What up, Epic Readers?
I'm Jesse, from the YouTube channel, Jesse the Reader.
And today I'm bringing you another episode of Epic Adaptations.
The series here at Epic Reads where we keep you in the know on all the recent YA
book to movie and book to TV adaptation news.
We are springing into a new season, which can mean only one thing,
adaptation news is blooming everywhere.
We've got quite a few things to cover today, from books being picked up to be
adapted, to trailer drops, and much more on top of that.
Let's get started.
First up, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green has been picked up by HBO Max.
And with this we have a bit of casting news as well.
We already know who the leading role is going to, and that is Isabela Merced.
I feel like we're gonna get to a point where every John Green book ever has
been adapted.
And I can't say I'm mad at that idea.
I wouldn't mind it, I'd be okay with it.
Keep picking up his books, Hollywood.
I think there's only three of his books that haven't been adapted yet.
And that's just wild, that must be a wild feeling.
John Green himself is set to serve as an executive producer on this project.
So the project is in good hands, in the maker's hands, if you will.
And if you don't know anything about Turtles All the Way Down,
let me fill you in.
In this book we follow our main character who struggles with anxiety on
the the daily.
One day her and her best friend learn the news about the notorious billionaire in
the town who has gone missing.
With finding him comes the reward of $100,000.
That could get me a lot of books.
So our characters in the book tackle the investigation.
Next up, Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park has been picked up
by Seoul Street to be turned into a movie.
This is one of my favorite books that I read last year, and
it is criminally underrated.
So yes, this is me recommending you to check it out, immediately.
It's great.
[SOUND] Chef's kiss, if you will.
I mean, you're gonna wanna read it before the movie drops anyway, trust me on this.
The story follows our main character, Sunny Song,
who is working to become an influencer.
When a video of hers accidentally goes viral, she gets super excited.
She's like, finally, my hard work is paying off.
But then she finds out that her parents have decided to ship her off to camp,
where there will be no social media, no cellphones allowed, no Wi-Fi, and
suddenly she becomes super bummed.
But unplugging might lead her too plugging into new friendships.
If you're like me, you've been dying to get updates regarding the upcoming
adaptation for They Both Die at the End.
Like, we need the news.
Where are the updates?
What's going on?
Can we please have some crumbs?
And we've finally been given a little bit of an update.
The creator of Bridgerton, one of Netflix's hottest shows at the moment,
has signed on to co-write and executive produce the project.
While this is a small nugget of news, it's something exciting.
It's clear he's done a great job with Bridgerton,
which is also an adaptation of a book.
So here's to hoping he brings his magical book adaptation powers to They Both Die
at the End.
It's exciting to know that things are still rolling forward with this adaptation
as we haven't been updated in a while.
So please keep things rolling, Mr. Conductor.
Keep the train moving forward.
Keep things rolling down the track.
They Both Die at the End takes place in a world where you are notified
of the day you are going to die.
We follow two boys who have been given their death dates and
we watch as they spend their last day together.
The way my heart stopped regarding this next bit of news.
A trailer for the upcoming adaptation for
the graphic novel Heartstopper has dropped.
And let me be the first to tell you, it's quite literally everything.
I'm not being dramatic, I'm being dead serious.
This looks like it's going to be an incredible adaptation, and
that's just been basing it off the trailer.
You can tell so much heart went into the show.
You can just tell it's so wholesome, and pure, and feely weely and
gonna make me squeal.
Yes, lots of squeals will pop out of my mouth as I'm watching this show,
I just know it.
There should be a squeal warning.
He let out a squeal he didn't realize he was holding.
The series drops on April 22nd on Netflix.
And if you don't know anything about Heartstopper,
it's the story of two boys attending an all boys grammar school.
And a friendship between two boys develops into much more as sparks fly.
Finally we are ending on a bit of sad news, or rather bittersweet,
I guess you could say.
We've received news of the spin off of Love Simon,
which is an adaptation of Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.
Which is Love, Victor, a show that is currently streaming on Hulu,
will be entering its final season this June.
It's been really cool to see this spin off take off in the way that it has,
and I hope that it opens up more doors for more spin-offs in the future.
So many people have loved exploring this Simon vs
the Homo Sapiens Agenda-inspired story.
And while it's sad that we only get one more season, it's nice to know that they
know about it ahead of time so we can get a solid conclusion.
I would rather us have a solid conclusion than for the show to just be canceled out
of nowhere, cuz that's always incredibly painful.
The final season is set to drop on June 15th.
That's all the Epic Adaptation news I have for you guys today.
I hope that you enjoyed today's episode.
Be sure to let me know down below in the comments all your thoughts on
today's episode.
What are your thoughts on Turtles All the Way Down being picked up?
The They Both Die at the End update?
Are you sad that Love, Victor is coming to a close?
Let us know all your thoughts down below in the comments.
And before we go, it's time for the question of the day, hey, hey.
What's the best book adaptation you've watched recently?
Let us know down below in the comments.
As always, thank you guys so much for watching, and
we will see you next month with another episode of Epic Adaptations.