Off-Campus Author Finally Weighs In: Will the TV Series Change the Book Order?
Off Campus author Elle Kennedy teases shake-ups in the TV adaptation, hinting the series may shuffle the book order. Season 1 spotlights Hannah and Garrett while sprinkling in glimpses of the rest — priming fans to wonder who’s up next and what’s coming.
Author Elle Kennedy is already prepping Off Campus fans for a few TV-style curveballs. The Prime Video series kicked off with Hannah and Garrett, but if you are expecting the books ' exact order from here, maybe loosen that grip. Kennedy is fine with some shuffling, swears the friend group is sticking together, and wants everyone to judge the vibes, not the logistics.
Season 1 set the table. Now comes the remix.
Season 1 zeroed in on Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) while dropping in just enough of the other players to make you wonder who gets the next spotlight. In the books, Logan comes next. On the show, Kennedy says it might not go that way. Dean could jump the line, with Tucker wrapping things up later. Translation: the order is in play, on purpose.
- Hannah and Garrett: front and center in Season 1 (Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli)
- Logan: book-first for the sequel story, but the show might hold him (Antonio Cipriano)
- Dean: could be up next on TV (Stephen Kalyn)
- Tucker: likely the last stop if they reorder (Jalen Thomas Brooks)
- Also in the mix: new characters played by Mika Abdalla and Josh Heuston
No one is getting written off
Kennedy is clear that changing leads does not mean characters vanish. She says the crew stays tight and screen-present. Her description of the living setup is a little fuzzy - she mentions everyone still sharing the same house and also says the guys, Hannah, and Allie are in the same dorm room - but the point is they are all still in each other's orbit. Expect an ensemble that keeps weaving through every storyline.
Kennedy had input, not control
She was not in the writers room and did not handle casting. What she did do: read scripts as they came in, hop on the occasional Zoom with the showrunners, and flag scenes she felt were nonnegotiable. The creative team made the final calls. She also did not hand over a list of must-haves because she knows adaptation means change - especially when you are moving from first-person narration on the page to something you have to show on screen.
'I hope fans go in with an open mind. Some things have to change in an adaptation - but they are going to get the same feeling they got from the book.'
Fan temperature: warm to hot
Fresh off a book tour, Kennedy says the energy was steady excitement. She thinks the show nails the relationship dynamics that matter and believes viewers are going to be into it, even with the inevitable tweaks.
Off Campus is streaming on Prime Video now.