This week, a bunch of books took their first big steps toward the screen. Here’s a roundup of the teasers and trailers that dropped this week.

‘The Terminal List’ Season 2

Prime Video on Thursday released a teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of “The Terminal List.” Based on the novels by Jack Carr, the series stars Chris Pratt as Navy SEAL Commander James Reece. Season 2 is based on Carr’s second novel, “True Believer,” where Reece looks for redemption and a new purpose after finishing up his list. The thriller will premiere on Prime Video on Oct. 21.

‘Lego One Piece’

Netflix on Thursday released a new trailer for a third offering from the “One Piece” manga franchise. The full trailer for ”Lego One Piece” reintroduces the Straw Hats and their adventure to obtain the One Piece. The animated collaboration between the makers of Lego and “One Piece” is a retelling of the events from the first two seasons of the live-action series. The actors from the live-action series—including Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar and Mikaela Hooever—are voicing the animated characters. 

The two-part limited series releases Sept. 29, the third season of the live-action series comes out in 2027 and Season 1 of the animated “The One Piece” will debut in February, all on Netflix.

‘Fool Night’

Netflix’s second teaser trailer for “Fool Night,” released Tuesday, announced a Nov. 26 release date for the anime series. The series is adapted from the manga by Kasumi Yasuda. Director Atsushi Yukawa is helming the project, which tells of a dystopian future in which most of Earth’s plant life has died after thick clouds permanently block the sun. To provide humans the oxygen they need to survive, a new technology is created to transform people near death into plants in a process called Transfloration. 

“A young man, Toshiro Kamiya, lives in poverty and works hard to pay taxes, cover living expenses and afford medication for his mentally ill mother,” a synopsis of the series reads. “However, the cruel reality around him gradually eats away at his hope. 

“Should he continue living as a human being, or cast off his suffering and start a new life as a plant?”

‘Wildwood’

Laika Studios on Wednesday released a second trailer for its new stop-motion animated fantasy film “Wildwood.” Coming to theaters Oct. 23, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis. The tagline reads, “Wildwood is a sweeping, darkly magical adventure about a young girl who ventures into a dangerous hidden forest to rescue her brother—an odyssey shaped by love, power, and the courage to confront the unknown.”

‘Whalefall’

The first full-length trailer for filmmaker Brian Duffield’s upcoming adaptation of “Whalefall” was released Wednesday. It offered a terrifying, in-depth look at what it’s like to be swallowed by a sperm whale. 

“Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale,” a synopsis of the film says. “While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.”

“Whalefall” is an adaptation of the 2023 Daniel Kraus book by the same name. It also stars Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz, Jane Levy and Emily Rudd. It hits theaters October 16.

‘Without Blood’

The first trailer for Angelina Jolie’s film “Without Blood” shows stars Salma Hayek (Nina) and Demian Bichir (Tito) coming face to face in a reckoning over the deaths of Nina’s family during a war decades prior. The film is an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novel about the cost of war, trauma and memory. Jolie and Baricco worked together to write the script for the film. It’s set to hit U.S. theaters Sept. 18.

‘Slow Horses’ Season 6

Apple TV released the trailer for the sixth season of “Slow Horses” on Tuesday, showing as Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) investigates why his agents are showing up dead. The Emmy Award and BAFTA TV Award-winning spy drama also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Olivia Cooke and Jack Lowden. Season 6 is based on “Joe Country” and “Slough House,” the sixth and seventh novels in Mick Herron’s “Slough House” book series. It will debut on Sept. 16.

About the writer

Danielle Haynes is the co-founder and co-editor of Booked & Screened, covering book-to-screen adaptations, film and TV development.