What up, epic readers, welcome back to the Epic Reads YouTube channel.
I'm Jesse from the YouTube channel @jessethereader and
today I'm bringing you another episode of Epic Adaptations.
I can't say epic adaptations and not dance.
If you don't know what Epic Adaptations is, it's a 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.
We've reached the end of another year of Epic Adaptations.
But before we close up this year,
we've got a few exciting updates on some upcoming adaptations.
And I'm excited to delve into the news with you guys, so without further ado,
let's get started.
First up, we have a small and when I say small, I mean tiny, itty,
bitty little teaser trailer drop for the upcoming Shadow and
Bone adaptation which will be landing on Netflix.
And when I tell
you that I threw my phone across the room when I got the notification, believe it.
Because I slowly picked my phone back up, hoping that it wasn't in shambles.
Thankfully it wasn't, but I myself was in shambles over this small,
tiny little teaser.
Even though this little sneak peek that we got is just a little visual teaser,
it's artsy fartsy, if you will.
And we don't even see any of the show in it,
we just get a little voiceover from none other than Mr. Darkling himself.
So even though it didn't really give us much, it got me excited.
It has me really thrilled to know that they're moving along with production and
that we're getting the show soon.
And it's really coming, guys, we also got the release date.
Well, not the exact release date, but we got a release month, which is enough for
me, it's coming.
That release month being April 2021, which is actually so soon.
If you don't know what the Shadow and Bone series is all about,
let me fill you in a little bit.
In it we follow our main character, Alina, who has unlocked a power inside of her.
It both makes her a target and a sought out weapon.
Her world has been torn in two and Alina must do everything she can
to protect her people and the ones that she loves the most.
Now that is a very basic synopsis, but just read the book.
Trust me on this one,
you're gonna wanna read the books before you dive into the show.
Also, just a reminder that some of the Six of Crows storylines will be tied into
the beginning of the show.
So you're gonna wanna also dive into the Six of Crows duology,
which, again, it's a masterpiece, you should check it out.
They're quite literally my everything.
Next up we've got a small little tease for
the upcoming Percy Jackson adaptation which will be coming to Disney Plus.
And this one is smaller than the Shadow and Bone teaser, but hey, I'm not mad,
it's something to hold us over.
We got an official animated logo that can be found over on Rick Riordan's Twitter.
Again, a really small update, but it got me really excited.
I think it got me excited just knowing that we are getting a second shot at
an adaptation for this series.
Just knowing that has me overly excited because it deserves it,
it deserves a solid adaptation and us fans deserve a solid adaptation.
Yes, we do, we deserve it.
And hopefully, this one is going to be a lot more faithful than the adaptations
that we've had in the past.
It was also announced that the series will begin shooting in summer 2021.
Which I feel like means we won't be getting the series itself until late 2022,
if even that, I feel like it might be even 2023, but who knows?
I want them to take their time with it.
I want them to make sure that they are doing a great job with this adaptation
because, again, we deserve it.
Knowing that they're shooting summer 2021 means that we could be getting casting
news very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
I will update you as soon as that information comes in.
I personally am really excited to see who they cast for this adaptation.
Along with the release of this Percy Jackson logo, Disney also made a small
little mention about Children of Blood and Bone, which got me really excited.
Just because I feel like it was announced that it was going to be adapted and
then we didn't really hear anything.
So the fact that Disney tweeted out about Children of Blood and
Bone has me hopeful that we will be eventually getting this adaptation.
Sometimes we get adaptation news about books being picked up to be adapted and
then we never hear about the adaptations ever again.
So it has me really hopeful that they tweeted out about it.
Maybe they're currently working on casting, or they're still working on
a script, or they're just in some kind of development stage.
Either way, I hope something's going on behind the scenes with this adaptation and
that it does eventually see the light of day.
I also really need to read the book, I need to get on that,
I am behind over here.
Alice in Wonderland is getting another adaptation, even though it's been adapted
over and over and over again, I thought that I would mention this one.
Netflix is currently developing a new version of Alice in Wonderland and
it's set to star Sabrina Carpenter.
She's been in several book to movie adaptations at this point.
And the big reason as to why I'm looking forward to this adaptation of Alice in
Wonderland is the fact that it's going to be a musical.
And I know that Sabrina Carpenter can sing, she's got vocals.
I feel like the music is gonna be super quirky and weird and out there, and
I can't wait for it.
So yes, sign me up for this, Netflix, I'm here for it.
What has been your favorite adaptation of Alice in Wonderland?
Let us know down below in the comments.
Lastly, I wanted to update you guys on some adaptations that have
dropped somewhat recently.
First up, the adaptation for When Dimple Met Rishi has dropped on Netflix.
It was actually retitled on Netflix, too, so
it went from When Dimple Met Rishi to Mismatched.
It currently has one season in it, we follow a disastrous setup between two
teens that ends up leading into a strong bond and
then potentially into a bit of a romance.
And then finally, Netflix dropped the adaptation for Tiny Pretty Things.
It currently has one season as well and is full of drama, and dance, and it's great.
It follows a bunch of students attending a prestigious ballet school in Chicago.
And we just follow them as they compete in ballet and
work through all the drama that comes along with it.
That's all the Epic Adaptation news I have for you guys today.
Again, not much to update you guys on, but I hope that you enjoyed this episode.
You should let me know down below in the comments which adaptation you are most
looking forward to.
Is it the Percy Jackson adaptation?
Is it the Shadow and Bone adaptation?
Is it the Children of Blood and Bone adaptation?
Let me know all your thoughts down below in the comments.
Thank you guys so much for following along with Epic Adaptations this year.
We will see you guys in 2021.
I hope that you have a happy holiday and a happy new year.