1. The Nightingale
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Kristin Hannah’s novel tells the story of two sisters coming of age in France as they struggle to survive the German occupation. The story is inspired by the women of the French resistance who aided downed Allied soldiers in escaping Nazi-occupied territory and helped hide Jewish children. Actress-turned-director Mélanie Laurent will helm the adaptation based on a script by Dana Stevens. With real-life sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning starring, this will mark the first time the duo will play sisters on screen.
2. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
A Western crime drama, David Grann’s nonfiction book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI investigates a series of murders of the Osage people in Osage county, Oklahoma that took place in the early 1920s after valuable oil was found on their land. The murders sparked a major investigation from the newly-formed FBI. Martin Scorsese’s follow-up to The Irishman and first film with Apple TV+ will star a myriad of some of the best working actors, including Jesse Plemons, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser, and Robert De Niro. Production wrapped last fall, so we can hope to see the film receive a 2022 release.
3 Deep Water
Patricia Highsmith has long been an inspiration for filmmakers, with her work serving as the source material for films including Purple Noon, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Carol. Deep Water centers on Vic and Melinda Van Allen’s loveless marriage as the couple begin to play mind games that turn deadly after their marriage crumbles. Former real-life partners Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas will star in the erotic psychological thriller. While it was originally slated to be released in theaters on Jan. 14, 2022, it will now stream on Hulu at a still-undisclosed date.
4. The Wonder
A Western crime drama, David Grann’s nonfiction book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI investigates a series of murders of the Osage people in Osage county, Oklahoma that took place in the early 1920s after valuable oil was found on their land. The murders sparked a major investigation from the newly-formed FBI. Martin Scorsese’s follow-up to The Irishman and first film with Apple TV+ will star a myriad of some of the best working actors, including Jesse Plemons, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser, and Robert De Niro.
5. White Noise
Don Delillo’s 1985 postmodern classic follows a couple, Jack Gladney and his fourth wife, Babette, and their four children as they find themselves at the center of an environmental disaster in their small Midwestern town. As part of a recent deal to produce films for Netflix, writer-director Noah Baumbach will reunite with frequent collaborators Greta Gerwig (who is also his partner) and Adam Driver, who will star in the lead roles. Jodie Turner-Smith, André 3000, Raffey Cassidy, Don Cheadle, Alessandro Nivola, and his children, Sam and May Nivola, will also star.
6. Three Women
Lisa Taddeo’s debut nonfiction book is an intimate portrayal of female desire told from the true experiences of three American women who suffered for their sexual desires. There is Lina, a housewife in suburban Indiana who immerses herself in an affair with her high school sweetheart to escape from her passionless marriage. Sloane is an entrepreneur in the Northeast who has an open marriage with her husband Richard that becomes endangered after two strangers enter their lives. Lastly, there’s Maggie, a student in North Dakota who must deal with the aftermath of accusing her teacher of inappropriate behavior. In the Showtime series, expected in fall 2022
