A new simmering, sun-soaked romance set in Prince Edward Island is coming to Netflix!

THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT follows 20-something Lucy as she navigates her first real love with her best friend’s brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for. Based on the… pic.twitter.com/vzAaGTWaDz

— Netflix Canada (@Netflix_CA) March 19, 2026

Netflix Canada Announces New Series "This Summer Will Be Different"

The show is based on the bestselling novel by Carley Fortune

· Today Netflix announced it has ordered a new 10 episode series, This Summer Will Be Different, based on the bestselling novel by Canadian author Carley Fortune.

· The show will film on Prince Edward Island and in Toronto.

· Logline: This Summer Will Be Different, based on the beloved novel by Carley Fortune, 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.

· Creators/Showrunners: Dane Clark (Suze, One More Time), Linsey Stewart (Workin' Moms, North of North)

· Executive Producers: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart, Carley Fortune (Every Summer After, Our Perfect Storm), and Jennifer Kawaja (Sort Of, Wayward) and Elise Cousineau (Cardinal, Small Achievable Goals) for Sphere Media

· Production Company: Sphere Media

· Quotes:

o Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury, Directors, Content - Canada: "When Carley first entrusted us with her captivating book, we knew we had to find the right team to deliver to her passionate fanbase. Developing this project with Dane, Linsey and Sphere has been a dream and we couldn't have found better partners to bring this love letter to both Toronto and Prince Edward Island to the screen."

o Carley Fortune: "I fell in love with Prince Edward Island first in the pages of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and again when I visited with my best friend in my early twenties. That vacation, the beauty of the island, the warmth of its people, and the friendships that sustain us - are the foundation of This Summer Will Be Different. I'm thrilled to bring this sweeping love story to the screen with Netflix and to transport audiences to the glittering shores and windswept beaches of PEI."

· Netflix and Sphere previously partnered on the limited series thriller, Wayward, which spent five weeks on the global top 10 and reached number one in 35 countries.

· Since Netflix launched its Canadian slate in 2025, domestic viewing of Canadian content on the service has grown by nearly 20%. Globally, nearly 65% of Netflix members watched Canadian content in 2025.

· This Summer Will Be Different joins Netflix's growing Canadian slate including North of North (S2 now in production), Wayward, Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, Unt. Newfoundland Project and The Granville Girls.