Fresh from the Adaptation Desk: June 5-6

The pipeline from page to screen shows no signs of slowing. Here’s a quick look at the latest adaptation announcements, casting updates and projects in development.

First look: ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Season 2

Prime Video announced that all 10 episodes of “Batman: Caped Crusader” will premiere on July 31. The streamer also shared first-look images and introduced characters Edward Nygma, Carrie Kelly and Roxy Rocket.

Sadie Sink to star in ‘The Marriage Plot’

“Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink will star and executive produce FX and Hulu’s “The Marriage Plot.” The series is an adaptation of the 2011 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. The story centers on three recent college grads who find themselves in a love triangle.

‘Suspect’ coming to the screen

Hulu is adapting Scott Turrow’s 2022 P.I. novel “Suspect.” The team working on it include Marissa Jo Cerar and Bruce Miller, of “Handmaid’s Tale” fame and producer-director Matt Shakman.Turrow announced the adaptation on Facebook in 2025: “Three years ago, September 27, 2022, SUSPECT, my novel about oddball private investigator, Pinky Granum, was published. I’m excited to see what the hyper-talented Matt Shakman, director of “Fabulous Four: First Steps,” and his great team at Foolscap Productions, who have optioned SUSPECT for a streaming series, come up with.

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Peacock to adapt Katherine Faulkner’s ‘The Break-In’

Peacock is adapting the domestic thriller “The Break-In” by Katherine Faulkner. Megan Gallagher, who created and executive produced the recent adaptation “All Her Fault,” will lead the project. Faulkner said: “The news is out! I’m so thrilled to announce the TV adaptation of my novel THE BREAK IN, from the same incredible team at @carnivalfilms who brought us All Her Fault (an adaptation of the brilliant novel by @andreamaraauthor which – if you haven’t already seen it – is not to be missed!). So grateful to @peacock and so incredibly excited to see what Meghan Gallagher and the insanely talented @carnivalfilms team create, and to see THE BREAK IN reach even more of you on screen!”

Robyn Carr’s ‘Thunder Point” to get adapted

Bell Media, Reel World Management Canada and Fremantle, the team behind “Sullivan’s Crossing” will bring Robyns Carr’s “Thunder Point” series to the screen. The nine-book series follows Army vet Hank, who moves to the fictional town of Thunder Point, Oregon, and finds love and friendship.

‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ picked up for Season 5

Bell Media has also announced that CTV has renewed its No. 1 original drama “Sullivan’s Crossing” for a 5th season. The series follows Boston neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan, who returns to her hometown in Nova Scotia after a scandal. She reconnects with her father (Scott Patterson) and starts a romance with newcomer Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray). Season 4 premiered April 20 on The CW. The previous seasons are streaming on Netflix.

Andre Alexis’ novel ‘The Hidden Keys’ coming to the screen

Bell Media announced “The Hidden Keys,” by André Alexis, is getting adapted by showrunner Jeremy Boxen. The story follows a thief who helps a drug addict solve her rich father’s inheritance puzzle.

First look, date for ‘All the Truth in My Lies’ adaptation

Netflix announced the release date, shared the first images and the teaser for “All the Truth in My Lies.” The Spanish limited series is based on the 2019 novel by Elísabet Benavent. It will premiere on August 28. The miniseries follows six best friends going on an RV road trip to celebrate a bachelorette party. They are all holding secrets from each other, which causes tensions on the trip.

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