This Summer Will Be Different Starts Production
Netflix today announced the start of production for This Summer Will Be Different, based on the novel by the New York Times bestselling Canadian author, Carley Fortune. The show is filming on Prince Edward Island (PEI) and in Toronto.
The 10-episode series stars Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets, Heated Rivalry), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things, Do Revenge), and Roby Attal (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Sex Lives of College Girls).
Netflix also announced new recurring cast members, including Jordan Rodrigues as “Miles Lam,” Jude Wilson as “Zach,” Natalie Brown as “Christine,” James Tupper as “Ken,” Tom Barnett as “Peter,” and Celia Owen as “Joy.”
This Summer Will Be Different is a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island about Lucy, a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend’s brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for.
Dane Clark (Suze, One More Time) and Linsey Stewart (Workin’ Moms, North of North) are the creators and showrunners.
The executive producers include Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart, and Carley Fortune (Every Summer After, Our Perfect Storm), as well as Jennifer Kawaja (Sort Of, Wayward), Elise Cousineau (Cardinal, Small Achievable Goals), and Sam Levine (Small Achievable Goals, The Z Suite) for Sphere Media
The directors are Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes, Nobody Wants This), Jasmin Mozaffari (Ginny & Georgia, Firecrackers), and Fab Filippo (Sort Of, Save Me).
This Summer Will Be Different joins a growing slate of shows from the team at Netflix in Canada, including the previously released North of North, Wayward, and Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, as well as the upcoming Below and The Granville Girls.
