The trailer for “Verity” has readers excited and viewers somewhat creeped out, sending Colleen Hoover’s 2018 novel back on reading lists.

The story follows Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), who moves in with married couple Verity (Anne Hathaway) and Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) to help ghostwrite for the former, a bestselling author who is incapacitated due to an accident. Lowen uncovers disturbing autobiographical notes and develops an attraction to Verity’s husband, finding herself drawn into a mystery that makes her question what is real.

The film and book seem to share DNA with other recent beloved thriller adaptations. Fans of “Gone Girl,” “The Girl on the Train,” “Big Little Lies” and “The Housemaid” will no doubt clamor to read and watch the film. Twisty, relationship-driven thrillers are always in style.

If secrets that are hidden behind closed doors, marriages that aren’t what they seem and women who may or may not be telling the truth are your thing, there are several upcoming adaptations that will scratch that itch.  

Here are some upcoming domestic thriller shows and films to keep you guessing.

Coming next

‘Count My Lies‘

Based on the 2025 debut novel of the same name by Sophie Stava, Lindsay Lohan stars as the rich and glamorous Violet Lockhart, who is married to Jay, played by “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington. The couple hires Sloane Caraway, played by Shailene Woodley, who lies her way into the position of nanny. The suspense thriller centers on Sloane, who thinks she has found a dream job, but learns that the perfect couple who hired her are not what they seem.

‘The Housemaid’s Secret‘

“The Housemaid’s Secret” will hit theaters on Dec. 17, 2027. The sequel continues the story of Millie (Sydney Sweeney), with Michele Morrone returning as Enzo and Kirsten Dunst joining the cast. It is based on the second book in Freida McFadden’s bestselling “Housemaid” series.  

In development

‘The Other Woman’

In March, Billings Productions announced it optioned Sandie Jones’ 2018 novel “The Other Woman” to be a TV series. The thriller follows Emily, who falls in love with Adam and has to contend with her obsessive mother-in-law, Pammie, who seems perfect to the outside world but is far more dangerous than she lets on.

‘The Last Mrs. Parrish’

Robert Zemeckis is developing an adaptation of the 2017 novel “The Last Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine for Netflix. Jennifer Lopez and Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau star as Daphne and Jackson Parrish. The story follows Amber (Isabel May) who schemes to steal Daphne’s husband, but learns that the couple’s life is not the fairytale it seems to be. 

‘The Silent Patient’

“The Silent Patient,” the 2019 debut novel by Alex Michaelides, was acquired by Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Annapurna that same year. The book follows psychotherapist Theo Faber and his patient Alicia Berenson, who killed her husband. Theo tries to find out why Alicia refuses to speak.

‘The Wives’

In 2021, Amazon Studios announced it was working on a series adaptation of Tarryn Fisher’s 2020 novel “The Wives.” In this thriller “Thursday” is married to a man who has two other wives who she’s never met. She starts to research the others and gets caught in a mysterious web.

Thrillers you might’ve missed

‘Imperfect Women’

Apple TV’s latest must-see thriller is based on the 2020 book by Araminta Hall. The all-star cast includes Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman and Corey Stoll. It follows Nancy’s (Mara) murder and features many suspicious characters. The series finale aired in late April.

‘His & Hers’

Netflix series “His & Hers” is an adaptation of Alice Feeney’s bestselling 2020 novel. The series premiered in early January, and follows a separated couple, news anchor Anna Andrews (Tessa Thompson) and detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal), and their connection to a local murder. 

‘All Her Fault’

The miniseries “All Her Fault” premiered on Peacock and SkyShowtime in November. Based on the 2021 book by Andrea Mara, it stars Sarah Snook as a mother looking for her young son after he goes missing following a playdate. Jake Lacey, Dakota Fanning and Michael Peña also star.

‘Apples Never Fall’

In 2024, Peacock adapted “Big Little Lies” author Liane Moriarty’s 2021 novel “Apples Never Fall.” The domestic thriller follows the Delaney family, led by tennis coach parents Joy (Annette Bening) and Stan (Sam Neill). It follows the chaotic lives of the pair’s four adult children, and the aftermath of Joy going missing.

‘Behind Her Eyes’

In Netflix’s 2021 series “Behind Her Eyes,” based on Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel, a single mother begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while befriending his mysterious wife. She gets caught up in dark and disturbing psychological games.

‘The Undoing’

In HBO’s 2020 series “The Undoing,” based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s 2014 novel “You Should Have Known,” Kidman stars as NYC therapist Grace Fraser, whose seemingly perfect life unravels when a murder puts her husband of 20 years, played by Hugh Grant, at the center of a scandal.

‘Before I Go to Sleep’

The 2014 film is based on S.J. Watson’s 2011 novel of the same name. It follows Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman), who wakes with amnesia next to a stranger, who tells her he is her husband. He explains that a car accident 14 years earlier caused her brain damage and memory loss. Mark Strong and Colin Firth also star. The film is on Prime Video and Netflix.

About the writer

S. Lynn Bonanno loves a thriller, lives for an unexpected twist and is still not over “Behind Her Eyes”—tell her what she should read or watch next. She’s always looking for her next obsession.