Taylor Jenkins Reid has been slaying the historical fiction world for years — but she’s also making a pretty successful foray into the entertainment industry.
“I’ve felt for a really long time that I have a lot of ambition,” the author told Vanity Fair in August 2022. “And I felt like I needed to hide it. And then I felt like, ‘Well, it’s OK to say it.’”
Reid’s ambition has paid off in a big way with eight novels — and a ninth coming in June 2025 — under her belt and several TV and film adaptations. One of which is coming to Netflix with Serena Williams set to produce. Yes, the 2022 bestseller Carrie Soto Is Back will be getting her flowers, and making a comeback, onscreen.
“I never take for granted what is happening for my books now, because I learned how this industry works at a much smaller pace, and — I don’t know — I think if my first book was a massive hit, I don’t know if I’ve had that perspective,” Reid told BuzzFeed News in April 2023 about her continued success. “And I love that perspective.”
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of Reid’s book to screen adaptations:
‘Daisy Jones & The Six’The Prime Video series premiered in March 2023, starring Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone and Suki Waterhouse. Along with the 10-episode series, the stars also released an album as the titular band to go along with the show.
Reid’s 2016 novel was adapted into a movie starring Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey, which was released in April 2023.
Netflix acquired the rights to Ried’s fan-favorite novel in March 2022, but there haven’t been many details released. Initially, Leslye Headland was set to direct the project, but in January 2025, announced that she was no longer attached to the project.
The Hollywood Reporter announced in June 2021 that Reid’s novel, released in May of that same year, would be adapted at Hulu. The show appears to still be in development with Liz Tigelaar, who executive produced Little Fires Everywhere for the streamer, set to executive produce.
‘Carrie Soto Is Back’In April 2025, it was announced that Williams would be producing Reid’s novel about fictional tennis legend Carrie Soto at Netflix. Deadline was first to report the news at the time, but other details about the project have yet to be announced.
