If you can’t get enough of hockey romances—especially adaptations of beloved books (cough, cough Heated Rivalry, Off Campus fans, we’re looking at you)—then you’ll want to clear some space on your watchlist. Netflix announced a new romance series based on Icebreaker, the bestselling 2023 novel by Hannah Grace that became a massive hit among readers and BookTok fans alike.
Per Netflix, “The upcoming college romance series follows Anastasia Allen, a competitive figure skater with her eyes on Olympic gold. Everything changes when Anastasia is forced to share the rink with Nate Hawkins, a hockey player who’s equally determined to go pro. Despite the cold temperatures on the ice, the heat between Anastasia and Nate is undeniable. Is ambition or attraction the sharper blade?”
Showrunner Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, Riverdale) tells Netflix, “I have been a fan of steamy YA since the 7th grade; reading Judy Blume stealthily hidden behind a text book. I love this genre, and it’s been a joy working with Jade, the team at Unwell and Netflix to bring Hannah Grace’s beloved Icebreaker novel to the screen.”
Jade Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) joins Lasher as co-writer, and adds: “It’s been such a joy to play in Hannah Grace’s world of Icebreaker; a story filled with ambitious, talented, and undeniably sexy characters. But the real special sauce is that, above all, they are good, deeply compassionate people….and we cannot get enough of them. Hannah has created the kind of world you want to live in, and Amanda and I are having an absolute romp with our incredible teams at Unwell and Netflix bringing this cherished story to the screen.”
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