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Adaptations of some of our favourite
reads are hitting screens this year.
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NOUGHTS & CROSSES NINE PERFECT
STRANGERS
by Malorie Blackman
What? Set in a reimagined present- by Liane Moriarty
day Britain, it follows Sephy, who is a What? She’s the author behind Big
MO ST “cross”, a member of the black ruling Little Lies, the HBO smash starring
EX C I T E D class, and Callum, a “nought”, from Reese Witherspoon and Nicole
AB O U T … the white underclass. They fall in love, Kidman. Now, the latter is starring in
and their relationship splinters society. this adaptation of Moriarty’s 2018
Who’s in it? Masali Baduza as Sephy book, about nine city dwellers who
and longtime Blackman fan Stormzy. meet at a wellness retreat.
What you’ll say: “Why has it taken so Who’s in it? Nicole, plus Melissa
long for these childhood-defining McCarthy as one of the strangers.
books to reach the screen?” What you’ll say: “It’s a cynical take
What not to say: “I’m only tuning on our quest for self-improvement.”
in for Stormzy.” What not to say: “Where’s Reese?”
On BBC One this spring On Sky Atlantic this autumn
NORMAL PEOPLE
by Sally Rooney
What? It’s no surprise that Rooney’s Booker- THE LUMINARIES REBECCA
prize-nominated second novel – about the by Eleanor Catton by Daphne du Maurier
relationship between school friends Marianne What? This 2013 epic tells the story of What? You know the one – the gothic
1938 classic is about a woman who
and Connell – is coming to a screen near you Anna Wetherell, who travels to the west first wife, who died in a sailing incident.
becomes obsessed with her husband’s
coast of New Zealand’s South Island
WORDS CYAN TURAN. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES what a generation of disenfranchised, broke also written the six-part TV adaptation. Adonis Armie Hammer, plus Lily James
soon. Copies were virtually glued to hipsters’
during the 1860s gold rush and meets
hands when it was published in 2018.
The last big-screen adaptation was in
the radiant Emery Staines. Catton’s
Who’s in it? Daisy Edgar-Jones plays
1940, so it’s ripe for a remake.
Marianne, while Paul Mescal is Connell.
Who’s in it? Call Me By Your Name
Who’s in it? Himesh Patel (of
Yesterday fame) and Eve Hewson.
What you’ll say: “She puts down on paper
What you’ll say: “You know she
and Keeley Hawes.
What you’ll say: “Two women pitted
was the youngest ever Booker
young women are thinking and feeling.”
Prize winner.”
against each other while a man stands
What not to say: “Erm, why doesn’t she use
by: a tale as old as time.”
What not to say: “Oh, I loved Patel
speech marks?”
in EastEnders.”
What not to say: “Rebecca who?”
On BBC Three from late spring
On BBC Two this spring
On Netflix this year
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