Netflix is getting into the hockey romance genre.
The streamer ordered a series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s best-selling novel Icebreaker, and Alex Cooper is helping make it happen. The Unwell chief will produce the series, with Amanda Lasher set as showrunner. Jade Bartlett developed and wrote the pilot and will write the series with Lasher.
Icebreaker follows Anastasia Allen, a competitive figure skater with her eyes on Olympic gold. Everything changes when Anastasia is forced to share the rink with Nate Hawkins, a hockey player who’s equally determined to go pro. Despite the cold temperatures on the ice, the heat between Anastasia and Nate is undeniable. Is ambition or attraction the sharper blade?
The book is the first in a trilogy, titled Maple Hills, and spent 70 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list.
“I have been a fan of steamy YA since the 7th grade; reading Judy Blume stealthily hidden behind a text book,” Lasher said in a statement . “I love this genre, and it’s been a joy working with Jade, the team at Unwell and Netflix to bring Hannah Grace’s beloved Icebreaker novel to the screen.”
The series is executive produced by Unwell Productions, from Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan and Meena Lefevre. Lasher and Bartlett both are writers and executive producers.
Added Bartlett: “It’s been such a joy to play in Hannah Grace’s world of Icebreaker; a story filled with ambitious, talented, and undeniably sexy characters. But the real special sauce is that, above all, they are good, deeply compassionate people….and we cannot get enough of them. Hannah has created the kind of world you want to live in, and Amanda and I are having an absolute romp with our incredible teams at Unwell and Netflix bringing this cherished story to the screen.”
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