{"id":452627,"date":"2026-05-16T22:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T22:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452627\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T22:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T22:52:14","slug":"off-campus-finale-explained-cast-interviews-whats-coming-in-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/452627\/","title":{"rendered":"Off Campus finale explained, cast interviews, what’s coming in Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spoiler alert: Do not read until you\u2019ve watched all of Season 1 of Prime Video<\/a>\u2019s Off Campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first season of Prime Video\u2019s spicy hockey romance Off Campus put aspiring songwriter Hannah Wells (Ella Bright<\/a>) and collegiate hockey star Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli<\/a>) through the literal wringer. By the end, though, the Briar U lovebirds came out on the other side stronger than ever \u2014 even if their path to love was anything but smooth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

As established in Elle Kennedy<\/a>\u2019s bestselling Off Campus novels, it was revealed midway through the season that Hannah\u2019s intimacy issues are the result of being date-raped in high school by the mayor\u2019s son, who was also a hockey player. Meanwhile, Garrett\u2019s icy relationship with his abusive father (played by Steve Howey) \u2014 a former hockey great with lofty expectations for his son \u2014 only compounded his fears that he\u2019d grow up to be a monster, too.<\/p>\n

\"Lindsy<\/a> \"'Off<\/a> <\/p>\n

All of those heated emotions reached a boiling point during an explosive hockey match between Briar U and their rival school, which was captained by Hannah\u2019s high school rapist. The game ended in an on-ice brawl that got Garrett suspended and temporarily severed his romance with Hannah. But they eventually reconnected after working out their own issues. Hannah findds her voice again and writes a song personal to her journey, as Garrett realizes that he does love hockey after all.<\/p>\n

With the couple reunited, the focus shifted toward the Briar U hockey team. A technicality forced the crew to forfeit their wins, leaving them scrambling to find replacements for the new starting line as they adjusted to their status as underdogs, planting seeds for Season 2 and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking with Gold Derby, Off Campus creator-showrunner Louisa Levy<\/a> and the starsbreak down the first season\u2019s biggest moments and where the series may go next.<\/p>\n

Balancing sex and drama wasn\u2019t easy<\/p>\n

“It’s quite a line to toe,\u201d Levy says about handling Hannah and Garrett\u2019s traumatic backstories with care while also nurturing their red-hot romance. \u201cIt was very important to us to make sure to handle these topics responsibly. We spoke to experts, we talked a lot about it, and we thought very carefully. The most important distinction for me is that the show just like the books, is not about the trauma \u2014 it’s about surviving the trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never actually show any abuse for either Hannah or Garrett, we only show the aftermath of it, which is itself traumatic,\u201d she adds. \u201cBut we wanted to show the ripples after the events and how those affect you even further down the line, and also that these two characters can heal themselves and still find love.”<\/p>\n

A key moment that Levy lifted straight from the book is Hannah and Garrett\u2019s self-pleasuring scene in Episode 4, which happens after she discloses her high school rape to him for the first time. Hannah then boldly requests that Garrett give her an orgasm, so she can be sure that she\u2019ll be able to be intimate with her crush.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s a really iconic moment in the book and we wanted to do it justice, but also honor Hannah’s character arc,\u201d Levy notes. \u201cShe is someone who believes that she’s broken and it’s such a crucial moment in the book when Garrett tells her she’s not broken. That threads through all the way to the finale when she finds her voice again and is able to write music and fully embodies that spirit of someone who is not broken. That was important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Cameli and Bright in ‘Off Campus’ <\/p>\n

From fake love to real love<\/p>\n

\u201cA big moment for Hannah is when she decides to trust Garrett watching her drink in the karaoke scene in Episode 3,\u201d Bright says. \u201cThen the bomb really drops in Episode 4 [during] Drunk Shakespeare when she’s talking with Justin [Kohl, her rockstar crush played by Josh Heuston], who she’s having these conflicting feelings about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole reason that she’s in Garrett’s life is that they’re having this fake relationship for her benefit,\u201d the actress continues. \u201cShe realizes that they’re not having this depth of conversation that she’s been having with Garrett since the beginning of the season. That’s a really special, fun moment to play out. That’s where it all falls together in a really beautiful way.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Cameli believes that Garrett was ready to make the romance legit first \u2014 and made that choice quite early. \u201cWhen Garrett sees the video of Hannah singing in high school in the pilot, that’s when his antenna goes up,\u201d he says, referring to Bright\u2019s performance of \u201cBad Romance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think he’s in love with her at that point, certainly, but karaoke is a big moment for him,\u201d the actor continues. \u201cMusic is also a huge part of Garrett’s life because of his mother, so seeing that musical side of her immediately endears him to Hannah. When he’s standing in the crowd with everybody else, and she’s singing that song to f–k with him. But she’s also pretty and powerful and [her] voice sounds amazing. That’s a big moment for Garrett; that’s his first \u2018Oh s–t\u2019\u2019 moment!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Bright in ‘Off Campus’ <\/p>\n

Bright got emotional while filming Hannah\u2019s phone call<\/p>\n

Bright calls Hannah\u2019s emotional phone call with her mother in the season\u2019s penultimate episode her favorite scene of the series. During the conversation, she tearfully apologizes to her mother for ruining their lives and being the reason for why they spent all their savings on therapy, court cases, and lawyers to bring her rapist down.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really an emotional scene,\u201d the actress says. \u201cI was listening to \u2018Call Your Mom\u2019 by Noah Khan in a dark corner of UBC campus with my headphones on. Chelah [Horsdal] played my mom, and she actually came onto set that day so we could just have a conversation. It was so special that she was willing to do that, and it felt so much more genuine.<\/p>\n

That was also Bright\u2019s final dialogue scene of the series, which added to the intensity. \u201cThat was my last scene with lines and that will always be a scene that I will always remember,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n

\"\"Mika Abdalla<\/a> as Allie in ‘Off Campus’ <\/p>\n

Dean and Allie could be the next Off Campus leads<\/p>\n

While Levy wouldn\u2019t commit to whether Dean and Allie \u2014 played by Stephen Kalyn<\/a> and Mika Abdalla \u2014 will be the couple taking center ice in Off Campus\u2019 already-announced Season 2, all signs point to that being the case. If that happens, it would mean that the series is leaping ahead to adapt the third book, The Score.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fun thing about Elle’s books is that every romance is centered around a different fantasy,\u201d says Levy. \u201cHannah and Garrett are the \u2018fake dating-becomes-real relationship\u2019 fantasy. Allie and Dean are the \u2018bad boy-who-falls-for-you\u2019 fantasy. We get to do a little bit of that in Season 1, but there’s still room to play with the two of them.<\/p>\n

To hear Kalyn and Abdalla tell it, Dean and Allie\u2019s love story \u2014 which started off as secret hook-ups but quickly became more \u2014 is only just beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that Allie and Dean’s relationship is fun and sexy and a little bit easier emotionally [to digest],\u201d Abdalla says. \u201cI’m glad that we got to dive into it a little bit in Season 1. I’m excited for the future, getting to do what Ella and Belmont did this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was fun to see the fun side of Dean quite a bit in the show, and there\u2019s still a lot more to learn as we move forward,\u201d Kalyn agrees. \u201cWorking with Mika was incredible. She’s such a talented actor, and she made the job a lot easier. I’m just excited to keep going forward and for everyone’s season, to be honest. I love rollercoasters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Cameli and BrightLiane Hentscher\/Prime Video<\/p>\n

The Original Ending Was Completely Different<\/p>\n

According to Abdalla, the first season of Off Campus almost had a completely different ending. The version that viewers saw features a massive hockey team brawl after Dean finds out that Allie slept with another rival, Hunter Davenport (Charlie Evans).<\/p>\n

\u201cA very different ending was originally planned for this season,\u201d Abdalla reveals. \u201cWatching the boys film that fight was crazy. It was really fun and also horrifying!\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked why the original ending was swapped out, Levy plays coy. \u201cThat would be a spoiler because we might get to it at another time,\u201d she hints.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the thrill of introducing Hunter Davenport \u2014 who becomes the future male lead in Book 5 \u2014 was too enticing to pass up. His arrival as the newest addition to the Briar U hockey team also presents challenges and obstacles for Dean and Allie, as well as the hockey squad, to overcome. \u201cIt was a really fun discovery to allow a new character to drop into our show and cause some splashes and create some waves,\u201d she notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spoiler alert: Do not read until you\u2019ve watched all of Season 1 of Prime Video\u2019s Off Campus. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[193074,193075,195478,93,61,60,186057,195940,161173,12867,196420,282],"class_list":["post-452627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-belmont-cameli","tag-ella-bright","tag-elle-kennedy","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-louisa-levy","tag-mika-abdalla","tag-off-campus","tag-prime-video","tag-stephen-kalyn","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}