Biggest Book vs. TV Shows Changes in Prime Video's 'Off Campus' Series

Prime Video's Off Campus is a sultry yet sweet watch - but how does the TV adaptation compare to the original book?

Based on the Off Campus book series by Kennedy, the show, which premiered Wednesday, May 13, follows an elite ice hockey team and the women in their lives as they "grapple with love, heartbreak and self-discovery - forging deep friendships and enduring bonds while navigating the complexities that come with transitioning into adulthood," read the official synopsis.

Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett's (Belmont Cameli) love story took center stage in season 1 - with several key moments from their book, The Deal, swapped for an updated version.

"We have all eight scripts written," creator Louisa Levy exclusively told Us Weekly before the show premiered. "We've given [two] to the actors but the writers' room is done."

Levy noted that filming would be happening soon.

"We're getting ready to dive into production and we've got a season mapped out," she noted. "We know what we want to do - and we've got some fun things in store. I'll just say … book fans are going to be really excited."

While the scripts have been completed, Levy didn't rule out changes, adding, "They're written. It doesn't mean that we can't make adjustments. But we do have the plan, we have the map [for the season]. But I'm pretty sure that fans are going to be really excited about it."

Keep scrolling for the main differences that took place on the show compared to Kennedy's version:

Hannah Kissing Dean Instead of Logan

While Garrett (briefly) ended his romance with Hannah on the show, the book actually had his dad to blame. Bright told Us that swapping it to have the focus on Hannah and Garrett was due to the "characters themselves."

"That's what makes it such a poignant and upsetting moment. It is so heartbreaking because they're both having such awful days at the exact same time. So that miscommunication is, of course, going to end in that way," she noted. "Because they are losing the ability to connect and hear each other out. They're dealing with their own things at the same time. So it is really difficult, and it makes it definitely a saddest scene."

Cameli, meanwhile, referred to it as "very upsetting and a heartbreaking" fictional split, adding, "We wanted it to come from the characters."

Levy elaborated on the vision for the scene.

"A big reason why we made that change was because 11 years ago - when the books were published - college athletes couldn't make money off of their image like this and now they can," she explained. "The financial leverage that Phil has doesn't really work anymore in today's climate. We knew that we had to make a change there."

She continued: "But then on top of that, we also really wanted it to come from Garrett's inner fear that he might become his father. So even though Phil is not directly responsible, he's still kind of tangentially responsible. Because that is Garrett's deepest fear is becoming his dad. You don't want to do that and make Hannah go through that."

No ‘Hands Off' Ban

The most significant change was the way Garrett instituted a campus-wide hands-off law after his split from Hannah. On the page, Garrett's decision frustrated Hannah - but it also brought them back together.

The show did things a little differently with Hannah catching wind of Garrett threatening other guys so they would stay away from her. Hannah confronted Garrett - and that's when they realized some confusion between his team members led to a misunderstanding.

"We were trying to find a way to keep this fan-favorite moment from the book, while not making it like a problem for Garrett," Levy told Today. "So we came up with a solution that still honors the original intent but makes Garrett not completely terrible for doing this after breaking up with Hannah."

Hunter Davenport's Introduction

To push Allie and Dean's story along, the show introduced Hunter Davenport despite him not being linked to Allie on the page.

"It was really important to have that scene to slow down what was happening between Allie and Dean. I want to see them kind of go. I want to see them really separate," Abdalla hinted. "Allie just got out of a long-term relationship. She can't do what she always does. … I really like the edition of the Hunter story line drama. They need to grow as individuals. And so I really want to see Ali and Dean grow separately in season 2."

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This story was originally published May 17, 2026 at 6:16 AM.