Prime Video's 'Every Year After' Launches as Romantic Drama Spanning Two Decades
Prime Video released all eight episodes of 'Every Year After,' a romantic drama adapted from Carley Fortune's bestselling novel 'Every Summer After,' on June 10, 2026. The series stars Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett as Percy and Sam, childhood friends whose romance spans six summers and reunites them a decade later following a family tragedy. Critics are divided, with some praising its emotional depth and chemistry while others find it dour and derivative of Prime Video's own 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.'
Every Year After, an eight-episode Amazon Original series adapted by Amy B. Harris and Leila Gerstein from Canadian author Carley Fortune's 2022 novel, follows Persephone 'Percy' Fraser (Sadie Soverall) as she returns to the fictional lakeside town of Barry's Bay after a decade away, prompted by the death of her ex-boyfriend Sam Florek's mother Sue (Elisha Cuthbert). The show alternates between flashbacks covering six summers of Percy and Sam's (Matt Cornett) evolving relationship and their present-day reunion. Filmed primarily on Bowen Island, British Columbia — rather than the novel's Ontario setting — the series deliberately identifies its Barry's Bay as being in British Columbia, a decision championed by Fortune herself to authentically represent Canadian geography. Variety praised the show's emotional depth, sun-drenched atmosphere, and supporting characters, while The Hollywood Reporter criticized it as 'dull and dour,' arguing it fails to sell the romantic fantasy at its core and leans too heavily on familiar genre tropes. The supporting cast includes Aurora Perrineau, Abigail Cowen, Joseph Chiu, and Michael Bradway, several of whom critics across outlets found more compelling than the leads. Showrunner Harris has expressed a vision for up to five seasons, with Fortune's novel 'One Golden Summer' cited as a potential blueprint for a second season centered on Charlie Florek.
What's missing
Audience reception data, streaming viewership numbers, and any official renewal announcement from Amazon have not yet been reported across these sources.
How coverage differed
Variety framed the series as a charming, emotionally resonant romance that successfully distinguishes itself from comparable shows, while The Hollywood Reporter took a sharply negative view, describing it as self-indulgent and derivative, arguing its leads lack chemistry and the show mistakes misery for depth.
What different sources said
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Prime Video’s ‘Every Year After’ Is a Dreamy Summer Romance: TV Review
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- Global News CanadaCenter
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- The TimesCenter
Every Year After review — a syrupy tale of young love at a lakeside resort
- NewsweekCenter
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- The EconomistCenter
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