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Prime Video’s ‘Every Year After’ Isn’t the Only Carley Fortune Book Getting Adapted
Prime Video's television adaptation of Carley Fortune's debut novel has emerged as a major streaming success since launching in mid-June 2026. The eight-episode series has consistently ranked among the platform's most-watched titles globally, indicating strong viewer demand for contemporary romance narratives adapted from published fiction.
Fortune's commercial success has attracted additional adaptation interest beyond Prime Video. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's production company acquired rights to a second Fortune novel in 2023, with that project currently in development stages undergoing script revisions. Unlike the young-adult focused Prime Video series, the forthcoming adaptation will target adult audiences and integrate thematic elements around grief, mental wellbeing, and familial bonds within its romantic narrative structure.
In short
- Prime Video's 'Every Year After' adaptation of Carley Fortune's novel has ranked among the platform's top-watched content since its June 2026 premiere
- A second Fortune novel, 'Meet Me at the Lake,' is being developed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Productions with script revisions ongoing
- The forthcoming adaptation will explore mature themes including grief, mental health, and parent-child relationships alongside romance
Explained simply
Carley Fortune is a Canadian author known for contemporary romance novels that have achieved significant commercial success. Her debut novel was adapted into an eight-episode television series for Prime Video, which launched in mid-June 2026 and has become one of the streaming platform's most-watched programmes globally.
The popularity of the Prime Video adaptation has prompted other production companies to develop Fortune's work for the screen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's production company acquired rights to a second Fortune novel in 2023, with that project currently in development and undergoing script revisions.
Whilst the Prime Video programme is aimed at younger viewers and focuses on contemporary romance, the second adaptation targets adult audiences and will weave themes of grief, mental health and family dynamics into its romantic storyline.