Following the March 2026 wave of mystery and thriller adaptations (see our previous coverage), additional book-based series have launched this year on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV, featuring obsessions, conspiracies, and family perils.
Building on the March premieres like Scarpetta and Imperfect Women, streaming services continue delivering thriller series from acclaimed novels throughout 2026.
Netflix's 'Vladimir', based on Julia May Jonas's novel, stars Rachel Weisz as a professor obsessed with a younger colleague. The eight-episode series, created by Jonas, became available earlier this year.
Apple TV's second season of 'The Last Thing He Told Me' extends Laura Dave's story with a follow-up novel. Five years after Owen's disappearance, Hannah and Bailey face new threats; it aired starting late February.
Netflix's 'His & Hers', from Alice Feeney's book, stars Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal in a small-town murder tale where a news anchor reunites with her detective ex-husband. Available since January, with minor book changes.
Amazon Prime's '56 Days' adapts Catherine Ryan Howard's novel about a couple's supermarket meeting spiraling into mystery (relocated to America). It launched mid-February.
Season three of Netflix's 'The Night Agent', stemming from Matthew Quirk's book, thrusts FBI agent Peter Sutherland into deeper conspiracies, extending beyond the original. It recently premiered as a top performer.
These additions highlight psychological suspense and twists, complementing the year's literary thriller surge.
