Watch:Is Every Year After Returning for Season 2? The Truth
Prepareforone golden summer of romance
The sun is shining and a healthy dose of love is in the air this year, thanks toOff Campusbringing the heat to the ice andEvery Year Aftertransporting fans to the sunny lakeside town of Barry’s Bay
Thefirst season ofhockey romanceOff Campusproved once againthatfake-dating arrangements don’tusually end as intended, but they just might get you across the goal line.Star center Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) promised Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) that he would help herscorethe heart of musician Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston) in exchange for some tutoring sessions, but theironce-fake romanceultimately blossomed into something real.Â
And now, as we swoon about the new BriarU couple, season two is already in the workswith Hannah’s best friend Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kayln) taking their friends-with-benefits situation to centerice. What could go wrong (or very right)?
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Not all shows indulge in a happily-ever-afterin thefirst season, however.Â
In fact, season one ofEvery Year After—based onCarley Fortune‘s novelEvery Summer After—ended without confirming where exes Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) and Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) truly stand afterreconcilingfollowing a decade-long estrangement.(Plus, that small little detail of her past hook-up with his brother Charlie Florek (Michael Bradway.)With the series being renewed,though,their second chance at romance may be ready to blossom.Â
“I am excited to hopefully see them have to come together and reconcile what happened and have a real honest conversation with each other,” Cornett told E! News. “I do think that obviously things can be fixed, but I think that there is a lot of talking that needs to happen.”
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No matter the twists and turns these shows take, love is always at the center of their story. And like most romance fans,Elle Kennedy—author of theOff Campusbook series—is grateful to see any of it hitting the big or small screen
“I love seeing any time romance gets into the mainstream, no matter the genre,” she told E!. “I am a big fan of romance and getting in front of as many people. It’s a genre that still, probably by a lot of people, is looked down upon. It’s never really been taken seriously.”
So, when it comes to romance, Kennedy emphasized, “Any genre, I love seeing it rise.”
Meet me by the TV after scrolling down for more shows to watch afterOff CampusandEvery Year After
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Look no further than the Crave original series—based on Rachel Reid’s Gamechangers books—that follows Montreal Voyageurs captain Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) through their decade-long romance.Â
The on-ice rivals spent years in a push-and-pull of clandestine hookups in hotel rooms while soaring to new heights in their hockey careers. But as deeper feelings begin melting any ice in their hearts, they are forced to come to terms with what they really want—and its potential fallout.Â
But don’t worry, show creator Jacob Tierney proved he’ll always be Shane and Ilya’s biggest cheerleader.
“This is a gay love story set in the world of hockey, so its very existence is an act of rebellion,” he told Toronto Life in November 2025. “But the show itself is happily ever after. I didn’t want to subvert too many romance tropes—I love these stories. This show is queer joy for adults.”
But summer proves to be different when the 15-year-old returns to the beachfront town with brother Steven Conklin (Sean Kaufman) and mom Laurel Park (Jackie Chung) to visit their mom’s best friend Susannah Fisher (Rachel Blanchard).
This time, the teen finds herself in a love triangle with brothers Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) and Jeramiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) amid the throes of adolescence in this emotional coming-of-age series.
The five-season series, which ran from 2006 to 2011, follows Coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) as he guides the Dillon Panthers to victory in a football-obsessed town while navigating personal and professional pressures.
At the center of this beloved series—also starring Jesse Plemons, Michael B. Jordan, Minka Kelly, Jurnee Smollett, to name just a few—is the bond between Coach and his wife Tami (Connie Britton), who work as an anchor for the team.
“We really wanted to deal with the authenticity of what it is to try to make a marriage work,” Britton told NPR in 2011. “If you’re in what we’d consider to be a good marriage, there’s going to be a foundation there. There’s going to be a foundation that is solid.”
“So on top of that foundation,” she continued, “you can rock the boat every which way that you want to, and be able to go back to what’s at the core of it.”
Set in the fictional town of Tree Hill, N.C., half-brothers Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) learn to co-exist after the former is recruited to their school’s basketball team.Â
With Lucas considered a social outcast to everyone except best friend Haley James (Bethany Joy Lenz) while being raised solely by his mom Karen Roe (Moira Kelly), the teen is forced to grapple with a new normal.Â
In his case, that means playing basketball with his brother—who continues to deal with the pressure from their dad Dan Scott (Paul Johansson)—becoming popular after joining the team and navigating a complicated love triangle between best friends Peyton Sawyer (Hilary Burton) and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush).
Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), an incredibly intelligent teen with problems at home, finds himself living with an affluent family in the cushy town of Newport Beach thanks to his public defender Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher).Â
As he gets closer to his future best friend Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) in the four-season series, Ryan is swept away by the glitz, glamour and drama of Newport Beach, which includes the misunderstood it-girl Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and her fiery best friend Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson).
Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) finds herself living with her mom’s best friend Katherine Walter (Sarah Rafferty) on a farm after her family died in a car accident.
Now, thousands of miles from her hometown of New York City, Jackie tries to acclimate to a town that has more cattle than people while grieving the loss of her family, all while developing feelings for Katherine’s sons Cole Walter (Noah LaLonde) and Alex Walter (Ashby Gentry).
While juggling a new school, Kitty explores her own sexuality and friendships, as well as learns more about her late mom, who also attended the academy as a teen.
Once Amerie and Harper’s map of all the students’ sex lives is discovered, everyone is forced to attend a new sexual education class called Sexual Literacy Tutorial (SLT, though students pronounced it “sluts.”)
From threesomes and wild sex to navigating the grief surrounding abortions and sexual assault, Heartbreak High pushes the envelope when it comes to its storyline.Â
If you are not from down under, a guide to Australian slang will be your best friend while watching this dramedy.
Meanwhile, his sister Casey Cartwright (Spencer Grammer) is a member of Beta Zeta and Cappie’s ex-girlfriend. The series follows six chapters at CRU, where parties, drama and excitement ensue. Oh, and a lot of beer pong.
In this German-language series on Amazon Video, Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) turns the extremely affluent Beaufort family’s lives upside down after she sees Lydia (Sonja Weiber) having an affair with their teacher Graham Sutton (Eidin Jalali). Lydia’s twin brother James (Damian Hardung), in an attempt to ensure Ruby’s silence, tries to bribe her with money and then with his body.
An unimpressed Ruby—a low-income student on scholarship at the tony prep school—declined both of the arrogant lacrosse stars’ deals. But while the pair initially despises one another, it doesn’t take long before that frustration turns into passion.
All that’s left is for Ruby and James to navigate their budding feelings while grappling with the repercussions of their socioeconomic differences. Will love be enough for a happily ever after?
The show begins with 15-year-old aspiring filmmaker Dawson and his BFF Joey, who is not-so-secretly in love with him, as they navigate adolescence with their friends in the fictional Massachusetts town. Along with exploring topics such as first love, teen pregnancy, racism, drugs and more, the series was a trailblazer in queer media.
The season three finale, which aired in May 2004, featured the first romantic kiss between two gay men Jack Mcphee (Kerr Smith) and Ethan Brody (Adam Kaufman).
“[The scene] gave millions of people a storyline that was reflective of their reality,” Kaufman told Us Weekly in May 2020. “I’m so honored to have been a part of that.”
