Off Campus is going through another surprise cast exit with a major book character not returning for season 2.
Prime Video confirmed the hit series’ second season will premiere on April 28, 2027. The announcement also revealed who would be starring in the upcoming season — but one name was noticeably missing. Riley Davis, who played Allie’s boyfriend Sean in season 1, isn’t reprising his role, which comes as a surprise for fans familiar with Elle Kennedy’s book series.
Based on the popular novels, Off Campus follows an elite ice hockey team and the women in their lives. Season 1, which premiered in May, focused on Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett’s (Belmont Cameli) love story.
Following the order of Kennedy’s books, Logan’s (Antonio Cipriano) story was expected to be next, before Dean (Stephen Kalyn) and Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) got their turns. The show is shaking things up, however, with Dean and Allie (Mika Abdalla) leading season 2.
“[It’s the] same as season 1 [where] season 1 didn’t exactly follow the books,” Abdalla, 26, shared on a June episode of the “Hey Jonas!” podcast. “There’s some new fun stuff and some fun new little things that we’re adding in.”
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Off Campus will be making some changes after season 1. Before the show started filming its next installment, news broke that Josh Heuston won’t return as Justin.
“[He is] not [in] next season, but I love Josh and I would not write him off if I can find a way to bring Justin back at some point,” creator Louisa Levy told TV Guide earlier this year. “We never got a chance to meet Stella, who is the person he ends up with in the book. So maybe we’ll find a way to fold him into a future season.”
Levy noted that it wasn’t always the plan for Justin to be absent from season 2. “We don’t have him [available] next season, but never say never,” she added.
With Justin gone, Levy hinted at how the story is going to adapt.
“There’s going to be less live songs. Because we don’t have all of Hannah’s songwriting journey to play into,” she said during Obsessed Fest in June. “We don’t have Josh and After Hours this season, so we don’t have those bands. But we still have a lot of music in other ways. We will still have some light music in the show.”
Levy concluded: “I still think the heart of the show lives in those needle drops and those songs that underscore a moment — as well as the actual score.”
Off Campus is currently streaming on Prime Video.
