The biggest announcements from Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest
The biggest announcements from Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest
See all the biggest news from the young adult-focused programming conference here!
One area where Prime Video has excelled in recent years is its library of successful young adult shows. Titles like “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and “Red, White & Royal Blue” have turned into major hits for the streamer, which recently celebrated its upcoming YA slate at the first-ever Obsessed Fest, a fan event held in Los Angeles.
But what were the top announcements to come out of Obsessed Fest 2026? We’ll run through everything you need to know below, including casting news, release dates for the return of favorite titles, and much more. Read on to see what you missed from this year’s Obsessed Fest!
Everything announced at Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest
‘Boys of Tommen’ announces new cast
Prime Video’s hotly anticipated romantic drama series “Boys of Tommen,” based on the novel series by Chloe Walsh, has announced its main cast. Amelia May will play Claire Biggs, John Hewson will portray Gerard Gibson, Indy Lewis will play Lizzie Young, Alex Dunne will play Hugh Biggs, Dixie Egerickx will play Katie Wilmot, Daisy Jacob will portray Bella Wilkinson, Jonathan Reed will play Cormac Ryan, and Cathal Ó Síocháin will play Ronan McGarry.
Brendan Canty, Nabcy Surridge, Conor Sánchez, James O’Donoghue, and Sophie McGibbon have already been cast in the series. The search for Patrick Feely, the show’s star, is still ongoing. “Boys of Tommen” centers on the forbidden love story of Johnny Kavanagh, a rugby player who falls for the shy new girl Shannon Lynch at the prestigious Tommen College.
‘Maxton Hall’ final season sets premiere date
Fans of “Maxton Hall - The World Between Us” now know when they’ll have to say goodbye to the series. Series star Damian Hardung (James) announced that the show’s six-episode final season will arrive on Prime Video in December 2026.
In Season 3, Ruby has been suspended from Maxton Hall College, and her dream of going to Oxford is slipping away. She and James fight to prove her innocence, but the closer they get to the truth, the more it threatens to ruin everything. Will love be enough?
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
When Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or worse: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark…
‘Every Year After’ renewed for a second season
There was good news for fans of “Every Year After” at Obsessed Fest: the show is officially returning for a second season. The show is set in author Carley Fortune’s Barry’s Bay universe, and the first season was based on Fortune’s bestselling novel “Every Summer After.”
Season 2 of the show will adapt Fortune’s second novel, “One Golden Summer.” More plot details and casting announcements will be available as production for the second season draws closer. Season 1 of “Every Year After” is an epic romance that asks the question, “What if your first love was really the person you were meant to be with forever?”
Every Year After
Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A week to get it right. A fun, sweeping, romantic story that asks the question, what if your first love actually was your soulmate?
‘The Last Sunrise’ sets premiere date on Prime Video
Anna Todd’s New York Times bestseller “The Last Sunrise” will help fans enjoy a little late-summer drama on Prime Video. The book has been adapted into a film of the same name, and at Obsessed Fest, Prime Video announced that the movie would be debuting on Aug. 26.
The movie will follow Ry (Maia Reficco), a college student who suffers from chronic illness, who takes a summer vacation to Mallorca with her mother (Eva Longoria). There, she unexpectedly falls for Julian (Fernando Lindez), but as her condition worsens, long-held family secrets threaten to unravel her idyllic summer.
The Last Sunrise
Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and long-hidden family secrets come to light, everything she has found before summer’s end is threatened.
See the new trailer for ‘The Love Hypothesis’
On Sept. 23, Prime Video will release “The Love Hypothesis,” an original film that follows PhD candidate Olive Smith and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hot-shot professor and well-known tyrant. The pair enters into a fake relationship to test their theories on love, but as they continue, all of their best-laid plans and strongest theories are thrown into utter chaos. See the new trailer below!
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