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June 2020

Books on Screen

June 2020

June's Books on Screen roundup includes the highly anticipated film Artemis Fowl on Disney+; the series premieres of "The Woods" on Netflix and "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" on HBO; the conclusion of HBO's "I Know This Much Is True" and NatGeo's "Barkskins"; the season two premiere of "NOS4A2" on AMC; and the DVD releases of The Hunt and Three Christs.

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

The Last Days of American Crime
Release Date: June 5th on Netflix
Based on: The graphic novel THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini

Shirley
Release Date: June 5th on Hulu
Based on: SHIRLEY by Susan Scarf Merrell

Artemis Fowl
Release Date: June 12th on Disney+
Based on: ARTEMIS FOWL by Eoin Colfer

Wasp Network
Release Date: June 19th on Netflix
Based on: THE LAST SOLDIERS OF THE COLD WAR: The Story of the Cuban Five, by Fernando Morais

 

Series Premieres

"The Woods"
Release Date: June 12th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

"Love, Victor"
Release Date:
June 17th on Hulu (Season One)
Based on: SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli

"Perry Mason"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on June 21st
Based on: Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason novels and stories

"I'll Be Gone in the Dark"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Premiere on June 28th
Based on: I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

 

Season Premieres

"13 Reasons Why"
Release Date: June 5th on Netflix (Season Four)
Based on: THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher

"NOS4A2"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on AMC; Season Two Premiere on June 21st
Based on: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

"Pete the Cat"
Release Date:
June 21st on Amazon Prime Video (Season Two, Part One)
Based on: The children's book series Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean

 

Series Finales

"Barkskins" (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Mondays at 9pm ET/PT on NatGeo; Series Finale on June 8th
Based on: BARKSKINS by Annie Proulx

"I Know This Much Is True" (6-part limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Series Finale on June 14th
Based on: I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb

 

Season Finale

"Roswell, New Mexico"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Two Finale on June 15th
Based on: Roswell High series by Melinda Metz

 

Ongoing Series

"Snowpiercer"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on TNT
Based on: SNOWPIERCER: THE ESCAPE written by Jacques Lob, illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Air Dates:
Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Council of Dads"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on NBC
Based on: THE COUNCIL OF DADS: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me by Bruce Feiler

 


 

On DVD


The Hunt
DVD Release Date: June 9th
Based on: The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

Three Christs
DVD Release Date: June 16th
Based on: THE THREE CHRISTS OF YPSILANTI by Milton Rokeach