This Summer Will Be Different, based on the beloved novel by Carley Fortune is heading into production with Netflix on Prince Edward Island and in Toronto. The 10 episode series, based on the Canadian author’s bestselling story is about a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island. Lucy, is a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend’s brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for.
The cast will include. Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets, Heated Rivalry), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things, Do Revenge), Roby Attal (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Sex Lives of College Girls).
Netflix also announced new recurring cast, including Jordan Rodrigues as “Miles Lam,” Jude Wilson as “Zach”, Natalie Brown as “Christine”, James Tupper as “Ken”, Tom Barnett as “Peter” and Celia Owen as “Joy”.
The series is directed by Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes, Nobody Wants This), Jasmin Mozaffari (Ginny & Georgia, Firecrackers), and Fab Filippo (Sort Of, Save Me). We seriously can’t wait for this one to hit our Netflix streaming service!
Carley Fortune and Some Fun Facts !
This Summer Will Be Different was inspired by Fortune’s own travels to Prince Edward Island as a young adult in her 20s.
Her debut novel Every Summer After was published in 2022. Subsequently, Fortune published Meet Me at the Lake (2023), This Summer Will Be Different (2024), One Golden Summer (2025), and Our Perfect Storm (2026) all became bestsellers.
Her books have sold more than 5 million copies globally and translated into 35 languages.
Previously, Fortune worked as an editor and contributor for publications including The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Refinery29, and Toronto Life
You can also listen/read a great interview with Carley Fortune on audible.ca
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