Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what’s a dedicated reader to watch? Well, whatever you want, of course, but the name of this website is Literary Hub, so we sort of have an angle. To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyable bad) literary films and TV coming to streaming services this month. Have fun.
Ripley
Netflix, April 4
Literary bona fides: based on Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels
Usually, once there’s a perfect adaptation of a novel, there’s really no reason to retread. But you can never have enough Tom Ripley. Netflix’s new series stars Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, and Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood, and was written and directed by Oscar winner Steven Zaillian. Will the monochrome pay off? Will Andrew Scott continue to take over my brain? Only time will tell.
The Zone of Interest (streaming premiere)
Max, April 5
Literary bona fides: based on The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis (2014)
A24’s latest Oscar-winning film (for Best International Feature and Best Sound) is a terrifying,
