Prime Video’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Replacement Is Still a Global Streaming Hit
Off Campus, Prime Video's college hockey romance series, has continued to dominate global streaming charts nearly three months after its finale, cementing its status as one of the platform's biggest hits of 2026. The eight-episode show, adapted from Elle Kennedy's novels, has outperformed a strong slate of other Prime Video originals this year and remains the platform's most-watched title worldwide, ahead of newer release Ride or Die.
The series, starring Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli, earned strong reviews (91% from critics and 88% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes) and drew 36 million global viewers in its first 12 days, making it Prime Video's third-biggest series launch ever behind The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Fallout. It also became the platform's biggest-ever debut among 18-34-year-olds, surpassing The Summer I Turned Pretty.
- Off Campus remains Prime Video's most-watched show globally months after ending.
- It drew 36 million viewers in its first 12 days, a top-three launch.
- It's Prime Video's biggest-ever debut with 18-34-year-old viewers.
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Off Campus is a college hockey romance drama on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service, based on a series of novels by author Elle Kennedy. It launched in 2026 and has proved unusually popular, drawing tens of millions of viewers worldwide in its opening weeks and earning strong reviews from critics and audiences alike.
The show stars Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli, and forms part of a wider push by Prime Video to build hit original series that can compete with rivals such as Netflix. Its performance is often compared with other big-name Amazon shows, including the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and the post-apocalyptic series Fallout, as well as newer releases like Ride or Die.
Streaming platforms closely track how long a show keeps drawing viewers after release, since sustained popularity – rather than just a strong opening – is seen as a sign of lasting success and can influence decisions about renewals, spin-offs and future investment in similar programming.