Can ‘Off Campus’ Capture the Hockey Romance Audience After ‘Heated Rivalry’?
The adaptation follows a college hockey team’s love lives and will use a season-per-couple format as cast members say it differs from Heated Rivalry.
- On Wednesday, Prime Video launched Off Campus, a new series based on romance books by Elle Kennedy that follows a college hockey team's love lives.
- The series features team captain Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells, played by Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright, who strike a deal to fake date; showrunner Louisa Levy aims to explore intimacy beyond typical steamy romance.
- Actors completed a two-week hockey boot camp led by former pro Dave Tomlinson to ensure realism. Jalen Thomas Brooks, who plays John Tucker, noted, "There's no like, pretending to skate."
- Comparisons to the HBO series Heated Rivalry have emerged, though showrunner Louisa Levy told Radio Times, "that's kind of where the similarities end," advocating for coexistence.
- Unlike other romance shows where couples rotate, cast members Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright confirmed they intend to remain with the series. Bright promised, "We're not going anywhere.
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The Toronto Star
Washington Top NewsCan ‘Off Campus’ capture the hockey romance audience after ‘Heated Rivalry’?
Thanks to “Heated Rivalry,” hockey hunks — and their love stories — are having a moment. Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is the next show hoping to score with viewers.
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Can 'Off Campus' capture the hockey romance audience after 'Heated Rivalry'?
Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is a new series based on Elle Kennedy’s romance books. It follows the love lives of a college hockey team, with each season focusing on a different couple.
Off Campus creator and cast talk comparisons to smash hit Heated Rivalry
Off Campus, Amazon’s new hockey romance adaptation, has naturally already been compared to the global phenomenon, Heated Rivalry, but showrunner Louisa Levy has emphasised there’s some major differences.Fans of the genre will be "excited" about this adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s hit novel, especially after the success of the adaptation of Rachel Reid’s best-seller too.The spicy soul-burning romance between two opposing hockey players ignited an a…
Las Vegas Sun
Can 'Off Campus' capture the hockey romance hole left by 'Heated Rivalry'?
Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is a new series based on Elle Kennedy’s romance books
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