Read It Before You Watch It Round 11

Welcome to another round of Read It Before You Watch It! Check out these books before their movies or television shows are released.

3 Body Problem
Coming to Netflix March 21, starring Rosalind Chao, Jovan Adepo, and Benedict Wong.

A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an existential planetary threat.

We Were the Lucky Ones
Coming to Hulu March 28, starring Joey King, Logan Lerman, and Sam Woolf.

After the onset of WWII forces a devastating separation, the Kurc family, a Jewish family living in Poland, is determined to survive and reunite.

Asphalt City (Based on Black Flies)
Coming to theaters March 29, starring Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, and Katherine Waterston.

A young NYC paramedic with an uncompromising and seasoned partner put their lives on the line every night to help others.

A Gentleman in Moscow
Coming to Paramount+ March 29, starring Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Leah Harvey.

A Russian aristocrat is spared from death and placed on house arrest while the Bolshevik Revolution plays out before him.

Someone Like You
Coming to theaters April 2, starring Sarah Fisher, Jake Allyn, and Lynn Collins.

After the tragic loss of his best friend, a grieving young architect launches a search for her secret twin sister.

Ripley (Based on The Talented Mr. Ripley)
Coming to Netflix April 4, starring Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, and Johnny Flynn.

A grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s, is hired by a wealthy man to begin a complex life of deceit, fraud, and murder.

The Sympathizer
Coming to HBO on April 14, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Scott Ly, and Hoa Xuande.

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Coming to Peacock on May 2, starring Anna Próchniak, Melanie Lynskey, and Harvey Keitel.

The powerful real-life story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War Two.

The Watchers
Coming to theaters June 7, starring Dakota Fanning, Olwen Fouéré, and Georgina Campbell.

A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Presumed Innocent
Coming to Apple TV+ June 14, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tate Birchmore, and Kingston Rumi Southwick.

A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.

It Ends with Us
Coming to Netflix June 21, starring Blake Lively, Jenny Slate, and Justin Baldoni.

Lily believes she’s found true love with Ryle, but when a painful incident triggers past trauma, she must decide if love alone can carry her marriage through.