‘Off Campus’ Author Elle Kennedy Revisits “Slow Burn” Romance Of Hannah And Garrett; Talks Role In Prime Video Adaptation Of Her Books
Editor’s Note: Trigger & Content Warning – This piece also mentions rape and physical abuse/domestic violence as part of the main characters’ storylines.
SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the Off Campus book series.
As with many a book adaptation, author Elle Kennedy didn’t want to get her hopes up too high when her Off Campus series rights were first optioned before the COVID pandemic set in, but the final product of a deal made right before the 2023 Writers Guild of America Strike has finally skated onto Prime Video.
Based on her first book in the series, The Deal, Season 1 of Off Campus follows singer songwriter Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and hockey team captain Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) an unlikely pair who strike up a fake dating agreement that leads to real feelings. Co-showrunners Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore helmed the adaptation of the book that started it all. Beneath the light romance arcs lie serious themes, like Hannah’s and Garrett’s individual past struggles — rape and domestic violence, respectively — which they continue to contend with as young adults in college at the fictional Briar University, whose sports teams compete against some Ivy League schools in Kennedy’s books.
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