Amazon’s ‘Verity’ thriller adaptation based on Colleen Hoover’s novel will reach theaters, Deadline reports

Amazon is moving forward with a theatrical release of Verity, a film adaptation of the Colleen Hoover thriller novel, according to Deadline. The trade publication reports that the studio’s Verity movie is set to follow Amazon’s feature adaptation of Hoover’s Regretting You, continuing a slate of screen projects built on the author’s best-selling books.

Deadline’s report frames Verity as the next thriller in Hoover’s expanding film pipeline, noting that her novels have previously translated to major-studio features with wide audience reach. The piece also situates the project in the wake of Hoover adaptations that have already reached theaters and large streaming ecosystems, where marketing and distribution decisions can materially shape consumer access to book-to-screen content.

The Deadline article highlights the momentum of Hoover adaptations by pointing to It Ends With Us, describing it as a recent feature adaptation starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who directed the film. That reference underscores the production scale and commercial footprint that the franchise of adaptations has already demonstrated, at least in terms of mainstream casting and theatrical distribution.

For Verity specifically, Deadline indicates that the film is intended to be released in theaters, rather than solely through streaming first. The choice of theatrical delivery is likely to affect how the project is marketed and how its audience is reached, including whether it is treated as an event release alongside other major motion pictures opening in comparable windows.

Deadline’s report also emphasizes that the film’s development is tied to Amazon’s continued Hoover slate, rather than operating as an isolated adaptation. By positioning Verity after Regretting You’s feature adaptation, the article indicates that the studio is treating the Hoover properties as a sequence of genre and audience-targeting titles, rather than one-off projects.

No additional production details, release date, or cast changes were included in the information summarized in Deadline’s account. Absent further confirmation in the available record, those elements will need to be verified through subsequent announcements by Amazon, the production companies involved, or the film’s credited creative team.

As of publication, the next steps for audiences are the standard industry milestones that typically follow major announcements of theatrical intent, including casting, production updates, and formal release timing. The industry also will watch how Verity’s theatrical positioning compares with earlier Hoover adaptations in terms of distribution strategy and audience turnout, since that will influence whether the studio continues similar franchise packaging for additional genre titles.