The list of Colleen Hoover books to movies stands at four so far, and no other title has a confirmed film release date yet.
If you have ever finished one of her novels in a single sitting and immediately started casting the characters in your head, you are exactly the reader Hollywood has been chasing.
Studios noticed, and they have been competing for her stories ever since.
What keeps me curious about author stories is the part readers rarely see, and Hoover’s is unusual because she is now helping steer the screen versions of her own work.
She began as a self-published writer and now co-writes and produces adaptations of her books.
Read on for the studios, release dates, and box office results behind each film, plus what may come next.
Books Turned Into Movies at a Glance
Four Colleen Hoover books have reached theaters so far, each through a different studio.
The table below lists every film’s source novel, studio, US release date, and where to watch as of November 2026, so you can compare them in one place.
| Movie | Based On | Studio | US Release | Where to Watch |
| It Ends With Us | 2016 novel | Columbia Pictures and Wayfarer Studios, released by Sony | August 9, 2024 | Hulu, plus digital rental or purchase |
| Regretting You | 2019 novel | Paramount Pictures | October 24, 2025 | Paramount+ |
| Reminders of Him | 2022 novel | Universal Pictures | March 13, 2026 | Peacock |
| Verity | 2018 novel | Amazon MGM Studios | October 2, 2026 | Digital rental or purchase |
Streaming rights shift often, so confirm availability on a listing service before you plan a movie night.
How Hoover Went From Self-Publishing to Producing
Hoover’s path to the screen began with a self-published debut.
She released Slammed herself in January 2012, and Atria Books republished it that August.
Verity followed the same do-it-yourself route in December 2018, before Grand Central Publishing acquired it in 2021, and it sold more than one million copies in 2023 alone.
The novel sits in the same psychological thriller territory as The Silent Patient, where a hidden written account leaves the reader deciding whom to trust.
The screen adaptation arrived earlier than most readers remember.
Confess, based on her 2015 novel, premiered in April 2017 as a seven-episode series on Verizon’s go90 platform, with Katie Leclerc and Ryan Cooper in the leads and Elissa Down directing.
It remains her only novel turned into a series so far.
Feature films followed only after It Ends With Us sold at scale, at which point studios competed for her other titles.
Hoover has said that early offers felt like a thrill in themselves, but that she now wants more creative control, which is why she and Levine started Heartbones Entertainment.
Every Hoover Film in Order of Release
The four films arrived through four studios, and each reflects a different stage of Hoover’s involvement in the process.
It Ends With Us (2024)
Columbia Pictures and Wayfarer Studios released Hoover’s 2016 novel through Sony Pictures Releasing on August 9, 2024.
Justin Baldoni directed and played Ryle Kincaid, and Blake Lively starred as Lily Bloom, a young woman who opens a flower shop in Boston and falls for a neurosurgeon whose control and violence echo the abuse she grew up around.
Baldoni’s company had optioned the book in 2019, and the release slid twice, from February 9 to June 21 and finally to August 9, after production paused during the 2023 writers’ strike.
Lawsuits and separate press tours involving its leads followed the release and overshadowed coverage of the film, though audiences kept buying tickets.
Regretting You (2025)
Paramount Pictures released Regretting You, based on Hoover’s 2019 novel, on October 24, 2025.
Josh Boone, who directed The Fault in Our Stars, led the project, with Allison Williams as Morgan Grant, Mckenna Grace as her teenage daughter Clara, and Dave Franco as Jonah Sullivan.
A car accident kills Morgan’s husband and her sister, and the fallout forces mother and daughter to rebuild a strained relationship while family secrets come to light.
The film reached Paramount+ on December 23, 2025.
Reminders of Him (2026)
Universal Pictures won a bidding war for the rights and released Reminders of Him on March 13, 2026.
It was the first film from Heartbones Entertainment, a company that took its name from Hoover’s novel Heart Bones, as Publishers Weekly’s Heartbones profile explains.
Vanessa Caswill directed Maika Monroe as Kenna Rowan, a woman who returns home after five years in prison and tries to reconnect with the daughter she has never been allowed to raise.
Tyriq Withers plays Ledger Ward, the bar owner who becomes her ally.
Hoover wrote the screenplay with Levine, which made it the first adaptation she co-wrote, and the film has streamed on Peacock since July 10, 2026.
Verity (2026)
Michael Showalter directed Verity, with Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as the ghostwriter Lowen Ashleigh, and Josh Hartnett as Verity’s husband, Jeremy.
Amazon MGM Studios moved it from an original May 15 slot to the fall.
Spoilers follow for readers who want to compare versions.
The film cuts the Crawfords’ loss from two daughters to one, has Jeremy sink Verity’s body in the lake rather than pass her death off as natural, and leaves out the bonus chapter about Jeremy found in some editions of the novel.
Showalter reworked the ending after test screenings, yet viewers still decide whether to trust the manuscript or the letter Lowen finds, which Hoover says was the point.
How the Four Films Performed at the Box Office
Hoover’s four films have grossed about $690 million worldwide combined, led by It Ends With Us at roughly $350 million.
Verity ranks second among her openings and has passed $162 million worldwide on a $40 million budget, while Regretting You and Reminders of Him each finished near $90 million.
It Ends With Us set the bar with a domestic opening of about $50 million and a $95.6 million global debut.
Verity followed with $32.6 million in North America and about $62.5 million worldwide, the second-best global launch among her films.
Reminders of Him opened to about $18 million and Regretting You to $13.7 million, yet both reached roughly $90 million worldwide on reported budgets between $25 million and $30 million.
The audience behind those numbers is consistent.
Deadline reports that about 79% of Verity‘s opening-weekend crowd was women, and the film earned a C+ CinemaScore, the lowest of any Hoover adaptation so far.
It also fell about 63% in its second weekend.
Even so, Forbes’ Verity box office report puts its worldwide total at $162.7 million as of October 27, 2026, about four times its production cost.
Colleen Hoover Movies in 2027 and Beyond
As of November 2026, no Colleen Hoover novel has a confirmed 2027 film release date.
Her production company, Heartbones Entertainment, has a series based on Without Merit in development and is producing Ali Hazelwood’s Love, Theoretically with Amazon MGM Studios, though neither project has a release date yet.
A sequel is unlikely. Hoover said in a Variety interview with Hoover that she has no plans to adapt It Starts With Us, although she would not step away if the first film’s producers approached her.
Fan favorites such as Ugly Love, Heart Bones, and Layla have no announced studio or schedule.
Should You Read the Book or Watch the Movie First?
Read the book first if you want to judge how each film treats its source, and watch first if you prefer to meet the story without comparisons.
Verity rewards reading first, since its ending turns on a manuscript and a letter that the film handles differently from the novel.
Hoover has said that book sales rise whenever an adaptation arrives, partly because viewers ask each other whether they have read the novel.
That habit works in your favor, because every film in this list has a paperback waiting, and a few chapters of the source often show which scenes the screenwriters chose to keep, and our November 9 summary covers a Hoover paperback with no film yet.
What the Adaptations Tell Us So Far
The Colleen Hoover books-to-movies pipeline shows a clear pattern: Romances and family dramas draw crowds regardless of critics, while the first thriller opened strongly and then fell about 63% in its second weekend.
Hoover’s own role has grown with each release, from executive producer to co-writer and now producer of another author’s novel.
With no film dated for 2027, the best next step is the source material.
Read Verity before it reaches Prime Video, and decide whether you trust the manuscript or the letter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Colleen Hoover Write the Screenplays for Her Movies?
Not for three of the four. Christy Hall wrote It Ends With Us, Susan McMartin wrote Regretting You, and Nick Antosca finalized the Verity script after earlier drafts by other writers.
Where Can You Watch Verity at Home?
Verity can be rented or bought digitally now, and a 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release is set for December 15. Amazon has not announced a Prime Video date.
Are the Colleen Hoover Movies Connected?
No. Each film adapts a separate novel with its own cast and director, so no story or characters carry over. You can watch them in any order.
How Many Books Has Colleen Hoover Written?
Hoover had written 26 novels as of March 2026, according to Variety, so most of her catalog has no screen version yet.
