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‘Every Year After’ Cast Reveals How They Felt About Dramatic Secret Reveal
It’s time to head back to Barry’s Bay.
Less than a month after Every Year After, the Prime Video adaptation series for Carley Fortune’s romance novel Every Summer After hit the platform, showrunner Amy B. Harris confirmed it will return for season two.
“I might have just a little bit more tea for everybody,” Harris said while on stage at Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest June 27. “Do you want the tea? We’re going back to Barry’s Bay for season two!”
Fans of Every Year After, which follows the starcrossed couple Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) and Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) as they reunite for the first time following a major fallout as teens, will be relieved considering the major cliffhanger left in the season one finale.
During the series’ final episode, Sam’s brother Charlie (Michael Bradway) has a heart attack in his office while reminiscing on a summer back at Barry’s Bay, where Sam, Percy and he first connected as teens.
Bradway, for his part, had already expressed hope for a season two for the series—which also stars Joseph Chiu, Abigail Cowen and Aurora Perrineau—considering the open-ended fate for his character.
Indeed, Charlie not only experienced a heart attack in the final episode, but also completely fractured his relationship with younger brother Sam amid the revelation that Charlie and Percy slept together as teenagers.
“First off, he needs to make up with his brother,” Bradway told Deadline in an interview at Obsessed Fest. “Two because there’s a certain someone who we all know is out there who Charlie needs to meet.”
Reflecting on the series’ renewal, Bradway emphasized, “I’m excited for him, I’m excited for his journey.”
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Fortune fans know exactly what Bradway is referring to. While Every Year After’s first season—and its corresponding book—follows Percy and Sam’s love story, the second novel, and likely corresponding season, turns its focus to Charlie and his love interest Alice Everly.
The new love interest hasn’t been officially cast as of yet, but Fortune previously shared insight into who she’s hoping to get the role.
“Alice is someone who is really at a crossroads in her life,” Fortune told Swoon earlier this month. “She’s very soft. She’s a caregiver. She puts everyone before her. She’s someone who needs to be in the background. She’s very different from the women on Every Year After. I think you need someone who can show that softness but is also very steely inside.”
As Fortune put it, “She is actually very, very strong.”
Meanwhile, other cast members are excited for some resolution in the upcoming season.
“I do think that obviously things can be fixed, but I think that there is a lot of talking that needs to happen,” Cornett posited of where the characters currently stand in an interview with E! News earlier this month. “I think that they need to be able to become friends again first, before they can even consider moving forward as a couple. So I'm excited to see that kind of relationship regrow and almost have to start from the ground up."
For more on the actors in Every Year After, keep reading…
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Sadie Soverall
Before Sadie Soverall played protagonist Persephone "Percy" Fraser in Every Year After—the Amazon Prime Video series based on Carley Fortune's bestselling novel Every Summer After—she portrayed Annabel in Saltburn. And if you're burning to find out what else she's been in, her movie credits include Finding Emily, Arcadian, Little Bone Lodge and Rose Plays Julie while her past shows include The Gathering and Fate: The Winx Saga.
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Matt Cornett
As for Percy's childhood-best-friend-turned-love-interest Sam Florek, he's portrayed by Matt Cornett. And while this show is the start of something new for him, fans will also recognize him for his role of E.J. on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
If you really get'cha head in the game, you might also recall Cornett's appearances in Buster Brooks, Summer of 69, Karma: Death at Latigo Springs and Zombies 3.
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Aurora Perrineau
When you see Aurora Perrineau—who plays Percy's BFF in adulthood Chantal—you might think she looks familiar. (And not just because her dad is Lost and Romeo + Juliet star Harold Perrineau.) That's because she's also appeared in TV shows like When They See Us, Kaos, Westworld and Prodigal Son as well as in movies like Abraham's Boys, Equals, It Takes Three, Boo! and Truth or Dare.
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Abigail Cowen
Abigail Cowen—who plays Percy's childhood bestie Delilah—actually worked with Soverall before when they both starred on Fate: The Winx Saga, with Cowen taking on the lead role of Bloom. And you might get chills when you remember her appearances in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Ritual, Redeeming Love and Witch Hunt. She even appeared on season two of Stranger Things in which she played Hawkins student Vicki.
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Joseph Chiu
As for Sam's best friend Jordie, he's played by Joseph Chiu. And if you're scratching your head wondering where you've seen him before, he's been in Motorheads, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and The Miniature Wife.
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Michael Bradway
Mark our words, you've probably seen Michael Bradway—a.k.a. Sam's brother Charlie—before. His résumé includes Marked Men, Chicago Fire and Safe House.
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Elisha Cuthbert
If Elisha Cuthbert—who plays Sam and Charlie's mom Sue—reminds you of the girl next door, well, there might be a reason. Mainly, she starred in The Girl Next Door. She was also a cast member on the TV shows Happy Endings, 24 and The Ranch. Plus, Cuthbert acted in Monster in the Family: The Stacey Kananen Story, House of Wax, Bandit and The Quiet.
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