‘ACOTAR’ Fans Campaign for ‘Campus Drivers’ Star to Play Rhysand
What To Know
- Fans are campaigning for Campus Drivers star Baptiste Masseline to play A Court of Thorns and Roses‘ Rhysand.
- No ACOTAR adaptation has been announced.
- Author Sarah J. Maas regained the adaptation rights in 2026.
A Court of Thorns and Roses fans can probably agree that Rhysand is the most difficult character to dream cast for a potential adaptation. Lately, however, many seem to agree that the leading man of another book-to-screen series fits their vision for the dreamy High Lord of the Night Court.
Several viewers of Prime Video’s Campus Drivers, a TV show based on author C.S. Quill’s books of the same name, have started campaigning for star Baptiste Masseline to play Sarah J. Maas‘ beloved love interest. They’re already editing clips together of Masseline in his new show to prove their point.
“ITS HIM. WE FOUND RHYS,” wrote one fan on TikTok. In an Instagram post, a user said, “Watching campus drivers but all I see is rhysand.” Several videos have already reached thousands of likes since the show was released on November 6.
Masseline is a 26-year-old who found his breakout role in Campus Drivers, which follows a group of friends who run a ride-share business for their fellow college students. In the French-language series, Masseline plays a womanizer, Lane, who has a traumatic secret.
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As many Campus Drivers fans have noticed, Masseline’s turn as Lane proves he could play the brooding side of the High Lord, who falls in love with Feyre Archeron when she’s taken into the fictional Fae land of Prythian. In Campus Drivers, Lane has a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers arc with Lois (Carmen Kassovitz), so the Frenchman would know how to tap into Rhys’ romantic side, too.
First things first, though: An ACOTAR adaptation needs to be announced. Back in 2021, Hulu revealed that it was developing the mega-popular book series into a TV show, but the streamer dropped it in 2025, per Deadline. In March 2026, Maas revealed that she had retained ACOTAR’s adaptation rights.
“I have the rights back to everything now,” Maas said on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “Getting the rights back to all my things has been a big part of my journey in recent years that maybe at some point soon I will talk more about, but right now my focus is on books, and it’s been a little while since you guys have had something, so I’m focusing on that.”
What’s your take: Does Masseline fit your mental image of Rhys? Do you already have another actor in mind for a potential ACOTAR show or movie? Tell us in the comments below!
Campus Drivers, Season 1, Streaming Now, Prime Video
