Kids & YA Book Adaptations of the 2020s
Kid and YA book adaptations released in the 2020s
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- CreatorAllan NeuwirthStarsAbigail Dylan HarrisonLogan SmithNilah RiveraThe Bug Diaries is an animated comedy series for preschoolers based on the witty children's books by best-selling author Doreen Cronin and best-selling Illustrator Harry Bliss. The show follows a comic trio of slimy, crawly, and buzzy bug friends whose tiny world offers up huge adventures.TV Series
Season 2 (final)
Release Date: 1/2/20
Book 1: Diary of a Worm
Author: Doreen Cronin - DirectorStephen GaghanStarsRobert Downey Jr.Antonio BanderasMichael SheenA physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.Release Date: 1/17/20
Book: The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Author: Hugh Lofting - DirectorOz PerkinsStarsSophia LillisSamuel LeakeyAlice KrigeA long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.Release Date: 1/31/20
Story: Hansel & Gretel
Authors: Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm - CreatorJames DeanJeff 'Swampy' MarshStarsDon WasAlyson StonerAtticus ShafferA musically driven series about exploring one's world and trying new things while being smart, accepting and optimistic.TV Series
Season 2a
Release Date: 2/6/20
Book 1: I Love My White Shoes
Author: Eric Litwin - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsWinslow FegleyOphelia LovibondWallace ShawnAn 11-year-old boy who believes that he is the best detective in town runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,500-pound polar bear.Release Date: 2/7/20
Book 1: Mistakes Were Made
Author: Stephan Pastis - DirectorMichael FimognariStarsLana CondorNoah CentineoJordan FisherLara Jean and Peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture.Release Date: 2/12/20
Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Book 2: P.S. I Still Love You
Author: Jenny Han - DirectorRodman FlenderStarsJake CannavaleAngelique RiveraSarah YarkinEat, Brains, Love is a laugh-out-loud funny, surprisingly romantic, zombie road trip movie filled with heart - and brains.Release Date: 2/14/20
Book: Eat Brains Love
Author: Jeff Hart - DirectorChris SandersStarsHarrison FordOmar SyCara GeeA sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.Release Date: 2/21/20
Book: The Call of the Wild
Author: Jack London - DirectorKenji NagasakiStarsDaiki YamashitaNobuhiko OkamotoYuka TerasakiA group of youths aspiring to become professional superheroes, fight in a world full of people with abilities, also known as quirks. Deku and his fellow classmates from Hero Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet.US Release Date: 2/26/20
Book 1: My Hero Academia, vol. 1
Author: Horikoshi Kohei
Note: 2nd Movie - DirectorBrett HaleyStarsElle FanningJustice SmithAlexandra ShippThe story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.Release Date: 2/28/20
Book: All the Bright Places
Author: Jennifer Niven - DirectorJulia HartStarsGrace VanderWaalGraham VerchereGiancarlo EspositoAn unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves--and each other.Release Date: 3/13/20
Book 1: Stargirl
Author: Jerry Spinelli - StarsPierce GagnonJP KarliakDavid W. CollinsWith a little help from his brother and accomplice, Tim, Boss Baby tries to balance family life with his job at Baby Corp headquarters.TV Series
Season 3
Release Date: 3/16/20
Book 1: The Boss Baby
Author: Marla Frazee - CreatorJulia FitzmauriceScott KreamerDoug LangdaleStarsLilimarKatie CrownJorge DiazCleopatra in Space is a comedic adventure focusing on the untold story of Cleopatra's teenage years. Viewers can follow Cleo as she is transported 30,000 years into the future, to an Egyptian-themed planet that is ruled by talking cats and where she discovers she is the prophesied savior of the future world. In order to prepare for her role and mission, Cleo is sent to an elite academy where she has to train to take on the bad guys, figure out how to eventually get herself back home to Egypt, as well as tackling the highs and lows of being a teenager in high school.TV Series
Season 1
Release Date: 04/15/20
Book 1: Target Practice
Author: Mike Maihack - DirectorKris PearnCory EvansRob LodermeierStarsWill ForteMaya RudolphAlessia CaraConvinced they'd be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family.Release Date: 4/2/20
Book 1: The Willoughbys
Author: Lois Lowry - CreatorJason RothenbergStarsEliza TaylorBob MorleyMarie AvgeropoulosSet 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.TV Series
Season 7 (final)
Release Date: 5/20/20
Book 1: The 100
Author: Kass Morgan - StarsHannah LevinsonAdam SandersJazz StewartAn animated TV series based on the popular children's book series 'Clifford the Big Red Dog'.TV Series
Season 2
Release Date: 5/22/20
Book 1: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Author: Norman Bridwell - StarsIsabel CliftonDasharn AndersonPolly AllenIn Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom.TV Series
Season 6
Release Date: 05/31/20
Book 1: Hetty Feather
Author: Jacqueline Wilson - CreatorDan BerlinkaAmanda MorrisonStarsSamuel IrelandKylah DayMelanie WozniakWhat happens when a source of unimaginable power falls into the hands of a teenage boy?TV Series
Season 1
Release Date: 06/04/20
Book 1: Itch: the Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter
Author: Simon Mayo - CreatorBrian YorkeyStarsDylan MinnetteKatherine LangfordChristian NavarroFollows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.TV Series
Season 4 (final)
Release Date: 6/5/20
Book 1: Th1rteen R3asons Why
Author: Jay Asher - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsFerdia ShawLara McDonnellJosh GadArtemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.Release Date: 6/12/20
Book 1: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer - CreatorIsaac AptakerElizabeth BergerStarsMichael CiminoRachel HilsonAnthony TurpelVictor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.TV Series
Season 1
Release Date: 6/13/20
Book 1: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Author: Becky Albertalli - CreatorRachel ShukertStarsSophie GraceMomona TamadaShay RudolphBased on the book series of the same name focusing on a group of young girls who start their own babysitting service.TV Series
Season 1
Release Date: 7/3/20
Book 1: Kristy's Great Idea
Author: Ann M. Martin - StarsKari WahlgrenBill FagerbakkeJP KarliakDorothy and the Wizard of Oz is about Dorothy, who is granted princess of Emerald City by Queen Ozma after defeating the Wicked Witch.TV Series
Season 3 (final)
Release Date: 7/6/20
Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum - CreatorFrank MillerTom WheelerStarsKatherine LangfordDevon TerrellGustaf SkarsgårdA teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.TV Series
Season 1 (final)
Release Date: 7/17/20
Book: Cursed
Author: Thomas Wheeler - StarsRoger Craig SmithJessica DiCiccoJeff BennettIn the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series, based on the book series by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, the main characters are Mouse, Pig, Moose, Dog and Cat and several humans. The episodes revolve around their adventures.TV Series
Season 2b
Release Date: 7/23/20
Book 1: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Author: Laura Joffe Numeroff