Be on the lookout for Kirkus’ in-depth columns on Death by Lightning, a Netflix limited series based on Destiny of the Republic, Candice Millard’s Kirkus-starred nonfiction book about the assassination of President James Garfield (premiering November 6), and Hamnet, a theatrical film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about William Shakespeare and his family, which also received a Kirkus star (premiering November 27); the latter was directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, and stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Here are four more book-to-screen adaptations on the way:

November 7: Die My Love (theatrical film premiere)

This film, based on the novel by Argentine author Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff, promises an intense performance from Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence as a writer struggling with postpartum depression and psychosis. Robert Pattinson plays her husband, with whom she moved from New York City to Montana; he’s unequipped to care for someone with severe mental illness. “The erratic, stream-of-consciousness narrative provides a window into her crumbling state of mind,” noted our review of the novel, which was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize. “Both attacker and the attacked, she often feels like a cornered animal.” The film, which features the great LaKeith Stanfield, Sissy Spacek, and Nick Nolte in supporting roles, was co-written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, who’s best known for her chilling 2011 film adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s 2003 novel, We Need To Talk About Kevin.

November 7: Nuremberg (theatrical film premiere)

Jack El-Hai’s Kirkus-starred 2013 nonfiction book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, explores the interactions between U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley and Nazi leader Hermann Göring, who was jailed while awaiting trial for war crimes at the Nuremberg tribunals. Kelley performed physical and mental evaluations of the Nazi defendants, including Göring, whose personality and unshakability fascinated him. As our reviewer noted, the doctor’s preoccupation with the prisoner “would negatively manifest itself in Kelley’s psyche for decades, ultimately facilitating his undoing.” This film adaptation, directed by Truth’s James Vanderbilt, is likely to be a harrowing watch, but with two Academy Award winners in the main roles—Rami Malek as Kelley and Russell Crowe as Göring—it promises to be an acting showcase.

November 14: The Running Man  (theatrical film premiere)

Early in his career, Stephen King wrote several books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, later collected in 1985’s The Bachman Books. One of these novels, The Long Walk (1979), was made into a compelling but flawed movie, released earlier this year, but it’s not the first Bachman book to hit the big screen. That distinction belongs to 1982’s The Running Man, a dystopian near-future thriller that was adapted as a wild 1987 actioner starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This new movie version, directed by Baby Driver’s Edgar Wright, stars Twisters’ Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a desperate man competing in a reality show in which he must evade assassins intent on killing him; if he survives for 30 days in a row, he’ll win a billion-dollar jackpot. Powell is a reliably charming lead, and this film’s trailer promises a frenetic and fun riff on the future-bloodsport genre, which has yielded such bestsellers as Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games novels.

November 21: Wicked: For Good (theatrical film premiere)

This sequel, directed by In the Heights’ Jon M. Chu, covers the second half of the massively popular Broadway musical Wicked, which was loosely based on the 1995 fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire. The bestselling book drew on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its beloved 1939 film adaptation to explore the origins of the Wicked Witch of the West (named Elphaba), and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Set a few years after the events of its 2024 predecessor, this new film again stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, as well as Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as the villainous Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz. This time around, the great Colman Domingo (who also plays the reality show host in The Running Man) provides the voice of the Cowardly Lion.

David Rapp is the senior Indie editor.