ICEBREAKER Adds Paul Wesley | Hollywood North News

Netflix has announced Paul Wesley (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) joins Icebreaker as Coach Neil Faulkner.

Previously announced cast includes Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos, Gabriel Tierney, Auliʻi Cravalho, Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig, and Aidan Shaw. The new college romance drama series, Icebreaker, is based on the #1 New York Times best-selling novel by Hannah Grace.

Icebreaker is now in production in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Recent shows that have filmed in the Vancouver area include Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hollywood Arts, A Dog’s Perfect Christmas as well as the upcoming The Altruists, Trinity and In a Holidaze.

Amanda Lasher (The Bold Type) serves as showrunner and executive producer on the series. Jadey Halley Bartlett (Road House) is the creator and serves as executive producer. Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre executive produce for Unwell Productions.

Chasing Their Dreams

She’s the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He’s the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins collide. Discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.

Building on the massive momentum of the Maple Hills series, Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker continues to reach historic milestones. Having spent 70 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Originally published in November 2022 with a wide release in 2023, the blockbuster novel has captivated a massive global audience, surpassing nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide.

Translated into 24 languages and distributed across 34 territories, Icebreaker has cemented its status as an international phenomenon, driving total sales for the three-book Maple Hills series past 7.5 million copies globally and becoming a viral sensation.

Netflix Adaptations

Icebreaker joins a lineup of successful Netflix adaptations, including I Will Find You (currently our 5th most popular English series), recent hits like Little House on the Prairie, and the breakout series His & Hers (which earned 98.2M views in its first 91 days). Other fan favorites include Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit, Remarkably Bright Creatures, People We Meet on Vacation, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Upcoming adaptations include East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, The Corrections and Lonesome Dove.

SOURCE: thefutoncritic.com