‘EVERY YEAR AFTER’: AN ADAPTATION REMINISCES ABOUT SUMMER LOVE
Adapted from a novel titled Every Summer After, this Prime Video eight-part series tells a story over a number of years and thus begins Every Year After.
Every Year After (2026) Prime Video TV Review
The impending marriage of a best friend is making Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) nostalgic. As she uncomfortably gives her speech (she doesn’t like public speaking), Percy waxes poetic about love and tries to be the girl who doesn’t really need it, but memories of year’s past flood her mind as she celebrates her bestie.
Every one of those past summers holds promise and love for Percy and her greatest first love Sam Florek (Matt Cornett). They love deeply and share deep history that includes spending many sun-drenched summer day together.
Time and summers pass and eventually, amid regret and mistakes, Percy leaves Barry’s Bay. She trades the lakeshore town for big city views and a job that pays the bills. Then, fate has ideas, which forces her to return to the bay where secrets and old wounds threaten to change everything.
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‘EVERY YEAR AFTER’: AN ADAPTATION REMINISCES ABOUT SUMMER LOVE. #EveryYearAfter #EverySummerAfter #PrimeVideo #SummerRomance Share on XA TV show coming from Prime Video, Every Year After hasn’t gotten quite as much attention as I have seen some of its peer series receive but being based on popular novel guarantees hype. Though the book title, Every Summer After, penned by Carley fortune is different, this is one I am sure captures the “look” of summer if nothing else. Though I did debate it, I decided not to read the book, but if you enjoy summer-y series, then you may want to check out that book first!
The show unfolds over six years (seems longer, but this is what the site information says) and shifts between present and past summers. The story also uses a trope that many don’t care for, and honestly, the way this one uses the trope is one of my least favorite storytelling situations. It’s unfair not just to the characters, but us. All this does is remind us that family dinners are uncomfy but also that characters are essentially incapable of loyalty. As a personal thing, it also means I don’t like or enjoy (nearly) all of these characters, despite the writing desperately trying to make them so.
The cast, though unknown to me, is good and I enjoyed the stunning scenery. Building off this is solid production quality and a story sure to charm many potential viewers. This said, the story has these plots that contradict each other (a lot) and this is frustrating. Some of which are offset by the annoyance that this series isn’t a one and done, which it should be. Surface level, this one is an easy watch despite any complaints. If you like other shows similar to this from Prime Video or Netflix, then you’ll like enjoy Year After Year.
Stream, at publication, Year After Year with Prime Video; all eight episodes are now available to stream
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Content: this show has a TV-MA rating and does contain adult themes and content. Some episodes have less material than others and honestly, some are only PG. There is talk of hooking up and casual sex; a character is having an affair. There are sex scenes, most of which are done with careful, shadowed or non-graphic filming. Lots of making out and casual attitudes about sex is here. One character has an abortion (this is all very subtle). There is profanity which includes the f-word.
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I feel like it’s the “new” The Summer I Turned Pretty. ;)