Each Monday, Booked & Screened looks at film and television releases in the week ahead. We track what’s coming, what it’s based on and who’s bringing it to the screen. Below are the adaptations being released this week.
‘One Piece: Into the Grand Line’
Streaming March 10 on Netflix
Netflix continues its live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s bestselling manga series. Iñaki Godoy returns as Monkey D. Luffy, a pirate captain searching for the legendary treasure known as the One Piece. The new season follows Luffy and the Straw Hats as they journey to the Grand Line. It premieres March 10 on Netflix.
‘Scarpetta’
Streaming March 11 on Prime Video
Nicole Kidman stars as forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta in an adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novels. Jamie Lee Curtis co-stars as her sister Dorothy, with Bobby Cannavale and Ariana DeBose also appearing in the series. The story draws from Cornwell’s long-running Kay Scarpetta books, beginning with the 1990 novel “Postmortem.” It premieres March 11 on Prime Video.
‘Virgin River’ Season 7
Streaming March 12 on Netflix
Based on the romance novels by Robyn Carr, the drama follows nurse practitioner Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), who moves to the small northern California town of Virgin River for a fresh start. Martin Henderson co-stars as Jack Sheridan, a Marine and bar owner–and as of the Season 6 finale–Mel’s husband. The new season continues the couple’s efforts to adopt a baby and the stories of the town’s tight-knit community. It premieres March 12 on Netflix.
‘Reminders of Him’
In theaters March 13
Based on the 2022 novel by Colleen Hoover, the drama follows Kenna Rowan, a young mother who returns home after serving seven years in prison for a tragic mistake. Determined to reconnect with the daughter she left behind, Kenna faces a community unwilling to forgive her past. The film arrives in theaters March 13.
“Reminders of Him” marks the third Colleen Hoover adaptation, following “It Ends With Us” and “Regretting You.” Another Hoover adaptation, “Verity,” starring Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett, is also in development.





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