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Carley Fortune’s Lakeside Romance Breakout Spurs Two Adaptations, Including a Netflix Project in Prince Edward Island
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Carley Fortune’s Lakeside Romance Breakout Spurs Two Adaptations, Including a Netflix Project in Prince Edward Island

The bestselling author’s debut novel Every Summer After has been adapted into a Prime Video series, and Fortune is preparing both for a second season and for a separate Netflix adaptation set to film in Prince Edward Island.

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A Canadian summer-romance phenomenon is crossing multiple streaming platforms, with author Carley Fortune moving from page to screen as two of her books enter new production phases. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Every Summer After, Fortune’s debut novel, has already been adapted into a hit Prime Video series, and that work is now underway for a follow-on season.

Fortune’s media expansion follows audience demand for familiar seasonal storylines, but it is also driven by the business momentum of a romance title that translated quickly to streaming viewership. In the interview, Fortune tied the appeal to the story’s lakeside setting and emotional rhythm, describing the material as rooted in a particular kind of summer experience that readers recognized and studios later packaged for episodic television.

The first adaptation, Every Summer After, is under Prime Video, and the series’ early success has led to plans for season two, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fortune is preparing for that next phase of production as the adaptation continues to reach viewers through Prime Video’s distribution channels.

At the same time, Fortune is taking on a second screen adaptation, this one for Netflix. The Hollywood Reporter said that This Summer Will Be Different, Fortune’s novel, is being developed as a Netflix adaptation, and that the project is expected to take shape through production in Prince Edward Island.

Fortune’s announcement about the Netflix project includes a location-specific production plan, with Prince Edward Island identified as the setting for the adaptation’s work. That matters for both local film operations and the economics of on-the-ground production, since casting, crews, housing, and logistics typically flow to regional partners during filming.

The Hollywood Reporter framed Fortune’s rise as a step-by-step path from writing to wide readership to streaming-scale adaptation. The outlet described her career trajectory around the debut success of Every Summer After and then the next wave of adaptations, with Fortune balancing the creative demands of translating her books into series and the practical demands of ongoing production.

For viewers, the developments set up a near-term programming timeline centered on streaming availability: a Prime Video season two tied to Every Summer After, and a separate Netflix project associated with This Summer Will Be Different. For the industry, the dual-track effort underscores the continuing pull of contemporary romance novels as repeatable IP for streaming platforms, especially those with strong place-based identity and seasonal appeal.

Fortune’s next steps, as described by The Hollywood Reporter, place her at the intersection of two major platforms and two production cycles, with season two expected to build on an established series audience and the Prince Edward Island shoot linked to a separate Netflix adaptation. As production schedules progress, additional casting, filming timelines, and release dates would be expected to follow through official platform and production announcements.

Why It Matters

  • Two separate adaptations of Fortune’s work across Prime Video and Netflix expand the reach of the same IP into different streaming ecosystems.
  • The Prince Edward Island production plan ties a major entertainment project to a specific regional filming location, with likely local spending on labor and services.
  • A second season for Every Summer After indicates streaming platforms’ continued willingness to invest in romance series that demonstrate sustained audience interest.
  • For authors and publishers, rapid adaptation cycles can affect rights management, licensing timelines, and the future packaging of backlist titles.
  • For viewers, the updates point to multiple releases over time rather than a single adaptation event, increasing the likelihood of recurring summer-season viewing.

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Key Facts

  • The Hollywood Reporter said Carley Fortune’s debut novel Every Summer After has been adapted into a Prime Video series.
  • The report described Every Summer After as a hit series and said Fortune is preparing for season two.
  • The Hollywood Reporter also said Fortune is preparing a Netflix adaptation of her novel This Summer Will Be Different.
  • The Netflix project is reported to be heading to Prince Edward Island.
  • The reporting framed Fortune’s wider breakout as driven by translation of her lakeside, summer-romance material from print to streaming television.