'Icebreaker' Netflix Series Casts Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos As Leads
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Key Points:
- Netflix has cast Daisy Jelley as Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Connor Simos as Nate Hawkins in Icebreaker, a series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s bestselling novel about college hockey romance.
- The story centers on Anastasia, an Olympic hopeful transfer, and Nate, a campus hockey star, whose rivalry turns into obsession after an accident forces their teams to share a rink.
- The original novel, part of the Maple Hills trilogy, spent 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold over 7.5 million copies worldwide across the series.
- Icebreaker is created and executive produced by Jade Halley Bartlett, with Amanda Lasher as showrunner and writer; Hannah Grace and other producers are also involved.
- This series adds to Netflix’s growing slate of literary adaptations, joining titles like I Will Find You and His & Hers, with more adaptations such as East of Eden and Pride and Prejudice forthcoming.
