Chloe Walsh's bestselling book series is coming to our screens soon.
Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandssteamy romance , charming athlete tropes, and top-tier yearning—which means excitement's at a fever pitch to see all those details come to life on the screen.
Read on for everything we know aboutseries follows a team of rugby players at the elite school Tommen College in County Cork, Ireland, as each athlete navigates love, rugby, and growing up. With six books already released and at least a few more forthcoming, each coming-of-age sports romance explores the relationship between one of the players and their love interest.
"It’s just an unbelievable constellation of characters, but it’s also got such a specificity for place and the time," Prime Video's International Content Chief, Nicole Clemens, toldThough originally published in 2018, the series experienced something of a renaissance online in recent years—like its older American-hockey-playing brother,. Fans have praised the books for how they explore heavy emotional topics, including addiction, abuse, and trauma.
The renewed interest stirred enough buzz to catch the eye of Prime Video, which announced the series adaptationof star rugby player Johnny Kavanagh and shy new girl Shannon Lynch.
"Both teenagers are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially career-ending injury, and Shannon, a troubled and violent home life," the show's logline describes. "Through their secret and highly charged connection, the two teens from opposite worlds battle against the odds and find a way to save each other. "Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.
Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Though future seasons have yet to be confirmed, should they be greenlit, viewers can expect them to follow the subsequent books:, takes the helm as the show's lead writer and executive producer. She shares the latter title with author Chloe Walsh.
Prime Video's International Content Chief Nicole Clemens teased that"Poppy's scripts capture the intensity of Johnny and Shannon's powerful romance and dive into the rich constellation of characters to explore the themes of mental health, bullying, and resilience with the same authenticity that fans love in Chloe's books.
"cast : Nancy Surridge , Conor Sanchez , Sophie McGibbon , and James O'Donoghue . Conor Sánchez will lead the first season as Shannon and Johnny.
While Sánchez already has a few acting credits under his belt—including“We searched far and wide, receiving over 3,000 casting suggestions from across the U.K. and Ireland, but from the moment Nancy, Conor, James and Sophie walked into the room, it was clear we’d found something beyond special," director Brendan Canty said in a statement via a Prime Video press release.
"Each of them brings the spirit and emotional depth this story demands, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring Chloe’s world to the screen with this extraordinary young cast. ” The first season will follow Shannon and Johnny's love story, with Nancy Surridge and Conor Sánchez bringing the book characters to life. Though the series got the green light from Prime Video earlier this year, it'll still be a while before our screens transport us to Cork.
With the casting of the leads complete, we can assume that the show may be ready to move into production later in 2026. If that's the case and filming goes smoothly, it's possible we could see episodes in late 2027 or early 2028. Megan Wahn is a freelance reporter and editor who writes about style, shopping, pop culture, reality television, and all things consumer culture.
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