By K.J. Yossman
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Liane Hentscher/Prime Streaming platforms are smitten with romance – predominantly the scripted kind.
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that 83% of first-run romance commissions in the first half of 2026 were scripted. Of those, 40% were adapted from books, which has been the case since 2025 (since 2023 the number of book adaptations has increased by 73%, a trend partly prompted by the rise of BookTok).
Originally reported by Variety. Read the full story at the original source.
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