Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest fan occasion at nya Studios in Los Angeles was for the fangirls, and it’s evident that the streamer has begun to create its personal ecosystem of romance, summer season settings, e-book variations, coming of age tales and returning stars for varied initiatives.
Overcompensating author, star and creator Benito Skinner kicked off the lineup of panels at nya Studios in Los Angeles — which has been house to Good day Sunshine’s annual ShineAway occasion, beforehand — each with a small introduction after which as a panelist for his present, which has a second season within the works. He was joined by his costars Mary Beth Barone, Wally Baram and Owen Thiele.
“We will embrace our expertise, and it’s a expertise of watching eight to 12 episodes in a single sitting,” Skinner mentioned in his opening remarks. “Did y’all watch Overcompensating in a single sitting? Good. And you may put on a diaper if essential, I feel that’s cool. We’ve all been there.”
In a while through the “Over It, Into It”panel discussing his present, Skinner reminisced on one among his favourite scenes in season one which includes him discovering out some disappointing information that permits him to come back out to Carmen (Baram).
“I wrote Carmen as an ode to the ladies which have created protected areas for queer individuals till they’ll relly discover individuals just like the character of George,” he mentioned, additionally noting that he named her after his godmother, Carmen, who handed away in faculty earlier than he might come out to her. “That day on set, I simply had this sense of, we’ve nailed one thing, which is a primary heartbreak and a buddy that’s there for you. Girls have created such superb protected areas for queer individuals eternally.”
The casts and showrunners of latest hit exhibits Off Campus, Each 12 months After and Maxton Corridor have been in attendance together with upcoming titles together with Good day Sunshine’s Legally Blonde prequel Elle in addition to a Jenny Han reunion of kinds for The Satan’s Mouth, which stars Gavin Casalegno (The Summer time I Turned Fairly) and Lana Condor (To All The Boys I’ve Beloved Earlier than, XO Kitty). The Jeff Wadlow survival thriller, which additionally stars Kathryn Newton, is a co-production with Lionsgate and one of many initiatives not based mostly on a e-book.
This comes a day after Amazon executives took a victory lap for the success of those YA exhibits. Peter Friedlander, Head of TV, Amazon MGM Studios mentioned there was a halo impact from Off Campus on Each 12 months After. “One success begets one other,” he mentioned.
Occasions, meet and greets, panels and activations have been divided into the three foremost classes of movie and television, e-book variations (with writer signings) and musical experiences — plugging Amazon Music as their streaming service department. There was additionally a purple carpet with many of the expertise within the packed lineup.
Your Fault: London star Asha Banks, whose tune, “Too Busy Lacking You” performs in season one among Off Campus, referred to as the occasion a possibility to “meet all the different casts and cross pollinate and say hello within the multiverse of Prime Video” forward of a efficiency of her tune. Banks has A Good Lady’s Information To Homicide season three coming to Netflix sooner reasonably than later as a result of they filmed the second and third season again to again, simply because the Your Fault: London and Our Fault: London have been shot carefully collectively.
Off Campus is within the thick of manufacturing on its second season, which obtained an early renewal forward of the launch of season one, and Each 12 months After was formally renewed for a second season, which can observe Charlie’s (Michael Bradway) novel and love story, One Golden Summer time. On the carpet, Matt Cornett, who performs the youthful brother Sam Florek in Each 12 months After, expressed what he would hope to see for Charlie in a season two earlier than the renewal information broke, calling consideration to “redemption” and a “softer facet” of the older Florek brother.
For these deep within the Prime Video cinematic universe, it additionally may be value noting that Cornett (Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Sequence) and Gavin Casalegno, who portrays Jeremiah Fisher — one other youthful summer season brother — in The Summer time I Turned Fairly, as soon as lived collectively as roommates.
Each Summer time After writer Carley Fortune, whose e-book impressed Each 12 months After was additionally current, as have been Crimson White And Royal Blue writer Casey McQuiston, The Final Dawn writer Anna Todd, Your Fault: London and Drawn Collectively (Enfrentados: Marfil) writer Mercedes Ron, who has a first-look cope with Amazon MGM Studios, to advertise their varied movie variations.
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Panels have been divided into classes equivalent to “Passport Stamped” which targeted on initiatives like Your Fault: London, Drawn Collectively, The Final Dawn and Maxton Corridor, all of which had forged in attendance.
The authors participated in a “Web page to Display screen Panel,” and the “Expensive Guide Boyfriends” panel later introduced out Your Fault: London star Matthew Broome and Maxton Corridor star Damian Hardung as soon as extra to sit down and chat with Each 12 months After’s Matt Cornett and Michael Bradway in addition to Off Campus’ Belmont Cameli and Stephen Kalyn — who will take the reins as romantic lead from Cameli within the present’s second season.
Elle Woods herself, Lexi Minetree, represented the subsequent venture in the summertime lineup, Elle season one, which arrives July 1 proper earlier than the vacation weekend. Elle has additionally been renewed for a second season far prematurely. On the purple carpet, Minetree teased working with By no means Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in season two, claiming the pair most likely improvised probably the most collectively.
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Again to e-book variations for a second, The Love Speculation movie stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman have been additionally in attendance to speak their upcoming romantic comedy, which arrives on the streamer Sept. 23, and to unveil the teaser trailer.
Nonetheless one other upcoming venture for Prime Video that fall within the Venn diagram of YA content material, e-book variations, Canadian settings and romance consists of Megan Park’s (My Outdated Ass) Sterling Level, which takes place on a mysterious island in Canada not not like that of Beechwood Island in We Had been Liars. A teaser sneak peek scene of Ella Rubin’s Annie and Amélie Hoeferle’s Ramona.
We Had been Liars, based mostly on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart, is at present in manufacturing on its second season, however not like with Off Campus, the forged didn’t take a break from filming in Nova Scotia, Canada, which serves as the true life setting for Beechwood. And don’t get Beechwood Island confused for Barry’s Bay, the setting for Each 12 months After, additionally in Canada, which Prime Video has opted to return to as effectively. Each 12 months After has to date shot in Bowen Island, British Columbia. Off Campus shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian connections may be present in Off Campus and Each Summer time After authors, each of whom hail from the nation. Overcompensating season 2 is filming in Toronto.
The streamer has some plans for initiatives within the vein of Obsess Fest previous summertime, such because the Christopher Briney and Michelle Randolph-starring Clashing By way of the Snow. Maxton Corridor: The World Between Us will return for its third and remaining season in December 2026, as introduced by Damian Hardung, who performs James M. Beaufort within the collection.
Whereas Deadline spoke to a majority of the expertise current at Obsessed Fest, a carpet was held Friday night time with different retailers and influencers in a much less hectic setting for interviews.
Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla) in OFF CAMPUS
To deliver all of it house, musically, Jennifer Lopez made a shock look to carry out “On the Flooring,” which had a second in season one among Off Campus with Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla). The synergy doesn’t finish there, as a result of JLo’s This Is Me Now: A Love Story (2024) was a Prime Video venture and streams there completely. The Seashores, whose tune “Fringe of the Earth” additionally took off from its characteristic within the hockey romance present, adopted with an acoustic set, although it may very well be argued that JLo opened for The Seashores.