--- title: "Off Campus" year: 2026 kind: "series" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/off-campus" fi1m_id: "off-campus" imdb_id: "tt33546863" tmdb_id: 273240 wikidata_id: "Q138862091" fi1m_score: 62 critics_score: 67 critics_reviews: 8 published: "2026-09-23T10:36:07.314028+00:00" updated: "2026-09-23T10:36:07.719972+00:00" region: "AU" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Off Campus (2026) Created by Louisa Levy · ACB MA 15+ · Drama ## Identity Off Campus - **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/off-campus - **Type:** Series - **Fi1m ID:** off-campus - **IMDb ID:** tt33546863 - **TMDB ID:** 273240 - **Wikidata ID:** Q138862091 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33546863/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/273240, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138862091 **Fi1m score: 62** · Critics 67 from 8 reviews *In a sentence:* Eight hours of well-lit undergraduates pretending to date and then failing to pretend > A college hockey romance that is sweeter than it is steamy and kinder than it is clever. The leads are likeable, the housemates are better company still, and eight episodes would have been six in a stricter edit. ## Synopsis Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) is a music student with a solo audition coming up and a hopeless interest in Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), who has never noticed her. Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), captain of the college hockey team, is about to fail the class that keeps him eligible to play. He proposes a deal: Hannah tutors him, and in return he lets the campus see them together, so that Justin might start paying attention. Hannah’s roommate Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla) thinks this is a terrible idea. Garrett’s housemates and teammates Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn), John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and John Logan (Antonio Cipriano) think it is very funny indeed. The one rule is that nobody develops feelings, and over eight episodes both of them set about breaking it. ## Review Louisa Levy’s series takes the fake-dating romance, a plot older than talking pictures, and gives it to a hockey captain and a music student in a shared house full of empty bottles. Elle Kennedy, whose novels it comes from, is among the producers, and the arrangement shows: the story is faithful to its source and unhurried about it. The result is pleasant, good-natured, frequently funny and about two episodes too long. It carries a 15 certificate, which it uses. The pairing works. Ella Bright plays Hannah with a guardedness that reads as good sense rather than coldness; she is the one person in the house who checks the door is locked. Belmont Cameli gives Garrett the ease of a boy who has never had to ask twice for anything, and the series is at its best when it lets him find out what it is like to be turned down. Their tutoring scenes, two people at a kitchen table with a textbook and a running argument, are better written than anything on the ice. Stephen Kalyn’s Dean supplies most of the laughs, a rich boy so pleased with himself that it comes round to being charming, and Jalen Thomas Brooks and Antonio Cipriano give the house a lived-in rhythm of insults and toast. Colin Hoult and Nick Thomas shoot the house in warm amber and the rink in a flat, unforgiving white, so that the boys look their age at home and older, harder and less interesting at work. Dan Hermansen dresses the house with hockey tape on the door frames, a couch nobody chose and a fridge that is mostly beer, and it is the one set that feels like people live in it. Charlene Akuamoah puts Hannah in layers she can hide inside and Garrett in the team’s own kit, on and off duty, which tells us what he is before he says a word. Keegan DeWitt’s score is light guitar and a little synth, and it has the manners to step aside whenever a song is doing the work. What does not work is the hockey. There are four directors on eight episodes, Erica Dunton, Silver Tree, Sam Bailey and Dawn Wilkinson, and four editors, Lisa Robison, Gordon Rempel, Nicole Brik and Nathan Easterling, and the games betray the committee. They are shot in close-up and cut so fast that no play ever develops; we see faces, then a goal, then faces. For a series that sells itself on a sport, we never once understood whether the team was any good. Chad Willett’s Coach Jensen shouts and Steve Howey’s Phil Graham glowers from the stands, and both are asked to carry more weight than the scenes around them can bear. The sex is another matter. There is a great deal of it, and it is shot at length and with some care, and it is less charged than the scenes in which the two of them sit fully dressed and talk. The series knows this, we think, because its best episode is almost entirely conversation. We were moved, more than we expected to be, in the scene where Hannah tells Garrett about her past, which we will not detail. Bright plays it looking at the table and Cameli does the hardest thing an actor in a romance can do, which is to listen without reaching for her. The writing there, by a team of seven, is spare and unshowy, and the series handles the subject with a seriousness the surrounding episodes do not always earn. The tone is the recurring problem. A scene of real hurt will sit beside a scene of Dean falling off a table, and the joins show. By the sixth episode we had begun to count what was left, not because we disliked anyone but because the plot had already told us where it was going and was taking the long road there. As adaptations of romance novels go, this is honest work: it wants what the books want and does not pretend otherwise. It is not as sharp as the best of the genre and it is a good deal kinder than the worst. Watch it in pairs of episodes, with someone who will enjoy the housemates as much as the couple, and do not expect to learn anything about hockey. *Fi1m score 62, published 23 September 2026.* ## What the critics say Most critics like it, though few pretend it is more than soapy comfort viewing. Five of the eight reviews are positive, and the praise gathers in the same places: the chemistry between the leads, Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli, the easy camaraderie among the hockey players, and the care with which the series handles consent, sexual assault and domestic violence, subjects its frat-house setting does not promise. The reservations gather too. Several reviews find the dialogue choppy, the tone uneven and the plot predictable, and more than one measures it against Heated Rivalry and finds it less steamy and lower in stakes. The spread is wide: four-star notices from Radio Times and The Guardian at one end, a D+ from The AV Club at the other, which calls the direction lifeless and the acting bad. Vulture also faults the lead performances, which sets both against the majority who find the pairing the show’s chief pleasure. ## Straight answers **Is Off Campus worth watching?** *Off Campus* is worth watching if you like a fake-dating romance and can forgive two episodes of padding, and we scored it 62. The leads are likeable and the housemates are better company still, but the plot tells you where it is going by the sixth episode and takes the long road there. Watch it in pairs. **How long is Off Campus, and what is it rated?** *Off Campus* is rated MA 15+ by the ACB in Australia. It is a drama series. **Where can I watch Off Campus in Australia?** *Off Campus* is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Australia. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service. **How violent or frightening is Off Campus, and is it suitable for children?** *Off Campus* carries a UK 15 certificate and is not suitable for children. There is no real violence and nothing frightening, but there is a great deal of sex, shot at length, and a scene in which Hannah speaks about her past that the series treats with some seriousness. It suits older teenagers and adults who want a romance rather than a hockey drama. **How does Off Campus compare to Sex Education?** *Off Campus* is the gentler and slighter of the two, and [*Sex Education*](https://film.one/tv/sex-education) is the better series. Both are frank about bodies and kinder about feelings than their premises suggest, but the earlier show is sharper, funnier and more confidently made, at least in its first two seasons. Choose *Off Campus* for a warm college romance with good housemates; choose *Sex Education* for wit. **What should I watch after Off Campus?** After *Off Campus*, try [*Heated Rivalry*](https://film.one/tv/heated-rivalry) (2025, Fi1m 77): The other hockey romance, hotter and harder-edged; the obvious next stop. Then [*Sex Education*](https://film.one/tv/sex-education) (2019, Fi1m 78): Frank about bodies and kinder about feelings, and funnier than it needed to be; and [*Anyone But You*](https://film.one/film/anyone-but-you) (2023, Fi1m 56): Fake dating with sunshine and a wedding; the screwball version of the same trick. ### Reviews we read (8) - **Radio Times**, David Craig (4/5): The critic praises the charming romance and emotional maturity of the frat bros, noting its blend of smut, silliness, and sensitivity to serious topics like rape and domestic violence, making it bingeable like a frat bro Bridgerton. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/off-campus-review-prime-video/) - **The Guardian** (4/5): The critic calls it slick, soapy, spicy, high-class lovable nonsense and recommends it as soothing, moreish trash TV for fans of hot twentysomethings and hockey. They single out the lovely chemistry between the leads and the genuine wit, warmth, and graceful handling of traumatic backstories for praise. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/13/off-campus-review-hot-fun-for-fans-of-bums-boobs-hockey-and-heated-rivalry) - **Variety**, Aramide Tinubu (70/100, inferred): The critic finds it a solid, predictable YA romance with lovely chemistry and good handling of consent and friendships, though dialogue can be choppy and nudity excessive in places; it offers Gen Z voices without reinventing the wheel. [Read](https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/off-campus-review-prime-video-1236741630/) - **The Hollywood Reporter**, Angie Han (60/100, inferred): The critic sees modest pleasures in the sweet, trope-filled romance with good chemistry and handling of backstories, but criticizes tonal shifts, clunky dialogue, and less steam than comparisons. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/off-campus-review-amazon-hockey-1236593481/) - **Vulture** (60/100, inferred): The critic describes it as an imperfect 'first pancake' attempt at a straight hockey rom-com—fun and wholesome with flashes of the genre's appeal, but scattered, tonally confused, overstuffed, and let down by weak lead performances and deflated tension. It praises the approachable handling of sexuality and trauma. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/off-campus-review-hockey-romance-amazon-prime-video.html) - **The AV Club**, Christina Izzo (D+): The critic finds the series tepid, corny, and not steamy enough compared to Heated Rivalry, hampered by lifeless direction, bad acting, and an algorithm-driven feel with graphic sex scenes that fail to land. It misses the mark overall but notes stronger chemistry in the supporting cast for a potential season two. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/prime-video-off-campus-elle-kennedy-amazon) - **Collider**, Therese Lacson (8/10): The critic praises the adaptation for capturing the essence of the romance novels with strong chemistry between leads Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli, delivering sizzling romance and soapy drama. They single out the authentic fake-dating-to-real-feelings arc and the natural camaraderie among the male leads for praise. [Read](https://collider.com/off-campus-tv-series-review-prime-video/) - **Den of Geek**, Lacy Baugher (70/100, inferred): The critic says it is not as steamy or high-stakes as Heated Rivalry but succeeds as a lighter, sweeter college hockey romance with strong emotional connection, sweet chemistry, and likable supportive characters. It notes familiar tropes and some flaws like weak hockey scenes but affirms it knows how to deliver the romance. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/off-campus-review-hockey-romance/) ## Details - **Created by:** Louisa Levy - **Creator:** Louisa Levy - **Director:** Erica Dunton, Dawn Wilkinson, Silver Tree, Sam Bailey - **Teleplay:** Louisa Levy, Cheech Manohar, Nick Bragg, Emmy St. Pierre, Liv Coron, Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson - **Cinematography:** Nick Thomas, Colin Hoult - **Editor:** Nathan Easterling, Lisa Robison, Nicole Brik, Gordon Rempel - **Music:** Keegan DeWitt - **Production design:** Dan Hermansen - **Costume design:** Charlene Akuamoah - **Producer:** Annika Patton, Elle Kennedy, Ryan Silva - **Cast:** Ella Bright as Hannah Wells; Belmont Cameli as Garrett Graham; Mika Abdalla as Allie Hayes; Stephen Kalyn as Dean Di Laurentis; Jalen Thomas Brooks as John Tucker; Antonio Cipriano as John Logan; Jaden Rain as Guy; Steve Howey as Phil Graham - **Certificate (ACB):** MA 15+ - **Release (Australia):** 13 May 2026 - **Genres:** Drama - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAozjf2frxw ## Where to watch in Australia - Amazon Prime Video: streaming, uhd *Checked 2026-09-23.* Also available in: AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JP, KR, LT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SG, TH, TR, US, ZA. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *Heated Rivalry* (2025), Fi1m 77: The other hockey romance, hotter and harder-edged; the obvious next stop. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/heated-rivalry.md) - *Normal People* (2020): Two students who cannot say the thing, played with real weight and silence. - *Sex Education* (2019), Fi1m 78: Frank about bodies and kinder about feelings, and funnier than it needed to be. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md) - *Anyone But You* (2023), Fi1m 56: Fake dating with sunshine and a wedding; the screwball version of the same trick. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/anyone-but-you.md) - *10 Things I Hate About You* (1999), Fi1m 80: The high-school deal that starts as a transaction and ends somewhere else. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/10-things-i-hate-about-you.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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