‘Icebreaker’ Netflix Series Casts Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos As Stassie & Nate

Netflix has found its leads for Icebreaker, its series adaptation of Hannah Grace‘s bestselling novel. Daisy Jelley (Poser, How To Have Sex) will play Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Connor Simos (Subversion) will portray Nate Hawkins in the college hockey romance drama series.

In Icebreaker, she is the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He is 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.

The book, the first in a trilogy, titled Maple Hills, spent 70 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list. Originally published in November 2022 with a wide release in 2023, the blockbuster novel has surpassed nearly 5 million copies sold worldwide. Total sales for the three-book series have surpassed 7.5 million copies globally.

Icebreaker is created and executive produced by Jade Halley Bartlett (Road House, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Miller’s Girl). Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl, The Bold Type, Togetherness) serves as showrunner, writer and excutive producer. Grace also executive produces along with Alex Cooper, Matt Kaplan and Mina Lefevre for Cooper’s Unwell Productions.

Icebreaker joins a lineup of Netflix adaptations, including I Will Find You, Little House on the Prairie, and the breakout series His & Hers. Upcoming adaptations include East of Eden, Pride and Prejudice, The Corrections, and Lonesome Dove.