Let’s go home to Barry’s Bay
With Heated Rivalry making waves, we’re excited to see more book adaptations come to our screen—one of them being Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. Carley Fortune’s bestselling debut novel captured hearts with its sun-drenched nostalgia and achingly real portrait of first love and second chances—and now it’s leaping to television. Prime Video is bringing Percy and Sam’s decades-spanning romance to life in Every Year After, a series adaptation that promises all the lakeside longing and emotional depth that made readers fall hard for.
If you’ve been waiting to see those hazy summer days and heartbreaking choices play out on screen, or if you’re new to Fortune’s world of tender, complicated romances, here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming adaptation—from casting announcements to potential release dates, and what other Fortune novels might be headed to screens near you.
Scroll below to see our curated guide on Every Year After.
Here’s everything we know about ‘Every Year After’:
What is it about?
Based on the book “Every Summer After” by Carley Fortune, the series will circle the plot of nostalgic, second-chance romance. Told over six years and one pivotal weekend timeline, the series sees Persephone Fraser going back to Barry’s Bay after a phone call changes everything, and reuniting with Sam Florek—the person she’d convinced herself she could survive losing.
Their story had been written across six golden summers: lazy days drifting on the water, nights thick with heat as they worked side by side in his family’s restaurant, stolen hours reading together—his future mapped out in medical journals, hers scrawled into horror fiction drafts. What began as an inseparable friendship combusted into something fierce and consuming, until it all came crashing down.
Returning for Sam’s mother’s funeral, Percy discovers that a decade hasn’t dimmed what pulses between them. But the weight of her past decisions and the years she’s spent carrying that guilt stands between them like a wall. Only by facing what she’s done—and forgiving herself for it—can they discover if love can be larger than the wreckage they left behind.
This is an achingly romantic exploration of how the people we love and the choices we make become permanent parts of who we are.
Who is in the cast?
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series actor Matt Cornett will be stepping into the role of Sam Florek, and Saltburn’s Sadie Soverall will be leading the show, playing Percy—Persephone Fraser. Michael Bradway will be playing Sam’s brother, Charlie Florek. Additional cast members include Aurora Perrineau (KAOS, Westworld), Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx Saga), Joseph Chiu (Fear Street: Prom Queen, Motorheads) and Elisha Cuthbert (Girl Next Door, Happy Endings).
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When will it premiere?
It will premiere on 10 June.
Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser, Matt Cornett as Sam Florek
How many episodes will there be?
The series will debut all eight episodes—it will all be released on the same day.
Where can you watch it?
The eight-episode season will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, and you can watch it here.
Matt Cornett as Sam Florek, Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser
Is there a trailer?
Yes, there is, and it looks phenomenal. If you caught it, there’s even a line from the book—“You came home”, and a rephrased version of “Some people are lucky like that. They meet their best friend, the love of their life, and are wise enough to never let go.” To make it even better, you can even spot the infamous yellow boat.
Are there any other first-look photos from Every Year After?
Yes, there is.
Matt Cornett as Sam Florek
Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser, Elisha Cuthbert as Sue Florek
Abigail Cowen as Delilah
What scenes from the book will be on-screens?
From the trailer, we can see the “You came home” scenes makes it on screen—so, we’re hopeful there are more to come. For the other scenes lifted directly from Fortune’s pages—the ones book fans have been hoping would make the cut—Matt Cornett promises they’re there, handled with care and shot as faithfully as possible. “Those scenes were so fun,” he said, “and Sadie and I had so much fun shooting them because we are so ridiculously goofy with each other.”
Who should watch this show?
We’d recommend this show for anyone who loves a childhood-to-lovers, second chance romance and summer nostalgia.
What other Carley Fortune books are coming to the screen?
Every Summer After won’t be Fortune’s sole book-to-screen project. Her 2023 release, Meet Me at the Lake, is in development as a feature film through Archewell Productions—the company founded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. On the other hand, Fortune’s book, This Summer Will Be Different, got picked up by Netflix, so we can anticipate this in the future soon, since filming will commence in the summer.
With One Golden Summer being released this year and the TV adaptation expanding beyond the original book’s title to allow for a broader narrative scope, there’s room for speculation about what might come next. Could we eventually see Charlie’s brother’s story—the companion novel, adapted as well? It’s purely hopeful thinking at this point, but given how Fortune’s romances are resonating with producers, we’re keeping our fingers crossed.
This story will be updated.
