Book cover for Rachel Reid's 'The Long Game' Image via Carina Press By Jennie Richardson Published Aug 9, 2026, 11:22 PM EDT Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Some of the most beloved romance TV shows right now have been adapted from romance books, from Bridgerton , to Heated Rivalry , to Off Campus . Great romance books, especially when they're part of an ongoing series, are the perfect foundation for television shows. They have complex and nuanced characters, unique settings that readers can get lost in, and well-developed main romances that fans can easily root for. As such, when these books become TV shows, their worlds feel more live-in, and their characters feel especially real .
Romance fans have already proven that they'll show up for adaptations of their favorite books , and there are a number of upcoming TV adaptations for fans to look forward to. From books being adapted for the first time into TV shows, to existing series getting the next book adapted, to previously adapted series getting a new TV adaptation, these are romance books to read before their upcoming adaptations.
Pride and Prejudice 1813 book Image via T. Egerton/Whitehall Jane Austen 's timeless classic, Pride and Prejudice , has already been adapted a number of times, both in direct adaptations for television and film, as well as in modern movies inspired by the novel. It was previously adapted as a limited series in 1995 starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth , and now, it will be adapted once again as a series coming to Netflix this fall. The iconic novel tells the story of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet, a young woman living in England in the late 18th century. Lizzie never wants to marry unless it's for love , even as she's being pressured for financial reasons.
Then, of course, Lizzie meets Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy man who makes a terrible first impression on her. The two initially can't stand each other, but they keep crossing paths, and they start to change their minds about each other along the way. Pride and Prejudice is one of the greatest love stories of all time, and it will be exciting to see how the latest adaptation brings a new spin to the centuries-old story . The upcoming 2026 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice stars Emma Corrin as Lizzie and Jack Lowden as Darcy. It has yet to set an official release date, but Netflix released an official teaser for the series back in February.
Book cover for 'Mile High' by Liz Tomforde Image via Hodder Mile High by Liz Tomforde is the first book in Tomforde's massively popular Windy City series, and hockey romance fans should read the book before its upcoming television adaptation. Mile High follows the romance between notorious and widely-hated NHL player Evan Zanders and Stevie Shay, the new flight attendant for his team's private plane . Stevie is wary of Zanders, based on both his reputation and his attitude, and he is no fonder of her.
Still, Zanders and Stevie start to get to know each other through frequent shared flights, and they slowly start to change their minds about each other. As a…