Netflix Partners With British Library, Sets Talks Series With Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan and More

Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more people discover the books behind some of the world’s most popular films and series,” it says. The new national partnership, which will include local libraries across the U.K., comes as 2026 marks the National Year […] Netflix will donate books that have been adapted into its own films and series to 100 public libraries across the U.K. Netflix has teamed with one of the most famous cultural institutions in the U.K., the British Library, to help “more people discover the books behind some of the world’s most popular films and series,” it says.

The new national partnership, which will include local libraries across the U.K., comes as 2026 marks the National Year of Reading, an initiative aimed at reversing the sharp decline in reading for pleasure across the U.K. Alongside dedicated funding from Netflix to support the British Library’s literary conservation and archives, this new partnership will see collections of books that have been adapted into Netflix films and series donated to 100 public libraries across the U.K. The collections will include titles including “Frankenstein,” “Pride and Prejudice”, “Heartstopper,” “One Day,” “The Thursday