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Every Year After

American television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ138773730
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Every Year After is an American romantic drama television series developed by Amy B. Harris and Leila Gerstein. Based on Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, the series stars Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett, Michael Bradway, and Abigail Cowen.

The series had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2026, and was released on Amazon Prime Video on June 10, 2026. In June 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

The story follows the second chance romance of Percy (Sadie Soverall) and Sam (Matt Cornett), who go from friends to lovers over several summers spent in Barry's Bay beside the lake. Percy returns to Barry's Bay after ten years following a tragedy, forcing her to confront her childhood first love, Sam, his brother Charlie (Michael Bradway), and the painful secret mistake that drove the couple apart.

Two lifelong friends, Percy and Sam, explore the question: what if your first love was destined to be your soulmate?

Cast and characters

Main

Sadie Soverall as Persephone "Percy" Fraser, a 28-year-old obituary writer who goes back to her childhood summer hometown, Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada, for Sue's memorial

Matt Cornett as Sam Florek, Percy's childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend, who is a cardiologist

Michael Bradway as Charlie Florek, Sam's older brother and a hedge fund manager

Abigail Cowen as Delilah Mason, Percy's childhood best frenemy and the Florek brothers' friend

Joseph Chiu as Jordie, Sam's best friend and the owner of the Bay Breeze Motel

Aurora Perrineau as Chantal, Percy's current best friend and an attorney

Recurring

Elisha Cuthbert as Sue Florek, Sam and Charlie's mother

Juliette Hawk as Young Percy

Carson MacCormac as Young Charlie

Blue Clarke as Young Sam

Fred Ewanuick as Arthur Fraser, Percy's father

Robyn Ross as Diane, Percy's mother

Karl Walcott as Drew, Chantal's fiancé

Roan Curtis as Taylor, Sam's current girlfriend, and a pediatrician

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Production

Development

On July 31, 2024, Amazon Prime Video gave production a series order for Every Year After which is based on Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. The series is developed and showran by Leila Gerstein who is also expected to executive produce alongside Fortune. Upon series regulars announcement, it was reported that Gerstein left the series and Amy B. Harris is expected to be the new showrunner and executive producer.

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