The majority of movie theaters around the country remain closed, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but book adaptations on TV and streaming services continue apace. Watch for our in-depth columns on upcoming films based on Iain Reid’s psychological thriller I’m Thinking of Ending Things (premiering Sept. 4) and Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes YA mysteries (Sept. 23). In the meantime, here are four other adaptations to watch out for:

Sept. 10: Unpregnant (Film Premiere, HBO Max)

This adaptation of Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan’s 2019 YA novel is unquestionably timely; in fact, it’s the second film released this year to feature a teenage girl taking an interstate road trip to obtain an abortion, due to parental-consent laws. (The other is the acclaimed Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which was released on video-on-demand in April.) The Unpregnant book, specifically aimed at a teen audience, approaches its story with a relatively light tone; Kirkus’ starred review calls it “hilarious,” “entertaining” and “educational,” specifically noting how it “contains detailed descriptions of [narrator] Veronica’s abortion research, phone call to Planned Parenthood, and time at the clinic, which demystify abortion and build empathy for those who make that choice.” In addition, the film’s co-stars, Support the Girls’ Haley Lu Richardson and Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira, both have talent to burn, which makes this film a must-see.

Sept. 16: The Devil All the Time (Film Premiere, Netflix)

Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel tells an unsubtle Southern Gothic noir tale set in poor, rural Knockemstiff, Ohio, where young Arvin Russell deals with a devout, heavy-drinking widower father, is orphaned, and grows into a troubled young man. As Kirkus’ review notes, the book goes on to encompass stories of “a huckster pair of religious revivalists, a preacher who preys on young girls, and a husband-and-wife pair of serial killers.” These extreme characters are played by an all-star cast in this Netflix film. It includes several veterans of superhero, SF, and horror movies, including Spider-Man: Far from Home’s Tom Holland as Arvin, It Chapter Two’s Bill Skarsgård as Arvin’s father, Tenet’s Robert Pattinson, Pet Sematary’s Jason Clarke, and Avengers: Endgame’s Sebastian Stan. The result may be bizarre, but it certainly won’t be boring.

Sept. 18: Ratched (Series Premiere, Netflix)

The hugely talented Sarah Paulson stars in this Netflix series as Nurse Ratched, the villain of Ken Kesey’s 1961 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and its Oscar-winning 1975 film adaptation. The show, executive-produced by Paulson and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy, recounts Ratched’s earlier life as a nurse in a Northern California mental hospital in 1947. The look and tone of the show, judging from the trailer, is strongly reminiscent of AHS, as well as Murphy’s more recent Hollywood Netflix series—and a very long way from Kesey’s source material. Still, it looks like it could be gaudy fun.

Sept. 27: The Comey Rule (Miniseries Premiere, Showtime)

Jeff Daniels stars as FBI Director James Comey in this two-episode miniseries based on Comey’s bestselling 2018 memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, which focuses on the early days of President Donald Trump’s administration (which, believe it or not, were just a few years ago). The estimable Brendan Gleeson plays Trump, who dismissed Comey from his post in 2017. In A Higher Loyalty, Comey characterized the president as “unethical and untethered to truth and institutional values”—and it’s likely that Gleeson will put such behavior on full display here. Will it have an effect on the upcoming, real-life presidential election? Time will tell—but it certainly couldn’t hurt.

David Rapp is the senior Indie editor.