Summer I Turned Pretty producers to adapt Cork author’s Boys of Tommen books for TV show

Series one will be based on the first two novels in Chloe Walsh’s series, Binding 13 and Keeping 13

The Boys of Tommen screenplay

A BookTok-beloved series of books set in Cork has been commissioned by Prime Video for the small screen.

The Boys of Tommen by Chloe Walsh is a bestselling series of books set in a fictional Cork town and a private school. It follows the forbidden love story of Johnny Kavanagh, the star rugby player, and Shannon Lynch, the talented but painfully shy new girl at Tommen College.

The romantic drama series will be adapted for the screen by the producers of  The Summer I Turned Pretty, One Day and  Twilight.

Series one will be based on the first two novels in Walsh’s series,  Binding 13 and  Keeping 13 and adapted by Poppy Cogan (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder).

“The response from readers around the world has been overwhelming, and knowing that everyone behind this production and book shares my passion for telling this story authentically means the world to me,” says Walsh, who hails from West Cork, where she continues to reside with her family.

Still from Amazon Prime's The Summer I Turned Pretty. The producers will work on The Boys of Tommen

Boys of Tommen will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide as part of Amazon MGM Studios’ expanding global slate of premium international scripted series, extending the studio’s bold storytelling across genres and formats.

“This BookTok phenomenon has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide with its deeply emotional storytelling and unforgettable characters,” says Nicole Clemens, VP of International Originals at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios.

“Poppy's scripts capture the intensity of Johnny and Shannon's powerful romance and dive into the rich constellation of characters to explore the themes of mental health, bullying, and resilience with the same authenticity that fans love in Chloe's books."

Boys of Tommen is produced by global independent studio, wiip in association with Amazon MGM Studios, with Metropolitan providing local production services. Poppy Cogan serves as lead writer and Executive Producer alongside author of the series, Chloe Walsh, wiip’s Paul Lee, Hope Hartman and Sean Flanagan, Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, James Seidman and Annika Patten and Drama Republic’s Greg Brenman and Deena Butt.

Boys of Tommen will join Prime Video's book-to-screen adaptations alongside the upcoming  56 Days, by fellow Cork author Catherine Ryan Howard, which premieres on the platform on February 18 and stars Dove Cameron.

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