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Based on Red Rising by Pierce Brown. A movie · TBA · Announced

Release
TBA
No exact date announced yet
Estimated reading time
≈ 8 h 20 min
416 pages × 1.2 min
FormatMovie
Where to watchTBA
Studio / platformParamount Pictures
ReleaseTBA

Status: Paramount acquired the film rights; Francis Lawrence to direct and Justin Rhodes to write (Oct 16, 2026); no release date.

Not yet verified: release date not announced (TBA / window only).

Darrow, a miner on Mars, learns his people have been enslaved by the ruling Golds and is remade to infiltrate them. Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence is attached. It's early days, so there's plenty of time to read the whole series.

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Dates last checked Oct 26, 2026. Reading time uses Open Library's median page count across editions at about 1.2 minutes per page, so it is a rough guide. Release dates change; if one looks wrong, check the sources above.

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  • Paramount has announced no release date, cast or filming dates.

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