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.

‘Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story’
Sept. 5 on Lifetime

Lifetime’s upcoming adaptation of writer Roxane Gay’s memoir, “Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body” follows Gay’s experience of trauma, survival, body image and healing. The film, retitled “Surviving the Silence: The Roxanne Gay Story,” is narrated by Gay, who is portrayed by Hilda Martin and Sunnii E. Bartee at different ages. 

“When 12-year-old Roxane moves with her family to what appears to be the ideal suburban community, her life is forever changed after a devastating act of sexual violence,” a synopsis of the film reads. 

“As she grapples with the lasting effects of that trauma, Roxane turns to food as a means of survival, beginning a lifelong journey to understand her body, reclaim her voice and confront a society that often defines women by their appearance.”

Gay adapted her own book for the screenplay and Asia Youngman directed. The film is set to air Sept. 5.

‘Marble Hall Murders’
Sept. 6 on PBS

PBS’ Masterpiece’s third and final series “Marble Hall Murders, stars Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland, an editor at the heart of the series of books, and Tim McMullan. Susan is tasked with editing a novel in the fictional Atticus Pund series of books. The series is based on Anthony Horowitz’s mysteries.

“But when the assignment draws her into another very real murder case, Susan soon finds herself cast as a suspect,” a synopsis reads. Masterpiece previously aired series based on and named after the first two books in the series—“Magpie Murders” in 2022 and “Moonflower Murders” in 2024. It is set to premiere on PBS on Sept. 6.

‘A Tale of Two Cities’
Sept. 6 to MGM+

MGM+’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” series stars Kit Harington as Sydney Carton, a London lawyer tasked with helping Lucie Manette (Mirren Mack) track down her father, presumed dead. She learns of her father’s fate from a French messenger, Charles Darnay (François Civil), who is then arrested and charged with treason. 

“Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle,” a synopsis of the series reads. “Both men fight to be worthy of her love and Lucie is torn over which one to choose.” 

The four-part drama, written by Daniel West and directed by Richard Clark, is set to begin streaming Sept. 6 on MGM+. It also stars Ian Pirie and Roxane Duran.