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Georges Simenon: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Georges Simenon has 9 books adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
About Georges Simenon's books on screen
Georges Simenon has 9 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1932 to 1967. Together they have become 9 movies. The first adaptation was Maigret Sets a Trap (1958), and the most recent released one is The Green Shutters (2022). Series: Maigret collection.
Georges Simenon books with adaptations, in publication order
- Maigret Goes Home (1932) · Maigret collection · adapted as Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
- Les Fiançailles de M. Hire (1933) · adapted as Monsieur Hire (1989)
- Three beds in Manhattan (1946) · adapted as Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
- The Heart of a Man (1950) · adapted as The Green Shutters (2022)
- Maigret and the Dead Girl (1954) · Maigret collection · adapted as Maigret (2022)
- Maigret Sets a Trap (1955) · Maigret collection · adapted as Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
- The Train (1961) · adapted as The Train (1973)
- Betty (1961) · adapted as Betty (1992)
- The Cat (1967) · adapted as Le Chat (1971)
TV shows and movies based on Georges Simenon's books
- The Green Shutters (movie, 2022)
- Maigret (movie, 2022)
- Betty (movie, 1992)
- Monsieur Hire (movie, 1989)
- The Train (movie, 1973)
- Le Chat (movie, 1971)
- Three Rooms in Manhattan (movie, 1965)
- Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (movie, 1959)
- Maigret Sets a Trap (movie, 1958)
Common questions
How many Georges Simenon books have been made into movies or TV shows?
9 books have been adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Georges Simenon adaptation?
Maigret Sets a Trap, released in 1958, a movie based on Maigret Sets a Trap.
Is a new Georges Simenon adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Green Shutters.