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.
‘Ransom Canyon’ Season 2
Streaming July 23 on Netflix
Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly) returns to the western town after spending six months working as a concert pianist in New York City. Quinn doesn’t return alone—she has a new man, much to rancher Staten Kirkland’s (Josh Duhamel) surprise. The pair got together in Season 1, after decades of longing. The relationship didn’t last long as Staten still wasn’t over the loss of his wife and son years earlier. The series is based on the books by Jodi Thomas. “Ransom Canyon” Season 2 premieres July 23 on Netflix.
‘Musafir Cafe’
Streaming July 24 on Netflix
Netflix’s new romance series, “Musafir Cafe,” is based on the novel of the same name by Divya Prakash Dubey. The story follows three “musafirs,” which is a name for travelers, played by Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto and Mahima Makwana. Their lives intersect in unexpected ways in this romantic drama, which takes place in Bhopal and Mussoorie in India. The series is created and written by Sharanya Rajgopal and directed by Ruchir Arun. It premieres July 24.
‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 3
Streaming July 26 on AMC, AMC+
Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan return as Maggie and Negan, enemies who have learned to put aside their differences to build the first community of survivors in Manhattan since the start of the zombie apocalypse. The series is based on the “Walking Dead” comic books by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. “Dead City,” which also stars Jimmi Simpson, Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia, Logan Kim and Michael Emery, debuts July 26 on AMC and AMC+.





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