Warning! Spoilers lie ahead for Off Campus season 1!! While Off Campus largely remains true to Ella Kennedy’s hit hockey romance series, there are some changes creator Louisa Levy made when adapting the beloved books for Prime Video.

The show’s eight-episode first season, which adapts its story from Kennedy’s first Off Campus book, The Deal, follows the Bridgerton format in that it focuses on a different Briar University couple each season, with season 1 centering around hockey captain Garett Graham [Belmont Cameli] and aspiring singer-songwriter Hannah Wells [Ella Bright]. The lives of Garrett’s closest teammates are also chronicled, both on and off the ice, with their romances to be explored in future seasons.

Speaking to ScreenRant‘s Ash Crossan about the series, Levy and the stars of Prime Video’s latest YA romance opened up about those tweaks and how they stand to impact Off Campus in future seasons.

The Briar U Boys Aren’t As Fratty As The Books Paint Them Out To Be

While John Logan [Antonio Cipriano], Dean Heyward-Di Laurentis [Stephen Kalyn], and John Tucker [Jalen Thomas Brooks], are depicted in the books as Garrett’s fratty teammates, the series allows room to explore their backstories and unpack their many layers, providing some much-needed depth that proves the Briar U boys aren’t just hockey heads.

Antonio Cipriano: I think it’s interesting because in the books, you see a lot of the clown Logan, and he’s just one of the guys. And I think there’s a complexity to him in the series, where there’s so much that he’s kind of grappling with under the surface that sort of starts to come up throughout the show. And to see the complexities of Logan — I’m excited for fans to get to see, and maybe, hopefully, have some empathy for some of the choices that he makes.

When it comes to what they’re most excited for viewers to find out about their characters when they watch the series — whether they’ve read the books or not — Jalen Thomas Brooks said he’s looking forward to Tucker’s wild side coming through, as well as his deep need for family — the one he’s born into, or the found family he’s formed with his teammates.

Jalen Thomas Brooks: I would say Tucker’s wild side for sure. I mean, it’s places he’s going. But also, I think what I adore in Tucker is his want and need for a family. No matter if that’s in found brotherhood, or family he creates, or anything, it’s how much that drives him, and is everything [to him], and how he approaches his relationships and friendships.

For Kalyn, it’s been Dean’s impulsiveness, a trait he says he was inspired to take on in his own life after portraying the role.

Stephen Kalyn: I love Dean’s — how impulsive he is. That’s something that I’m not very good at in life. It can be a good thing, it can also be a bad thing, but just making a decision and then just going for it. And that’s something that I aspire to be.

The Series Gives Dean & Allie’s Romance A Fun Twist

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Dean and Allie’s romance takes a turn from Kennedy’s novels as well, with Mika Abdalla, who plays Allie Hayes, teasing a deeper look into their backstory. While in the books, Allie and Dean don’t get together until the third installment, The Score, after she breaks up with her ex, in the show, their relationship is fast-tracked, with the pair beginning to hook up in secret by the end of season 1.

Mika Abdalla: I think I was just surprised by how quickly we get where we do with Dean and Allie, but also, we do kind of divert from the book in a really fun way. So I think it was really fun to dive a lot deeper into what, emotionally, is going on for them behind the scenes.

As for what moment from the books helped Abdalla inform her performance of Allie, she said it was the “call Dean” moment that gave her a true representation of Allie’s tough exterior, but soft and loving heart.

Mika Abdalla: I think for me, it’s the “call Dean” scene, that whole scene, the “call Dean” situation. I think it’s just kind of representative of how Allie has this tough exterior, has this like, “I don’t need a man. I’m independent, and I love being single, and life is great,” and she’s kind of denying this whole relationship that she has with him the whole time, in the book. But really, she just loves love and wants to be in love, and loves Dean. So I think that just kind of informed this season. Allie has this big bubbly exterior, and she’s so confident and whatnot, but deep down, she just loves people and wants to be with somebody.

The Show Swaps A Major Quote That Helps Define Hannah’s Romance With Garrett

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In The Deal, there is one particular line that becomes a key emotional anchor for understanding who Hannah is, which helped inform Bright as she conveyed the moment Hannah falls for Garrett: “Hannah’s trust, meet Garrett’s hands.” It’s a line from the book that Bright says encapsulates the start of their relationship. In the series, however, the line is swapped, with Garret telling Hannah to trust him, not the other way around.

Ella Bright: One of the quotes I hear the most is, “Trust meet Garrett’s hands.” I loved that quote. I think that’s definitely what I’ve been saying, the moment that Hannah starts to really fall for Garrett, and really decides that this is someone that she can really trust with a lot of big steps in her life. I love that quote. I think it encapsulates that moment for her really well.

For Cameli, while the quote is not one that stood out for him, having the books to lean back on helped in building the character of Garrett for the series.

Belmont Cameli: I don’t think I have one specific quote. I think the luxury of having the books was getting to read each chapter in each character’s perspective. So I mean, holistically, that was super helpful as a piece of the puzzle in building the character out.

What Fans Can Expect From Off Campus Season 2

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While the show’s creator couldn’t share too many details about the next season, she did reveal that it’s all already been written, giving fans something to look forward to when season 2 is released, with a tentative date pegged sometime in April 2027. Some things will be explored further in the second go-around, including Dean’s relationship with Allie, with Levy telling ScreenRant that she’s “genuinely excited” to dive into their season, as well as Logan and Tucker’s backstory.

Louisa Levy: Honestly, I love all of these characters. I think Ella has done such a great job of building out these characters in her world, and that’s why fans are so in love with these books; they feel like they’re friends. I don’t think I can answer a single one, but I am genuinely so excited to dive into the Allie and Dean season, obviously, but also we get to build out some more of even Tucker, and Logan, and we get to learn more about their lives because there’s only so much we could get through season one. Season two will give us more time.

Hunter Davenport will also be a big part of season 2, with Levy exploring how that complicates things for Dean and Allie moving forward, and that light it shines on Dean’s past.

Louisa Levy: Honestly, the biggest thing about that is what does it do for Dean, and how does it complicate things for him? And a big reason we needed to drop in a turning point is because we get Dean and Allie pretty close to being together at the end of season one, and we need to give ourselves a little bit of room to grow. So I think it’s teeing up a mystery for what Dean has going on in his backstory, and we get to play with that in season two.

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Release Date

May 13, 2026

Network

Prime Video

Directors

Silver Tree