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Prime Video Greenlights New Original Romantic Drama Series, "Boys Of Tommen"
#1 New York Times Bestseller, TikTok Sensation, and Internationally Beloved Phenomenon to Become Latest Book to Screen Adaptation for Prime Video
LONDON, UK - 11th February - Prime Video has commissioned Boys of Tommen, a sweeping romantic drama series based on the BookTok sensation, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling series by Irish author Chloe Walsh. The emotionally powerful story has captivated readers worldwide with its unforgettable characters and intensely romantic storyline and now, alongside the producers of The Summer I Turned Pretty, One Day and Twilight, Prime Video will bring it to screen.
Series one is based on the first two novels in Chloe Walsh's best-selling series, Binding 13 and Keeping 13 and adapted by Poppy Cogan (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder). It follows the forbidden love story of Johnny Kavanagh, the star rugby player on the verge of a pro career and Shannon Lynch, the talented but painfully shy new girl at the prestigious private school of Tommen College in Ballylaggin, Ireland. Both teenagers are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially career ending injury and Shannon, a troubled and violent homelife. Through their secret and highly charged connection, the two teens from opposite worlds battle against the odds and find a way to save each other.
Boys of Tommen will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide as part of Amazon MGM Studios' expanding global slate of premium international scripted series, extending the studio's bold storytelling across genres and formats.
Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, commented: "We're thrilled to bring Chloe Walsh's extraordinary Boys of Tommen to Prime Video. This BookTok phenomenon has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide with its deeply emotional storytelling and unforgettable characters. Poppy's scripts capture the intensity of Johnny and Shannon's powerful romance and dive into the rich constellation of characters to explore the themes of mental health, bullying, and resilience with the same authenticity that fans love in Chloe's books. We can't wait for our exceptional creative team at Drama Republic, Temple Hill, and wiip to bring this series to life for Prime customers."
Chloe Walsh, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, added: "The response from readers around the world has been overwhelming, and knowing that everyone behind this production and book shares my passion for telling this story authentically means the world to me."
Boys of Tommen is produced by global independent studio, wiip in association with Amazon MGM Studios, with Metropolitan providing local production services. Poppy Cogan serves as lead writer and Executive Producer alongside author of the series, Chloe Walsh, wiip's Paul Lee, Hope Hartman and Sean Flanagan, Temple Hill's Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, James Seidman and Annika Patten and Drama Republic's Greg Brenman and Deena Butt.
Boys of Tommen will join Prime Video's collection of beloved book-to-screen adaptations alongside psychological thriller The Girlfriend, Wattpad sensations Love me, Love Me and the Culpables franchise, including Culpa Nuestra and the English language adaptations My Fault: London and the upcoming Your Fault: London.
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About wiip
wiip is a global independent studio, distinctive in its talent-first approach by inspiring storytellers to do what they love - create. Led by entertainment veteran Paul Lee, wiip's critically acclaimed premium slate includes Jenny Han's global sensation YA drama, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" for Prime Video; Brad Ingelsby's Emmy(R) Award-winning limited series, "Mare of Easttown," starring Kate Winslet, as well as his new prestige drama series "Task," starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey, both for HBO Max; Alena Smith's Peabody Award-winning series, "Dickinson," starring Hailee Steinfeld for Apple TV+; "Bodkin," the first scripted drama from Higher Ground Productions, starring Will Forte for Netflix; Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck's limited series, "White House Plumbers," starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux for HBO Max; Danny Boyle's "Pistol;" Matthew Berry and Arthur Mathews' "Toast of Tinseltown;" and Cody Heller's "Dummy," starring Emmy(R) nominated Anna Kendrick for The Roku Channel. Upcoming projects include "The Undertow," starring Jamie Dornan for Netflix; "The Off Weeks," starring Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain, and Gideon Raff's "Safe Houses," both for Apple TV+. Branching into features, wiip produced the inspiring coming-of-age musical documentary, "Just Sing," which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, in partnership with Ventureland's John Battsek and Sarah Thomson. wiip is also partnering with Amazon MGM Studios to co-produce the feature-film continuation of "The Summer I Turned Pretty."
About Temple Hill
Temple Hill Entertainment was founded in 2006 by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen. Together they've produced a number of successful film franchises, notably The Twilight Saga, The Maze Runner trilogy, and the Smile series along with The Fault in Our Stars, Fatherhood, The Hate U Give, Love, Simon, First Man and Happiest Season, and most recently People We Meet on Vacation, and My Oxford Year for Netflix, The Map that Leads to You for Amazon, and Clown in a Cornfield, which premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim.
On the TV side, the company began producing television in 2011 with the hit ABC drama Revenge, and their efforts in that arena continued to evolve, helping shepherd the long running, Dave Burd comedy vehicle Dave at FX. But their bread and butter remains adapting popular fiction into shows that their readers love. Looking for Alaska for Hulu. Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes and The Outsider. And the upcoming series Off Campus, for Amazon based on the hugely successful book series by Elle Kennedy, as well as Stephenie Meyer's best selling Midnight Sun (Twilight) for Netflix.
About Drama Republic
Established in 2013, Drama Republic hit the ground running with multi-award winning Doctor Foster and The Honourable Woman. Drama Republic went on to produce Wanderlust (BBC One), Black Earth Rising (BBC 2 / Netflix), series two of Doctor Foster, Pure (Channel 4), Mike Bartlett's Life (BBC One) and the adaptation of David Nicholls' best-selling novel Us (BBC One). 2021 saw the release of the Netflix Original series The Irregulars by Tom Bidwell. More recently the company produced The Confessions of Frannie Langton (ITV), David Ireland's The Lovers (Sky), Hugo Blick's The English starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer for BBC/ Prime Video, Nicole Taylor's adaptation of David Nicholls' global bestseller One Day for Netflix, Sally Wainwright's Riot Women (BBC/Britbox), Steal (Prime Video) and Hugo Blick's upcoming series California Ave (BBC). In July 2021, Drama Republic joined Mediawan, a leading European studio producing premium content in all genres.
About Chloe Walsh
Chloe Walsh is the NYT and USA Today best-selling author of The Boys of Tommen series, which exploded in popularity on TikTok, Goodreads, and Amazon. She has been writing and publishing Young Adult, New Adult and Adult contemporary romance for mature audiences for over a decade. Her Tommen series has been translated into multiple languages around the world, finding best-selling success in several countries. Chloe focuses heavily on the mental health dynamics of her characters, shining a light on important, real-life topics that are close to her heart. Heavily influenced by her own real life experiences, she pens tearjerking, and often harrowing narratives, giving another perspective to, often, unspoken everyday issues. Chloe hails from West Cork, Ireland, where she continues to reside with her family.
Chloe is represented by WME.
About Prime Video
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can customize their viewing experience and find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Night Manager, Heads of State, Reacher, Red One, Road House, The Accountant 2, The Boys, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and The Summer I Turned Pretty; UK produced Originals such as The Girlfriend, Steal, Bait, Clarkson's Farm, Molly-Mae: Behind it All, My Fault: London, Lazarus and Last One Laughing UK, exclusive fan favourites such as Nine Perfect Strangers S2 and The Assassin; Prime member exclusive access to coverage of live sports including UEFA Champions League and NBA, and acclaimed sports documentaries including, Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues, Sven and the Amazon Original All or Nothing franchise, including All or Nothing: Arsenal.
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