From key relationships to the ending, these are some of the biggest differences between the two works.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the book and the TV seriesApples Never Fall.
And as such,Apples Never Fallfeatures some key changes that fans of the book might be surprised about.

Conor Merrigan-Turner as Logan, Essie Randles as Brooke, Sam Neill as Stan, Annette Bening as Joy, Alison Brie as Amy, Jake Lacy as Troy in ‘Apples Never Fall’.Vince Valitutti/PEACOCK via Getty
Ahead, EW breaks down some of the biggest tweaks from book to screen.
The relationships
Several relationships between characters have been tweaked in the show.
It also becomes more of an issue between her and Stan in their pivotal fight.

Sam Neill as Stan, Georgia Flood as Savannah, Annette Bening as Joy in ‘Apples Never Fall’.Vince Valitutti/PEACOCK
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Savannah
In the show, Savannah has a more involved criminal past.
However, the similarities end there.
Before running away from the scene of the crime, she asks Joy for forgiveness.

Annette Bening as Joy in ‘Apples Never Fall’.Jasin Boland/PEACOCK
Joy survives the accident and finds her way back home.
All episodes ofApples Never Fallare now streaming on Peacock.