Amazon Prime Video releases Drive

Amazon Prime Video is set to release a film adaptation of the first volume of Tamara Lush's saga The Pretenders, titled Drive, starting October 28. The film is directed by Sergej Moya and features a screenplay by Christoph Silber, with actors Lisa-Marie Koroll, Amin Bahmeed, and Gustav Schmidt in key roles.

Details of the original work

The novel, published between 2022 and 2024, has not been translated into French. It consists of three volumes: Drive, Crash, and Burn. Amazon Prime Video has previously adapted various romance-themed works, including Campus Drivers based on C. S. Quill's books and Attracted Despite Ourselves from Mercedes Ron's writings.

French adaptations in the works

TF1 will soon broadcast a new adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, focusing on Mercédès Herrera, the fiancée of Edmond Dantès, with Audrey Fleurot in the lead role. Meanwhile, the distribution company Les Acacias will re-release Todd Haynes' Poison, his first feature film, in theaters starting October 21.

Other film and series releases

Netflix is set to release a trailer for Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, an adaptation of C. S. Lewis's novel directed by Greta Gerwig. The film will be available in some cinemas and on Netflix. Additionally, Petite Casbah, originally an animated series produced by France Télévisions in 2024, will have a theatrical release on October 14.

More cinema and streaming projects

The film The Corset, directed by Louis Clichy, will be in theaters starting October 14. The artistic direction was handled by Cécile Guillard, who previously won several awards at the Annecy Film Festival. HBO Max will air a series adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan's novel, with Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh returning for the series.

International adaptations and new projects

Disney+ will broadcast a South Korean adaptation of the webtoon The Remarried Empress by Alpha Tart and Sumpul starting November 4. The first season consists of 10 episodes. The Enchanted Tree, an adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree series, will feature Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Nonso Anozie.

Further releases and series

The film Doraemon and the Submarine Castle will be in theaters starting October 7, based on the long-running manga by Fujiko F. Fujio. Apple TV will air Nocturne, a series adaptation of two novels by Lars Kepler, which are written by Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril under the pseudonym. The series will start on October 30.

New mini-series and international projects

HBO Max will also air Kill Jackie, a mini-series based on a novel by Aidan Truhen, the pseudonym of British writer Nick Harkaway, with Catherine Zeta-Jones in the lead role.