A Guide to All Upcoming Romantasy Adaptations: 29 Books Becoming TV Shows & Movies
•October 25, 2026, 9:00 am
We’ve seen our fair share of contemporary romance books hit the screen over the past couple of years — the adaptation boom seems to have really taken off with Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty in 2022 — and it’s nowhere near over. The adaptation landscape will, however, evolve. The next phase you need to gear up for is romantasy.
Romantasy adaptation announcements have rolled out for years, ever since the genre became a BookTok sensation. But due to their fantastical nature, these kinds of books take significantly more time to develop than real-world movies or shows like, say, Off Campus. Prime Video’s Fourth Wing TV show, based on Rebecca Yarros’ mega-popular novel, is leading the way with the most momentum in recent months. (More on that below.)
It’s not the only romantasy book that’s been optioned or that has officially entered the development stage, of course. We’ve put all of them in one place, along with their development statuses, release dates, cast lists, and all the other latest details that’ve been shared about them so far. You can return to this page for updates and new romantasy adaptations as they’re announced.
Fourth Wing
Cast:Esther McGregor (Violet), Emilio Sakraya (Xaden), and more TBA
Prime Video’s Fourth Wing TV show adaptation is taking flight. On October 15, 2026, the actors playing Yarros’ leads were revealed. There’s no known production timeline yet, though the show has been in development since 2023.
Yarros is executive-producing with Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy, who will also direct the first episode. Locke & Key co-creator Meredith Averill is the showrunner. Michael B. Jordan‘s Outlier Society is also at the helm, with president Elizabeth Raposo and Stefano Agosto involved. Kilter Film’s Jonathan Nolan and Athena Wickham are exec-producing alongside Premeditated Productions’ Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark.
Quicksilver
In December 2024, Callie Hart’s dark romantasy, Quicksilver, got picked up by Netflix, and it’s getting the movie treatment. Elizabeth Cantillon is heading up the development. Hart, an executive producer on the film, shared her vision for the movie with Swooon.
There’s no director yet, but script has been written. At a November 2025 event for Brimstone, the second book in the series, Hart said, “Movie stuff takes a really long time. We have a script, and now we need to get a director. Now we need to get casting going. So we’re a ways off from filming unfortunately.”
Powerless
Deadline announced that Powerless, based on the YA book trilogy by Lauren Roberts, is moving forward at Amazon MGM Studios in June 2025. During a September 2025 Good Morning America interview, Roberts confirmed that the adaptation is “happening, it’s in the works.”
The show’s creator is Daphne Ferraro, who was head writer of the German Prime Video series Maxton Hall. Producing is Will Gluck‘s Olive Bridge and Lyrical Media, who acquired the rights to the book series in the fall of 2024.
House of Night
P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast’s YA vampire romantasy, House of Night, is being turned into a film. The project has momentum behind it: A new director, Johanna Watts, was announced in October 2026. It’s being produced by Davis Films’ Victor Hadida (Resident Evil) and Hassell Free Productions’ Molly Hassell (Return to Silent Hill). P.C. Cast is an executive producer. Casting is underway for an early 2027 shoot.
Shatter Me
In June 2026, Variety reported that Warner Bros. had acquired the rights to Tahereh Mafi’s dystopian YA book series Shatter Mewith the intention of turning it into a movie series. It already has a producing team: Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen, Sunswept Entertainment’s Karen Rosenfelt, and Langley Park Pictures’ Kevin McCormick. Mafi is an executive producer. Get all the latest updates from Swooon.
Alchemised
SenLinYu’s Alchemised, which began as a fanfic about Harry Potter‘s Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy before being published as a novel, was picked up by Legendary in a seven-figure movie deal, per The Hollywood Reporter. The news was first reported in September 2025, and no developments have been shared since.
The Lunar Chronicles
Release Date: November 3, 2028
Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles, a futuristic sci-fi retelling of Cinderella and other fairy tales, is becoming an animated movie. Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith are making it from a script by Lindsey Ferrentino, Kalen Egan, and Travis Sentell. Noëlle Raffaele, who worked in the art department of The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Marvels, is directing.
Divine Rivals
Paramount Pictures got the rights to Rebecca Ross’ fantasy romance novel in June 2025, per Deadline. Sofia Alvarez, who wrote the first twoTo All The Boys I’ve Loved Before films, is writing the Letters of Enchantment series adaptation’s script. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Pouya Shahbazian, who worked on the Divergentmovie, have signed on to produce. Ross is executive producing.
The Wolf King
Starz is developing Lauren Palphreyman’s The Wolf King into a TV series.Scottish-inspired werewolf romance was announced on June 2026, when Vida creator Tanya Saracho was also revealed as showrunner and executive producer. Palphreyman will also executive produce.
Amazon MGM Studios is developing a TV series based on Jennifer L. Armentrout‘s paranormal fantasy series, Lux. Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders, who worked on Smallville, are showrunners and executive producers. Premeditated’s Pelletier and Clark are executive-producing with Julie Jarmon and Armentrout. The adaptation was announced in September 2025.
Shield of Sparrows
In May 2025, Deadline reported that a Shield of Sparrows movie was part Amazon MGM Studios’ first-look deal with Premeditated Productions. Based on the book by Devney Perry, Shield of Sparrows is being written by John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad. Pelletier and Clark are producing for Premeditated, with DOD Cayla Tyne overseeing the project. Perry and Kolstad are executive producers.
The Poison Daughter
In August 2026, we found outries based on Sheila Masterson’s The Poison Daughter. Masterson is executive producing, and at the time it was announced, the project was still looking for a writer
Lightlark
All the way back in July 2022, Alex Aster’s Lightlark was picked up by Universal for a movie. “There are amazing screenwriters who are working on the scripts,” Aster told Variety in August 2026. “I’ve read the Lightlark script; it’s really good. So they are so good at what they do, and I’m involved as an executive producer.”
The Alchemy of Secrets
The same week Stephanie Garber’s The Alchemy of Secrets was published in October 2025, Deadline reported that The Vampire Diaries and We Were Liars boss Julie Plec is developing a TV adaptation for Universal Television.
A Deadly Education
It’s been a while since the A Deadly Educationmovie, which would be based on the Scholomance Trilogy by Naomi Novik, got an update. Announced in November 2022, Universal Pictures appointed Ms. Marvel‘s Meera Menon as the director, as well as Emily Carmichael and Shantha Susman as screenwriters. Carly Kleinbart was tapped to oversee development for producers Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman.
The Bridge Kingdom
In January 2026, Red Sage Studios revealed that aThe Bridge Kingdom adaptation, based on Danielle L. Jensen’s series, was among its film slate. No other updates have been shared.
Katabasis
It isn’t all that romance-heavy, but R.F. Kuang‘s Katabasis is becoming a TV series at Amazon MGM Studios. The Walking Dead boss Angela Kang is its writer and showrunner. Variety was the first to report the news in August 2025.
Ninth House
October 2019 was when the world first caught wind of a Ninth House adaptation, based on Grishaverse author Leigh Bardugo’s book of the same name. Bardugo herself is attached to write the TV series and executive produce for Amazon MGM Studios, per Deadline. The latest, most significant update came from Collider in February 2023. Bardugo told the outlet, “All I can tell you is the wheels of Hollywood turn very slowly. And I can’t even talk about who I’ve been working on the project with. But I can tell you that we have a pilot that I absolutely love and that it has been a complete delight to work on.”
Assistant to the Villain
Legendary Television acquired the rights to Hannah Nicole Maehrer’sAssistant to the Villain with the intention of developing it into a TV series. There hasn’t been any reported movement on the project since it was announced in December 2023.
Dragon Cursed
In January 2026, Deadline shared that Amazon MGM Studios landed rights to turn Elise Kova’s Dragon Cursedinto a movie. It’s part of Premeditated Productions’ slate.
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s BookTok sensation From Blood and Ash series is coming to the screen. Deadline reported that, after the rights were originally picked up by Amazon MGM Studios, it had moved homes to Sony in December 2024.
“As it happens all the time in the film and TV world, the Blood and Ash option period with Amazon Studios expired, BUT I am so incredibly thrilled to share that Sony immediately jumped in with a strong creative team for the film and TV option,” the author explained on Instagram that December. “I’ve spoken with the team, and I know the story and characters are once more in great hands.”
About three years after the rights were acquired, Raven Kennedy’s Gild series adaptation found a showrunner in Kate Rorick, which was revealed in March 2025. Peter Guber’s Mandalay Television is adapting the Plated Prisoner series, and at the same time Rorick was attached, Deadline reported that the project was being taken to market over the following months. Mandalay Television’s Development Executive Vanessa Johnston is steering the production.
Her Hidden Fire
Though it hasn’t landed a distributor yet, Irish production company Great Island has big plans for Clíodhna O’Sullivan’s Her Hidden Fire. The company optioned the YA romantasy series for an eight-part TV show, per Deadline, and has plans to three seasons to cover the full trilogy. Partnership discussions were underway in September 2026.
Witch Season
Before the book was even published, Lionsgate Television announced that it was developing Witch Season the script and executive producing, and she’ll share the latter duty with Made Up Stories’ Casey Haver, Steve Hutensky, Jeanne Snow and Bruna Papandrea. It was looking for a showrunner at the time of the announcement
Crimson Moth
The witchy Crimson Moth series by Kristen Ciccarelli is being developed into a TV show, spearheaded by Georgia Lee (The Expanse), Joe Henderson (Lucifer), and Chad Kennedy. Kim Shumway (The 100) has been tapped to write the adaption. The script was being shopped to buyers at the time of Deadline’s September 2026 announcement.
Spark of the Everflame
In April 2026, a TV adaptation of Penn Cole’sSpark of the Everflame, the first in a four-book series, was announced. Hulu is at the helm. Death and Other Details co-creator Heidi Cole McAdams and Cole are attached, as well as 20th Television.
A Tribute of Fire
Ancient Greece is headed to the small screen. The rights to Sariah Wilson’s A Tribute of Fire were snagged by Alexis Beckley and Bryce McBratnie’s BecksN’Brats Films in August 2025, with plans to turn it into a show.
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Tempest
Victoria Aveyard’s Tempest was optioned for a TV series before its publication in September 2026. Deadline revealed that Chernin Entertainment snapped up the rights months earlier, in June.
Let us know which romantasy adaptation you’re most excited to see on screen in the comments below!
