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EXCLUSIVE: Steve Howey (Shameless, High Potential) has been tapped for a significant recurring function on Amazon MGM Studios’ college-set romantic drama Off Campus, based mostly on the best-selling e-book collection by Elle Kennedy.
There are 5 books within the collection, which depicts the elite ice hockey workforce, and the ladies of their lives, as they grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery — forging deep friendships and enduring bonds whereas navigating the complexities that include transitioning into maturity.
In the vein of Bridgerton, every of the primary 4 novels tells the love story of a hockey participant, with the fifth being a novella assortment of all 4 {couples}. Season 1 of the TV collection, based mostly on the primary e-book, The Deal, follows the unlikely romance between Hannah Wells (Ella Bright), a wry, hockey-hating music main, and Briar University’s playboy star heart Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli).
Howey will play Garrett’s dad, Phil Graham, a former hockey legend well-known for his mood on the ice who pushes his son to be the star participant he’s as we speak. The character is outstanding within the first e-book and, like Garrett, additionally seems within the second, The Mistake.
Other Off Campus collection regulars enjoying hockey gamers who would every take turns as a lead in subsequent seasons embrace Antonio Cipriano (Logan from The Mistake), Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal) and Stephen Kalyn (Dean from Book #3, The Score), with Mika Abdalla as Dean’s future main woman, Allie. Fellow collection common Josh Heuston performs the Season 1 love rival function of Justin.
Off Campus was created by Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore who will function government producers and co-showrunners. Also government producing are Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen and James Seidman, Leanna Billings through her banner Billings Productions, Neal Flaherty, Silver Tree, with Temple Hill’s Annika Patton and writer Kennedy producing. Deanna Brigidi and Andrea Bunker served as casting administrators.
Howey was lately tapped as a brand new collection common on ABC’s hit new procedural drama High Potential as police Captain Jesse Wagner. He might be greatest recognized for his function as Kevin Ball on the long-running Showtime comedy-drama Shameless. Howey additionally was a collection common on the hit WB comedy Reba and, most lately, led the CBS motion collection True Lies, government produced by James Cameron and McG. He is repped by Independent Artist Group.