Netflix romance series This Summer Will be Different, with Sophie Nélisse playing Lucy who falls for her best friend’s brother on Prince Edward Island, has wrapped filming there and moved production to Toronto.
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What’s This Summer Will Be Different about?
Lucy (Sophie Nélisse) is vacationing one summer on Prince Edward Island, and meets Felix (Roby Attal) in an electric, chemistry-filled night. Only one problem: Felix is her best friend Bridget’ (Francesca Reale)”s younger brother. On her annual return trips to P.E.I., Lucy vows to avoid Felix and his bed — easier said than done.
When Bridget rushes home to P.E.I. in crisis a week before her wedding, Lucy can only follow and remind herself to protect her heart, but wonders if she really wants to do that after all.
Cast:
Sophie Nelisse as Lucy Ashby,, Roby Attal as Felix Clark, Francesca Reale as Bridget Clark, Jude Wilson as Zach, Jordan Rodrigues as Miles Lam.
Plus Cecilia Owen as Joy, James Tupper as Ken ,Natalie Brown as Christine, Tom Barnett as Peter.
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This Summer Will be Different is adapted from Canadian author Carley Fortune”s best-selling book.
I fell in love with Prince Edward Island first in the pages of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and again when I visited with my best friend in my early 20s. That vacation, the beauty of the island, the warmth of its people, and the friendships that sustain us are the foundation of This Summer Will Be Different. I’m thrilled to bring this sweeping love story to the screen with Netflix and to transport audiences to the glittering shores and windswept beaches of PEI. — Carley Fortune to Tudum.
Prince Edward Island tourism has a This Summer Will Be Different on P.E. I. Itinerary for readers of the book.
Filming on Prince Edward Island:
Sophie Nelisse arrived on P.E.I. in July after wrapping four seasons as a teen soccer star gone feral in the Emmy-nominated Yellowjackets series filmed in Vancouver.
Production began on July 29th at the Charlottetown Alexander B. Campbell Airport. And a beach in North Rustico Park . And another in Basin Head Provincial Park.
Filming in Charlottetown.
Sophie Nélisse, Francesca Reale, Roby Attal and Jude Wilson filming ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ in Charlottetown today. pic.twitter.com/89n6sU6ePT
— Every Year After + TSWBD Updates (@EYAseries) August 8, 2026
On a boat in Victoria, PEI.
Sophie Nélisse and Roby Attal spotted filming ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ last week in Victoria, PEI. pic.twitter.com/dq4ECzY1VJ
— Every Year After + TSWBD Updates (@EYAseries) August 13, 2026
Distinctive red sandstone cliffs of PEI.
Thunder Cove Beach:
The main trio:
Roby Attal in P.E. I.
This Summer Will be Different spent a month filming on Prince Edward Island and will spend two-and-a-half months filming in Toronto.
This Summer Will Be Different:
Episodes: 10
Prince Edward Island filming dates: July 29 2026 – August 26 2026.
Toronto filming dates: August 31 2026 – October 16 2026.
Showrunners: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart.
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Francesca Reale, Roby Attal, Jordan Rodrigues, Jude Wilson, Natalie Brown, James Tupper, Tom Barnett, Celia Owen.
Producers: Carley Fortune, Sphere, Netflix.
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