August's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "The Shards" on FX and FX on Hulu and "Anna Pigeon" on USA Network; the season premieres of Prime Video's "Reacher," Apple TV's "Dark Matter," and Netflix's "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; the films The Whisper Man, The Dog Stars and Tony; the series finale of "Lucky" on Apple TV; the season finale of HBO's "House of the Dragon"; the continuation of "The Walking Dead: Dead City" on AMC and "Silo" on Apple TV; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Project Hail Mary and The Get Out.

In Theaters
 

Late Fame
Release Date: Friday, August 7th (limited)
Based on: LATE FAME by Arthur Schnitzler

Tony
Release Dates: Friday, August 7th (limited); Friday, August 21st (wide)
Based on: KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

The Magic Faraway Tree
Release Date: Friday, August 21st (limited)
Based on: The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton

The Dog Stars
Release Date: Friday, August 28th (wide)
Based on: THE DOG STARS by Peter Heller

On TV

Film Releases

Here the Whole Time
Release Date: Wednesday, August 19th on Netflix
Based on: HERE THE WHOLE TIME by Vitor Martins

The Last Sunrise
Release Date: Wednesday, August 26th on Prime Video
Based on: THE LAST SUNRISE by Anna Todd

The Secret Woman
Release Date: Friday, August 28th on Netflix
Based on: THE SECRET WOMAN by Anna Ekberg

The Whisper Man
Release Date: Friday, August 28th on Netflix
Based on: THE WHISPER MAN by Alex North
 

Series Premieres

"The Shards"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on FX and FX on Hulu; Series Premiere on August 5th (the first two episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: THE SHARDS by Bret Easton Ellis

"Anna Pigeon"
Air Dates: Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on USA Network; Series Premiere on August 7th
Based on: The Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr

"My Brilliant Career"
Release Date: Thursday, August 13th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: MY BRILLIANT CAREER by Miles Franklin

"Lanterns"
Air Dates: Sundays on HBO; Series Premiere on August 16th at 9pm ET/PT
Based on: The DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart

"All the Truth in My Lies" (5-episode limited series)
Release Date: Friday, August 28th on Netflix (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: ALL THE TRUTH IN MY LIES by Elísabet Benavent
 

Season Premieres

"One Hundred Years of Solitude"
Release Date: Wednesday, August 5th on Netflix (the first seven episodes of Season 2 will be available)
Based on: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez

"My Life with the Walter Boys"
Release Date: Thursday, August 6th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 3 will be available)
Based on: MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS by Ali Novak

"Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish"
Release Date: Monday, August 10th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 3 will be available)
Based on: ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss

"Reacher"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 4 Premiere on August 12th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: GONE TOMORROW: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child

"Stillwater"
Release Date: Friday, August 21st on Apple TV; all episodes of Season 5 will be available
Based on: The Stillwater and Friends series by Jon J. Muth

"Dark Matter"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV; Season 2 Premiere on August 28th
Based on: DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch
 

Series Finales

"Grantchester"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Finale on August 2nd
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie

"Lucky" (7-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV; Series Finale on August 19th
Based on: LUCKY by Marissa Stapley

"One Hundred Years of Solitude"
Release Date: Wednesday, August 26th on Netflix (the Grand Finale will be available)
Based on: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez
 

Season Finale

"House of the Dragon"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO; Season 3 Finale on August 9th
Based on: FIRE & BLOOD: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
 

Ongoing Series

"The Walking Dead: Dead City"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 3 continues
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

"Silo"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV; Season 3 continues
Based on: The Silo series by Hugh Howey

On DVD and Blu-ray

Project Hail Mary
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, August 11th
Based on: PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir

The Get Out
DVD Release Date: Tuesday, August 25th 
Based on: STRIP by Thomas Perry