Netflix's 'Icebreaker' Adds Six to Series Regular Cast — SkimNews
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- Netflix rounded out the series regular cast for college hockey romance drama 'Icebreaker,' adding Gabriel Tierney, Auli'i Cravalho, professional athlete newcomer Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig, and Aidan Shaw to previously announced leads Daisy Jelley and Connor Simos.
- Hannah Grace's novel 'Icebreaker,' the first in the Maple Hills trilogy, spent 70 weeks atop the NYT bestseller list; the book alone has surpassed nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide, and the three-book series has sold more than 7.5 million copies globally.
- The series follows Anastasia Allen (Jelley), a transfer gunning for Olympic gold, and Nate Hawkins (Simos), a campus star chasing the NHL, whose teams are forced to share one rink after an accident.
- Jade Halley Bartlett — whose credits include Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Miller's Girl — creates and executive produces 'Icebreaker,' while Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
- Grace, Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre also executive produce, with Lefevre and Kaplan working through Cooper's Unwell Productions.
- Tierney plays Aaron, Cravalho portrays Lola, Berry is Robbie, Kular plays JJ, Craig portrays Henry, and Shaw is Russ.
Why it matters: Netflix is adapting a novel with nearly 5 million copies sold and 70 weeks atop the NYT bestseller list — a built-in romance audience few streamer adaptations can match. Pairing that proven literary IP with Auli'i Cravalho (Moana) and Alex Cooper's Unwell Productions as EP gives the show a high-profile commercial runway before a frame is even shot.
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