Every Year After
American romantic drama television series
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Every Year After is an American romantic drama television series developed by Amy B. Harris and Leila Gerstein. It is based on Every Summer After by Carley Fortune.[1] 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.[2][3]
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| Genre | Romantic drama |
| Based on | Every Summer After by Carley Fortune |
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| Showrunner | Amy B. Harris |
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| Music by | Tom Howe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer | Grace Gilroy |
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| Running time | 43–55 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | June 10, 2026 |
Cast and characters
Main
- Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser,[4] a 28-year-old obituary writer who goes back to her childhood summer hometown, Barry's Bay, British Columbia, Canada, for a funeral
- Matt Cornett as Sam Florek,[4] Percy's childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend, who is a cardiologist
- Michael Bradway as Charlie Florek,[4] Sam's older brother and a hedge fund manager
- Abigail Cowen as Delilah Mason,[4] Percy's childhood best frenemy and the Florek brothers' friend
- Aurora Perrineau as Chantal,[4] Percy's current best friend and an attorney
- Joseph Chiu as Jordie,[4] Sam's best friend and the owner of the Bay Breeze Motel
Recurring
- Elisha Cuthbert as Sue Florek,[4] 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
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.[1] 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.[5] Later, Lindsey Liberatore, Amy Rardin, and John Stephens joined the series as executive producers.[3]
Casting
On July 17, 2025, Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett, Aurora Perrineau, Abigail Cowen, Michael Bradway, and Joseph Chiu were cast as series regulars.[5] On September 24, 2025, Elisha Cuthbert was cast in a recurring role.[6]
Filming
Principal photography for the series began on June 4, 2025, in Vancouver, and concluded on September 18, 2025.[7]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Every Summer After" | Gillian Robespierre | Amy B. Harris and Leila Gerstein | June 10, 2026 | |
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In Seattle 2026, Percy Fraser attends the engagement party for her friends, Chantal and Drew. She then goes home to sleep with her friend-with-benefits, Jake. She gets a call from an old friend, Charlie, who calls to let her know that his mother has died and asks her to come to her funeral. Flashbacks to 2011 show Percy, Charlie, and Sam's first meeting one summer many years ago when Percy moved there. Percy quickly grows close to the brothers and their mother, Sue. Flashbacks to 2016, show Percy ends up in a very deep, emotional relationship with Sam, but left for reasons unknown. Percy returns to Barry's Bay for the first time in ten years. She tries to avoid seeing Sam, due to something that happened between them. Sam's friend, Jordie, is unhappy to see her return due to whatever happened a decade ago. Sam is now a doctor, when he finds out that Charlie invited Percy, the two get into a fight. The brothers' childhood friend, Delilah, is now engaged but she and Charlie are up to something, together. Percy finally sees Sam again, and the two have a romantic moment, until Sam's girlfriend, Taylor, comes in. | |||||
| 2 | "Young Blood" | Jeff W. Byrd | Leila Gerstein and Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky | June 10, 2026 | |
| 3 | "Playing with Fire" | Jeff W. Byrd | John Stephens | June 10, 2026 | |
| 4 | "Anatomy of a Romance" | Tara Nicole Weyr | Amy Rardin | June 10, 2026 | |
| 5 | "I Choose You" | Tara Nicole Weyr | John Stephens | June 10, 2026 | |
| 6 | "Plan B" | Jeff W. Byrd | Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky | June 10, 2026 | |
| 7 | "The Boathouse" | Jeff W. Byrd | Amy Rardin | June 10, 2026 | |
| 8 | "Goodbye..." | John Polson | Amy B. Harris & Amy Rardin | June 10, 2026 | |
Release
Every Year After had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2026, and was released on Amazon Prime Video on June 10, 2026.[2][3]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 73%, based on 26 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6.5/10.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]
