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Netflix Announces Star-Studded Casts for Four New Adaptations

5/14/2026

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Florence Pugh will lead the film adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel “The Midnight Library,” filming beginning early 2027.
Patrick Schwarzenegger will star opposite Phoebe Dynevor as Gus Everett in the “Beach Read” adaptation after a chemistry read impressed Deadline.
Meryl Streep will portray matriarch Enid Lambert in Netflix’s upcoming series “The Corrections.”
Gwyneth Paltrow will star in and executive-produce Netflix’s film adaptation of Belle Burden’s memoir “Strangers.”

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Florence Pugh will lead the film adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel “The Midnight Library,” filming beginning early 2027.
Patrick Schwarzenegger will star opposite Phoebe Dynevor as Gus Everett in the “Beach Read” adaptation after a chemistry read impressed Deadline.
Meryl Streep will portray matriarch Enid Lambert in Netflix’s upcoming series “The Corrections.”
Gwyneth Paltrow will star in and executive-produce Netflix’s film adaptation of Belle Burden’s memoir “Strangers.”