NETFLIX HEATS UP "ICEBREAKER" WITH DAISY JELLEY & CONNOR SIMOS CAST AS STASSIE & NATE

· Netflix today announced Daisy Jelley (Poser, How to Have Sex, Geek Girl) and Connor Simos (Subversion) as Anastasia "Stassie" Allen and Nate Hawkins, respectively.

· The new college romance drama series, Icebreaker, is based on the #1 New York Times best-selling novel by Hannah Grace.

· Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness)

· Creator/Executive Producer: Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller's Girl)

· Author/Executive Producer: Hannah Grace

· Executive Producer: Unwell Productions - Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre

· Logline: She's the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He's the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins collide - and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.

· Building on the massive momentum of the Maple Hills series, Hannah Grace's Icebreaker continues to reach historic milestones, having spent 70 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Originally published in November 2022 with a wide release in 2023, the blockbuster novel has captivated a massive global audience, surpassing nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide. Translated into 24 languages and distributed across 34 territories, Icebreaker has cemented its status as an international phenomenon, driving total sales for the three-book Maple Hills series past 7.5 million copies globally and becoming a viral sensation.

· Icebreaker joins a lineup of successful Netflix adaptations, including I Will Find You (currently our 5th most popular English series), recent hits like Little House on the Prairie, and the breakout series His & Hers (which earned 98.2M views in its first 91 days). Other fan favorites include Bridgerton, The Queen's Gambit, Remarkably Bright Creatures, People We Meet on Vacation, and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Upcoming adaptations include East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, The Corrections, and Lonesome Dove.