Netflix Casts Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos in Icebreaker — SkimNews
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- Netflix cast Daisy Jelley (How To Have Sex) as Anastasia "Stassie" Allen and Connor Simos (Subversion) as Nate Hawkins in its Icebreaker series adaptation
- Source novel by Hannah Grace spent 70 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and has sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide, with the three-book Maple Hills trilogy surpassing 7.5 million copies globally
- Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller's Girl) creates and executive produces; Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer
- Grace, Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre executive produce through Cooper's Unwell Productions
- Plot centers on a figure skater gunning for Olympic gold and a hockey star chasing the NHL who share a rink after an accident, with discipline giving way to obsession
- Icebreaker joins Netflix's adaptation slate alongside I Will Find You, Little House on the Prairie, and breakout His & Hers, with upcoming adaptations of East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, The Corrections, and Lonesome Dove
Why it matters: The Maple Hills trilogy's 7.5 million global copies sold and 70 weeks atop the NYT bestseller list give Netflix a pre-built audience for Icebreaker, and pairing creator Jade Halley Bartlett with showrunner Amanda Lasher stacks proven prestige-TV credits behind the adaptation. The series lands on a Netflix book-to-screen slate that already includes breakout His & Hers and forthcoming adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and East of Eden.
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