Off Campus star Mika Abdalla teased how season 2 will differ from Elle Kennedy‘s The Score.
“[It’s the] same as season 1 [where] season 1 didn’t exactly follow the books,” Abdalla, 26, shared on the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the “Hey Jonas!” podcast. “There’s some new fun stuff and some fun new little things that we’re adding in.”
Based on the Off-Campus book series by Kennedy, 44, the hit Prime Video show follows an elite ice hockey team — and the women in their lives. Season 1, which premiered in May, was centered around Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett’s (Belmont Cameli) love story.
Going off Kennedy’s book order, Logan’s (Antonio Cipriano) story was expected to be next, then Dean’s (Stephen Kalyn) before Tucker’s (Jalen Thomas Brooks) turn. News broke, however, that Dean and Allie (Abdalla) would be leading season 2 in a shakeup.
“Even though we do tease Dean and Allie a lot earlier than people expect, you are still left wanting a lot more,” Abdalla exclusively told Us Weekly in May. “And that’s something I’m really excited about. You just want to see more.”
Abdalla explained that the show wanted to “stay true to a lot” of Allie and Dean’s love story.
Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla) and Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Thomas Kalyn) in ‘Off Campus’ season 1. Liane Hentscher / Prime
“Allie and Hannah’s story lines are so connected to one another that it just made a lot of sense to touch on that this season,” she said about the extended focus on Allie and Dean throughout season 1. “All the books, they build off of each other and they’re all connected. It didn’t really make sense to not include certain elements from the other books in this season.”
Before Prime Video announced the next leads, Bright, 19, and Cameli, 28, revealed if they planned to return in future seasons.
“I totally understand your concern,” Cameli exclusively told Us Weekly about each season of the Prime Video show being focused on a different fictional couple. “We will be along for the ride the whole time.”
Bright confirmed the plan is for them to be “sticking” around before Cameli added, “We’re excited to see what season 2 holds for [us].”
The duo gushed over their strong offscreen bond.
“Doing a job like this would be so miserable if you didn’t like your costar,” Cameli shared. “We are so lucky. Ella and I are really, really good friends. We get along so well and we spend a ton of time together on set.”
Bright was just as grateful to have Cameli as her onscreen partner in crime.
“Honestly, we just have so much fun. It’s so cool to be able to go on this journey with everybody who just cares so much about this show and these characters,” she gushed to Us. “Everyone is here for the same reason. It definitely loosens the pressure a lot, because you’re sharing it with all these really great and talented people.”
Off Campus is streaming on Prime Video now.
