Beau Maxwell might only be a side character in Off Campus <\/i><\/a>season 1, but he already has the fans in tears.<\/p>\n \u201cSaw him and started crying. Oh, Beau Maxwell,\u201d one fan wrote via TikTok<\/span><\/a> in May 2026 after season 1 was released, editing clips of Khobe Clarke<\/b>\u2019s character to Taylor Swift<\/b>\u2019s emotionally charged ballad \u201cloml.\u201d<\/p>\n Another viewer tweeted, \u201cI actually think they want to emotionally wreck us by giving us so many Beau scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n A third social media user wrote via X, \u201cThey made me fall for Beau Maxwell bad in the show just for them to kill him like this can\u2019t be happening. I KNEW I couldn\u2019t pay attention him but they were dangling him.\u201d<\/p>\n So, why are Off Campus <\/i>fans sobbing over Beau? Allow Us to break down their heartbreak below:<\/p>\n Warning: Spoilers below for Off Campus<\/i>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Off Campus <\/i>was initially a four-book hockey romance series written by Elle Kennedy<\/b>, in which four Briar University athletes found love in their own book. Season 1 of the Prime Video series, released in May 2026, chronicled the first novel, The Deal<\/i>, about captain Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells\u2019 love story.<\/p>\n Other books in the series include The Mistake <\/i>(John Logan and Grace Ivers), The Score<\/i> (Dean Heyward-Di Laurentis and Allie Hayes) and The Goal <\/i>(John Tucker and Sabrina James).<\/p>\n Kennedy has also written two follow-up series, Briar U <\/i>and Campus Diaries<\/i>, about the next generation of collegiate love stories.<\/p>\n Beau (played by Clarke) was introduced in season 1 as a friend of Garrett (Belmont Cameli<\/b>) and Dean\u2019s (Stephen Kalyn<\/b>), a football player who is often involved in the friend group\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n Just like Clarke\u2019s portrayal, book Beau was also a Briar football star and a close friend to the hockey team. He was also pals with Sabrina (Tucker\u2019s eventual love interest, who has yet to be cast) throughout the series. In the book, Beau dies in Sabrina and Tucker\u2019s story<\/a> after a car crash.<\/p>\n As soon as the Prime Video series premiered, viewers were gaga over Clarke\u2019s character.<\/p>\n \u201cJust started the off campus show and yes I did make a sound resembling that of a sad puppy when I realized that Beau Maxwell is the one sitting next to Garrett in class,\u201d one fan wrote via X, with another adding, \u201cHe isn\u2019t even dead in the series [in the first season] and I\u2019m already mourning.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so serious when I say Beau\u2019s death in the show is going to impact me a lot more than it did in the books,\u201d another fan tweeted. \u201cPlease Beau Maxwell, don\u2019t get in that f***ng car and keep your neck safe.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat Is \u2018Off Campus\u2019 About?<\/b><\/h2>\n
What Is Beau Maxwell\u2019s Role in \u2018Off Campus\u2019?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Fans React to Beau Maxwell on \u2018Off Campus\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n
What Elle Kennedy Has Said About Beau\u2019s Expanded Role Onscreen<\/b><\/h2>\n
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