Lace up your skates — Icebreaker is on the way, and we know which stars will be at the center of the ice. Daisy Jelley (Poser, How to Have Sex, Geek Girl) and Connor Simos (Subversion) have been cast as fan-favorite characters Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Nate Hawkins in the upcoming college romance series. Get a sneak peek at the actors getting to know each other in the video below.
And now we know some of the faces who’ll be joining Jelley and Simos in Icebreaker. Gabriel Tierney, Auliʻi Cravalho, Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig, and Aidan Shaw have all joined the cast. You can see all eight cast members in a photo below.
The series follows Stassie, a competitive figure skater with her eyes on Olympic gold. Everything changes when she’s forced to share the rink with Nate Hawkins, a hockey player who’s equally determined to go pro. Despite the cold temperatures on the ice, the heat between Stassie and Nate is undeniable. But is ambition or attraction the sharper blade?
Icebreaker is based on Hannah Grace’s viral hockey romance novel of the same name, which has charmed the New York Times bestseller list and BookTok alike. Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) is the series’ showrunner and Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller’s Girl) is the creator.
Keep reading to break the ice on all things Icebreaker, including which character each cast member will play.
She’s the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He’s the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Nate Hawkins collide — and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.
The stars of Icebreaker are:
Keep an eye on Tudum to learn who else will join this cast on the ice.
L-R: Daisy Jelley, Connor Simos, Gabriel Tierney, Auliʻi Cravalho, Peter Berry, Chaneil Kular, Devin Craig, and Aidan Shaw.
The series is executive produced by Unwell Productions, from Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan, and Mina Lefevre. Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller’s Girl) is the drama’s creator, and Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) is the showrunner and writer. Both Bartlett and Lasher executive produce.
“I have been a fan of steamy YA since the seventh grade, reading Judy Blume stealthily hidden behind a textbook,” Lasher says. “I love this genre, and it’s been a joy working with Jade, the team at Unwell, and Netflix to bring Hannah Grace’s beloved Icebreaker novel to the screen.”
Bartlett also offers a hint about what will make the Icebreaker series so special.
“It’s been such a joy to play in Hannah Grace’s world of Icebreaker, a story filled with ambitious, talented, and undeniably sexy characters. But the real special sauce is that, above all, they are good, deeply compassionate people … and we cannot get enough of them,” Bartlett says. “Hannah has created the kind of world you want to live in, and Amanda and I are having an absolute romp, with our incredible teams at Unwell and Netflix, bringing this cherished story to the screen.”
Jinny Howe, Netflix’s head of scripted series for US and Canada, announced the upcoming series at the BANFF World Media Festival.
“Netflix has a long history of turning beloved romance novels into massive global hits. We know our members can’t get enough of these stories, which makes Icebreaker the perfect next chapter for us,” Howe says. “By supercharging the hockey sports-romance genre, Icebreaker has ignited a passionate fandom and helped redefine the landscape of contemporary romance. We are thrilled to partner with Jade Bartlett, Amanda Lasher, and the team at Unwell Productions to bring this irresistible love story to life.”
Yes, it’s based on Grace’s Icebreaker novel, the first in the three-book Maple Hill series. The novel spent 70 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, surpassing nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide. Icebreaker has been translated into 24 languages and distributed across 34 territories, cementing its status as an international phenomenon.
As you wait for Icebreaker to hit the rink, find your next favorite page-to-screen adaptation here. And keep coming back to Tudum for all your Icebreaker news.
