Hey Epic Readers, I'm Jesse from the YouTube channel, JesseTheReader.
And today I'm bringing you the December episode of Epic Adaptations.
Epic Adaptations is the series here on Epic Reads where I keep you in the know on
all the recent YA book to movie and book to TV adaptation news.
It's our last episode of 2019 and I have a lot to share with you guys today.
So without further ado, let's dive on in.
The first bit of news has been out for a while.
But I somehow missed it in the chaos that was the fall time adaptation news,
because we had a lot of adaptation news this past fall.
But that's the fact that the House of Night series has been picked up to be
turned into a TV series.
The series has actually been picked up by the producers of the Shadowhunters show,
which was based off of the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare.
I feel like we get that a lot, where people who have worked on past
book adaptations end up working on book adaptations in the future.
And it's just really cool to see all the interesting connections.
Vampires seem to kind of be on the rise again,
we're seeing them appear in new book releases.
And there's definitely a window for a new vampire show to pop up and
take over as there hasn't really been a popular one in a long while.
And that's exactly what this series kind of focuses on, vampires.
In this series, we follow a girl named Zoe,
who has been marked by a vampire tracker.
And when she enters the house of night,
she finds that the mark has given her affinities for all five elements.
As she's kind of just thrust into this magical world,
she has to find her footing and just find her place in this new world.
No official network has picked up this series yet, but
I will keep you guys in the loop as soon as that information becomes available.
I've already talked to you about On the Come Up by Angie Thomas being
picked as the book was picked up pretty quickly around release.
But we have an update.
We've got ourselves a producer, Kay Oyegun who is a producer on This Is Us will
actually be tackling the project of on the come up.
This is a big step in the right direction and I am here for it.
I haven't seen the entirety of the This Is Us series but what I've seen I have loved.
So I have high hopes for this adaptation.
On The Come Up is the story of Bri who is on the journey to become the greatest
rapper of all time.
Bri is driven to fight for
her dreams in order to help out her family's financial situation.
She no longer just wants to make it, she feels that she has to make it.
We got an update in regards to an adaptation that I feel like a lot of us
have been in the dark about for the longest time.
And that is for All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.
Fans have been waiting years for
information regarding this book-to-movie adaptation.
Therefore, a while, all we knew was kind of the main cast.
But we didn't know anything else.
But then the other day, we got dropped an epic bomb when Jennifer Niven took
to Twitter and just dropped this casual poster here like, hello.
Not only did we get this poster in the promise of this project being made,
we also got the fact that it has been picked up by Netflix.
And, yes, there's an and, we got a release date, we have confirmation,
we're getting this movie.
We don't even have to wait that much longer for this adaptation,
it's coming out February 28th.
As much as I hate to say it, that's pretty soon, that's like almost two months away.
If you don't know anything about All The Bright Places,
then let me fill you in a little bit.
It follows two main characters, we've got Theodore and Violet.
They both attend the same school, and
they're both going through some extreme difficulties in their day to day lives.
Finding each other was destiny but
just because you find love, it doesn't mean your struggles disappear.
Speaking of Netflix, we also got our first look at the sequel to To All
the Boys I've Love Before which the sequel is called PS I Still Love You and
as an adaptation of the book PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han.
This is a movie that I have been extremely excited for, and
I feel like I'm not alone in saying that.
I feel like there is a club of us that have just been so pumped for this movie.
I feel like this means that we are not far off from getting a trailer.
I feel like the trailer could drop any day now.
But these pictures are enough to hold me off until we have a trailer.
Because just look at them, they're perfection, they're magical,
they're beautiful.
I need this movie in my life, we all do.
The movie is set to be released on February 12th, which means,
if you haven't read the book yet, you've got the chance to read the book by then.
Also, if you haven't reached your millionth view of the To All
the Boys I've Loved Before adaptation, now is your chance.
You've got time to catch up.
Finally, the last bit of news that we have today,
is in regards the book Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi.
This book has been picked up by Warner Brothers and
is set to be produced by John M Chu.
If that name sounds familiar to you, it might be because of the fact that he
directed Crazy Rich Asians AKA one of the most iconic films out there.
Which if you haven't seen that movie adaptation, I highly recommend it,
the hype buzz is real but hop on it.
Something that's really exciting to note about this project is the fact
that the author herself Mary HK Choi is set to help pin the adaptation along with
executive produced the project.
You all know how I feel about authors being involved in the adaptation process
and if you don't, I think it's a must, get the authors involved.
This story follows two different perspectives.
First up, we've got Pablo,
who is just trying to figure out his life a year after attending college.
And then we've got Liana, whose life has been success after success,
after success being involved in the entertainment industry.
When their stories collide, they try to keep their meeting a secret.
So news breaks quickly about their meeting.
I'll keep you guys updated as more news comes in about this adaptation.
Hopefully, we get more updates soon.
All right, guys, that's it for today's episode of Epic Adaptations.
I hope that you guys enjoyed it.
Be sure to let me know down below in the comments all your thoughts
on today's episode.
That's a wrap on another year for Epic Adaptations.
Thank you guys so much for all of your support.
I really appreciate it.
We'll be continuing on in 2020, and I can't wait for it.
As always, thank you guys so much for watching and
I will see you soon with another episode of Epic Adaptations.