Brad Pitt’s ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ becomes a novel, via Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is heading back to the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood universe — and you'll be reading it.
The new book has a title: The Adventures of Cliff Booth. It ’s a full-length novel from Tarantino that zeroes in on Brad Pitt’s stuntman tough guy, the same character he fleshed out in his 2021 novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood . Publisher HarperCollins is releasing it on December 8, 2026.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth is out December 8, 2026, via HarperCollins.
Tarantino is timing the novel to the movie world’s return to Cliff. The sequel is officially titled The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, set in 1977 just like the book, and following the character through another round of trouble. It opens in IMAX theaters November 25, 2026, with a Netflix streaming bow December 23.
While Tarantino wrote the sequel’s script, he’s not directing; he handed the reins to David Fincher. Tarantino has long said he plans to retire after 10 films — he’s made nine — and has hinted he wants to do something different for that final project.
Where to rewatch the original
If you’re catching up, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is currently streaming on FuboTV, and it’s also available to rent on Prime Video for $3.99. The 2019 hit — which earned more than $350 million worldwide — follows aging TV cowboy Rick Dalton and his loyal stunt double Cliff Booth, with a parallel thread about Sharon Tate and late-’60s Los Angeles.
Release timeline
- November 25, 2026 — The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth opens in IMAX theaters
- December 8, 2026 — The Adventures of Cliff Booth novel publishes (HarperCollins)
- December 23, 2026 — The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth streams on Netflix