Netflix Greenlights 'Icebreaker' Series With Amanda Lasher at Helm

WHO:

Collider - Netflix is adapting Hannah Grace’s best-selling hockey romance novel "Icebreaker."

Deadline - Amanda Lasher is set as showrunner for the series adaptation.

Variety - Alex Cooper will produce the series through Unwell Productions.

Variety - Jinny Howe is Netflix’s head of scripted series for the US and Canada.

Variety - Jade Bartlett developed and wrote the pilot for the series.

WHAT:

Collider - Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of "Icebreaker."

Deadline - "Icebreaker" has spent 70 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

Variety - The book "Icebreaker" has sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide.

Variety - The logline for the show states: “She’s the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He’s the campus star chasing the NHL. But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins collide—and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.”

WHERE:

Variety - The story is set at the fictional University of California, Maple Hills.

WHEN:

Variety - "Icebreaker" was originally published in 2022 with a wide release in 2023.

Variety - The series is part of a trend following the success of "Heated Rivalry," which was released in late 2025.

WHY:

Variety - Jinny Howe stated, “Netflix has a long history of turning beloved romance novels into massive global hits. We know our members can’t get enough of these stories, which makes ‘Icebreaker’ the perfect next chapter for us.”

HOW:

Variety - Amanda Lasher and Jade Bartlett are both attached to write and executive produce the adaptation, with Bartlett having written the pilot and Lasher set to serve as showrunner.

(UPDATED June 15, 2026 20:12 UTC)

Netflix is set to adapt Hannah Grace’s best-selling hockey romance novel "Icebreaker," which has spent an impressive 70 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide. Amanda Lasher will serve as the showrunner, while Jade Bartlett, who developed and wrote the pilot, will also executive produce alongside Alex Cooper through Unwell Productions. The series, which follows the story of Anastasia Allen and Nate Hawkins as they navigate their ambitions and a budding romance at the fictional University of California, Maple Hills, is part of a growing trend of successful adaptations of romance novels.