Direct adaptation
From The Body
Characters: Gordie Lachance, Ace Merrill
FilmCreepshow 2Stephen King1987
Creepshow 2
1987 · Film · Cinema
A second horror anthology, again written from King material.
Original story
From The Raft (story), original material
FilmThe Running ManStephen King1987
The Running Man
1987 · Film · Cinema
In a dystopian future, a convicted man is forced into a deadly televised game show.
Loose adaptation
From The Running Man (novel, as Richard Bachman)
FilmPet SemataryStephen King1989
Pet Sematary
1989 · Film · Cinema
A doctor and his family move to rural Maine, where an old burial ground in the woods holds a terrible power.
Direct adaptation
From Pet Sematary (novel)
MiniseriesItStephen King1990
It
1990 · Miniseries · ABC
Seven friends who faced a shape-shifting evil as children in Derry are called home as adults to face it again.
Direct adaptation
From It
Characters: Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier, Ben Hanscom, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, Pennywise
FilmGraveyard ShiftStephen King1990
Graveyard Shift
1990 · Film · Cinema
Workers clearing out the basement of an old textile mill discover what has been living beneath it.
Direct adaptation
From Graveyard Shift (story)
FilmMiseryStephen King1990
Misery
1990 · Film · Cinema
A famous novelist injured in a car crash is rescued by his self-described number one fan, who has her own ideas about his books.
Direct adaptation
From Misery (novel)
FilmTales from the Darkside: The MovieStephen King1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Film · Cinema
A horror anthology that includes an adaptation of King's story about a hitman hired to kill a cat.
Loose adaptation
From The Cat from Hell (story)
SeriesGolden YearsStephen King1991
Golden Years
1991 · Series · CBS
An elderly janitor caught in a laboratory explosion begins to grow younger, attracting the attention of a shadowy agency.
Original story
From Original teleplay by King
TV filmSometimes They Come BackStephen King1991
Sometimes They Come Back
1991 · TV film · CBS
A teacher returns to his home town and finds the bullies who killed his brother years ago returning as his new students.
Direct adaptation
From Sometimes They Come Back (story)
FilmSleepwalkersStephen King1992
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Film · Cinema
Shape-shifting creatures who feed on virgins arrive in a small Indiana town.
Original story
From Original screenplay by King
MiniseriesThe TommyknockersStephen King1993
The Tommyknockers
1993 · Miniseries · ABC
A writer stumbles on a buried object in the Maine woods, and the townsfolk of Haven begin to change.
Direct adaptation
From The Tommyknockers (novel)
FilmNeedful ThingsStephen King1993
Needful Things
1993 · Film · Cinema
A charming stranger opens a curiosity shop in Castle Rock, selling each customer exactly what they desire, for a price.
Direct adaptation
From Needful Things
Characters: Leland Gaunt, Alan Pangborn
FilmThe Dark HalfStephen King1993
The Dark Half
1993 · Film · Cinema
A writer publicly buries his violent pen name, only for his literary alter ego to come to life.
Direct adaptation
From The Dark Half
Characters: Thad Beaumont, Alan Pangborn
MiniseriesThe StandStephen King1994
The Stand
1994 · Miniseries · ABC
After a plague wipes out most of humanity, the survivors are drawn towards two opposing figures.
Direct adaptation
From The Stand (novel)
FilmThe Shawshank RedemptionStephen King1994
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Film · Cinema
A banker wrongly convicted of murder forms a lasting friendship with a fellow inmate over decades at Shawshank prison.
Direct adaptation
From Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (novella)
MiniseriesThe LangoliersStephen King1995
The Langoliers
1995 · Miniseries · ABC
Passengers on an overnight flight wake to find most of the people on board have vanished.
Direct adaptation
From The Langoliers (novella)
FilmDolores ClaiborneStephen King1995
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · Film · Cinema
A housekeeper suspected of killing her wealthy employer is visited by her estranged daughter, and old secrets surface.
Direct adaptation
From Dolores Claiborne (novel)
FilmThe ManglerStephen King1995
The Mangler
1995 · Film · Cinema
An industrial laundry press appears to have developed an appetite for blood.
Direct adaptation
From The Mangler (story)
FilmThinnerStephen King1996
Thinner
1996 · Film · Cinema
An overweight lawyer is cursed by a Romani elder and begins to lose weight he cannot stop losing.
Direct adaptation
From Thinner (novel, as Richard Bachman)
MiniseriesThe ShiningStephen King1997
The Shining
1997 · Miniseries · ABC
A miniseries closer to the novel, written by King himself, about a family wintering at the Overlook Hotel.
Direct adaptation
From The Shining
Characters: Jack Torrance, Danny Torrance, Dick Hallorann
FilmThe Night FlierStephen King1997
The Night Flier
1997 · Film · Cinema
A tabloid reporter chases a killer who flies a private plane between small airfields.
Direct adaptation
From The Night Flier (story)
TV filmTrucksStephen King1997
Trucks
1997 · TV film · USA Network
A second adaptation of King's story of trucks that come alive.
Direct adaptation
From Trucks (story)
FilmApt PupilStephen King1998
Apt Pupil
1998 · Film · Cinema
A teenage boy discovers that an elderly neighbour is a Nazi war criminal, and a dangerous bond forms between them.
Direct adaptation
From Apt Pupil (novella)
MiniseriesStorm of the CenturyStephen King1999
Storm of the Century
1999 · Miniseries · ABC
A mysterious stranger arrives on an island off the Maine coast as a great storm cuts it off from the mainland.
Original story
From Original screenplay by King
FilmThe Green MileStephen King1999
The Green Mile
1999 · Film · Cinema
A prison officer on death row in 1935 comes to believe that one of the men in his care has a miraculous gift.
Direct adaptation
From The Green Mile (novel)
FilmHearts in AtlantisStephen King2001
Hearts in Atlantis
2001 · Film · Cinema
A boy forms a friendship with an elderly lodger who says he is being hunted by sinister men.
Loose adaptation
From Low Men in Yellow Coats (novella)
SeriesThe Dead ZoneStephen King2002
The Dead Zone
2002 · Series · USA Network
A long-running series in which Johnny Smith uses his visions to solve crimes and prevent disasters.
Sequel or spin-off
From The Dead Zone
Characters: Johnny Smith
MiniseriesRose RedStephen King2002
Rose Red
2002 · Miniseries · ABC
A psychology professor leads a team of psychics into a sprawling Seattle mansion that seems to be alive.
Original story
From Original screenplay by King
TV filmCarrieStephen King2002
Carrie
2002 · TV film · NBC
A television retelling of King's first novel.
Direct adaptation
From Carrie (novel)
FilmDreamcatcherStephen King2003
Dreamcatcher
2003 · Film · Cinema
Four friends with a shared psychic gift go on a hunting trip in Maine and are caught up in an alien invasion.
Direct adaptation
From Dreamcatcher (novel)
SeriesKingdom HospitalStephen King2004
Kingdom Hospital
2004 · Series · ABC
Strange events haunt a Maine hospital built on the site of an old mill.
Original story
From Developed by King from Lars von Trier's The Kingdom
MiniseriesSalem's LotStephen King2004
Salem's Lot
2004 · Miniseries · TNT
A second television version of King's vampire novel.
Direct adaptation
From Salem's Lot (novel)
FilmRiding the BulletStephen King2004
Riding the Bullet
2004 · Film · Cinema
A student hitchhiking home to his sick mother is picked up by a driver who may not be alive.
Direct adaptation
From Riding the Bullet (novella)
FilmSecret WindowStephen King2004
Secret Window
2004 · Film · Cinema
A writer retreating to his lakeside cabin is accused of plagiarism by a menacing stranger.
Direct adaptation
From Secret Window, Secret Garden (novella)
SeriesNightmares and DreamscapesStephen King2006
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
2006 · Series · TNT
An anthology series adapting eight King short stories.
Based on several books
From Stories from several collections
TV filmDesperationStephen King2006
Desperation
2006 · TV film · ABC
Travellers on a lonely Nevada highway are arrested by a terrifying sheriff and taken to a deserted mining town.
Direct adaptation
From Desperation (novel)
Film1408Stephen King2007
1408
2007 · Film · Cinema
A writer who debunks haunted houses checks into a hotel room no one has survived for more than an hour.
Direct adaptation
From 1408 (story)
FilmThe MistStephen King2007
The Mist
2007 · Film · Cinema
A thick mist rolls over a Maine town, trapping shoppers in a supermarket with something lurking outside.
Direct adaptation
From The Mist (novella)
FilmDolan's CadillacStephen King2009
Dolan's Cadillac
2009 · Film · Cinema
A schoolteacher plots revenge on the gangster who murdered his wife.
Direct adaptation
From Dolan's Cadillac (story)
SeriesHavenStephen King2010–2015
Haven
2010–2015 · Series · Syfy
An FBI agent arrives in a small Maine town where many residents suffer strange afflictions.
Loose adaptation
From The Colorado Kid (novel)
MiniseriesBag of BonesStephen King2011
Bag of Bones
2011 · Miniseries · A&E
A grieving novelist returns to his lake house and finds it haunted, and the town hiding a secret.
Direct adaptation
From Bag of Bones (novel)
SeriesUnder the DomeStephen King2013–2015
Under the Dome
2013–2015 · Series · CBS
A small Maine town is suddenly cut off from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome.
Loose adaptation
From Under the Dome (novel)
FilmCarrieStephen King2013
Carrie
2013 · Film · Cinema
A new film version of Carrie White's story.
Direct adaptation
From Carrie (novel)
FilmA Good MarriageStephen King2014
A Good Marriage
2014 · Film · Cinema
After decades of marriage, a woman discovers her husband's terrible secret.
Direct adaptation
From A Good Marriage (novella)
TV filmBig DriverStephen King2014
Big Driver
2014 · TV film · Lifetime
A mystery writer is attacked on a lonely road and sets out to find those responsible.
Direct adaptation
From Big Driver (novella)
Series11.22.63Stephen King2016
11.22.63
2016 · Series · Hulu
A teacher discovers a portal to 1958 and sets out to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Direct adaptation
From 11/22/63
Characters: Jake Epping
FilmCellStephen King2016
Cell
2016 · Film · Cinema
A signal sent through mobile phones turns their users into violent attackers.
Direct adaptation
From Cell (novel)
SeriesMr. MercedesStephen King2017–2019
Mr. Mercedes
2017–2019 · Series · Audience
A retired detective is taunted by the killer who drove a car into a crowd of job seekers.
Based on several books
From Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch
Characters: Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, Jerome Robinson, Brady Hartsfield
SeriesThe MistStephen King2017
The Mist
2017 · Series · Spike
A series expanding King's novella, as a deadly mist cuts off a small town.
Loose adaptation
From The Mist (novella)
Film1922Stephen King2017
1922
2017 · Film · Netflix
A Nebraska farmer persuades his son to help him in a terrible crime, with lasting consequences.
Direct adaptation
From 1922 (novella)
FilmGerald's GameStephen King2017
Gerald's Game
2017 · Film · Netflix
A weekend at a remote lake house leaves a woman handcuffed to a bed and alone, facing her past.
Direct adaptation
From Gerald's Game (novel)
FilmItStephen King2017
It
2017 · Film · Cinema
The Losers' Club, a group of misfit children in Derry, face a shape-shifting evil that has returned to their town.
Direct adaptation
From It
Characters: Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier, Ben Hanscom, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, Pennywise
FilmThe Dark TowerStephen King2017
The Dark Tower
2017 · Film · Cinema
A boy in New York is drawn into another world where the last Gunslinger hunts the Man in Black.
Loose adaptation
From The Dark Tower (series)
SeriesCastle RockStephen King2018–2019
Castle Rock
2018–2019 · Series · Hulu
An anthology series set in King's fictional Maine town, weaving in characters, places and themes from his stories.
Original story
From King’s Castle Rock books
SeriesCreepshowStephen King2019–2023
Creepshow
2019–2023 · Series · Shudder
A horror anthology series continuing the Creepshow films.
Original story
From Gray Matter; Survivor Type (stories), original material
FilmDoctor SleepStephen King2019
Doctor Sleep
2019 · Film · Cinema
Now an adult, Danny Torrance must protect a young girl with the same gift as his from a cult that feeds on it.
Direct adaptation
From Doctor Sleep
Characters: Danny Torrance, Abra Stone
FilmIn the Tall GrassStephen King2019
In the Tall Grass
2019 · Film · Netflix
A brother and sister hear a child's cry from a field of tall grass and go in to help.
Direct adaptation
From In the Tall Grass (novella with Joe Hill)
FilmIt Chapter TwoStephen King2019
It Chapter Two
2019 · Film · Cinema
Twenty-seven years later, the Losers return to Derry to keep their childhood promise.
Direct adaptation
From It
Characters: Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier, Ben Hanscom, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, Pennywise
FilmPet SemataryStephen King2019
Pet Sematary
2019 · Film · Cinema
A new version of King's story of the burial ground beyond the pet cemetery.
Direct adaptation
From Pet Sematary (novel)
SeriesThe OutsiderStephen King2020
The Outsider
2020 · Series · HBO
A detective investigates a gruesome murder in which the evidence points to a man who could not have been there.
Direct adaptation
From The Outsider
Characters: Ralph Anderson, Holly Gibney
MiniseriesThe StandStephen King2020–2021
The Stand
2020–2021 · Miniseries · CBS All Access
A new adaptation of King's epic of a world remade after a pandemic.
Direct adaptation
From The Stand (novel)
SeriesChapelwaiteStephen King2021
Chapelwaite
2021 · Series · Epix
In 1850, a widowed sea captain moves his children to his family's ancestral home in Maine.
Loose adaptation
From Jerusalem's Lot (story)
MiniseriesLisey's StoryStephen King2021
Lisey's Story
2021 · Miniseries · Apple TV+
Two years after her famous husband's death, a widow is drawn into memories he kept hidden.
Direct adaptation
From Lisey's Story (novel)
FilmFirestarterStephen King2022
Firestarter
2022 · Film · Cinema
A new film of the father and daughter on the run from the agency known as the Shop.
Direct adaptation
From Firestarter (novel)
FilmMr. Harrigan's PhoneStephen King2022
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022 · Film · Netflix
A boy forms a bond with an elderly billionaire, and the phone he gives him keeps working after the old man's death.
Direct adaptation
From Mr. Harrigan's Phone (novella)
FilmThe BoogeymanStephen King2023
The Boogeyman
2023 · Film · Cinema
A grieving family is preyed upon by a creature that lives in the dark.
Direct adaptation
From The Boogeyman (story)
FilmSalem's LotStephen King2024
Salem's Lot
2024 · Film · Max
A feature film version of King's vampire novel.
Direct adaptation
From Salem's Lot (novel)
FilmThe Life of ChuckStephen King2024
The Life of Chuck
2024 · Film · Cinema
The story of an ordinary man's life, told in reverse as the world around him ends.
Direct adaptation
From The Life of Chuck (novella)
SeriesIt: Welcome to DerryStephen King2025–
SeriesThe InstituteStephen King2025–
The Institute
2025–present · Series · MGM+
Children with special abilities are abducted and held in a sinister facility in the Maine woods.
Direct adaptation
From The Institute (novel)
FilmThe Long WalkStephen King2025
The Long Walk
2025 · Film · Cinema
One hundred teenage boys take part in a gruelling walking contest with deadly rules.
Direct adaptation
From The Long Walk (novel, as Richard Bachman)
FilmThe MonkeyStephen King2025
The Monkey
2025 · Film · Cinema
Twin brothers find their father's old toy monkey, and a series of deaths follows.
Direct adaptation
From The Monkey (story)
FilmThe Running ManStephen King2025
The Running Man
2025 · Film · Cinema
Edgar Wright's film, closer to the novel, about a desperate man who enters a deadly game show.
Direct adaptation
From The Running Man (novel, as Richard Bachman)
SeriesCarrieStephen KingComing
Carrie
Announced · Series · Prime Video · Coming
Mike Flanagan's series adaptation of King's first novel.
Direct adaptation
From Carrie (novel)
SeriesFairy TaleStephen KingComing
Fairy Tale
Announced · Series · Announced · Coming
A teenager enters a hidden world through a shed in his neighbour's back garden. In development.
Direct adaptation
From Fairy Tale (novel)
FilmBilly SummersStephen KingComing
Billy Summers
Announced · Film · Announced · Coming
A hitman with a conscience takes one last job. In development.
Direct adaptation
From Billy Summers (novel)