Netflix Stars Dazzle at YA Bash: Photos of ‘Forever,’ ‘Walter Boys’ Casts & More
It’s not summer without YA romance!
On Thursday, August 13, Netflix hosted an End of Summer Bash, featuring all the stars from the streamer’s coming-of-age slate. With returning favorites like Noah LaLonde, Nikki Rodriguez, and Ashby Gentry of My Life With the Walter Boys, and Chase Stokes, Drew Starkey, and more cast members from Outer Banks, this party celebrated longtime hits while ushering in a new era of YA stars.
Upcoming YA series include Crew Girl, starring Kyle Clark, Miku Martineau, and Samuel Braun, and A Different World, starring Chibuikem Uche, Kennedi Reece, Cornell Young IV, Alijah Kai, Maleah Joi Moon, and Jordan Aaron Hall. Fans also got their first look at Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono as Wes and Liz in the book-to-screen adaptation of Better Than the Movies. Of course, some Netflix Reality Universe stars, including Abbey Romeo and Connor Tomlinson of Love on the Spectrum, took the carpet as well!
Scroll to see everyone who made a splash on Netflix’s End of Summer red carpet and party!
Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono
They’re right, this is Better Than the Movies! Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono posed for the first time as the Lynn Painter adaptation leads, Liz and Wes, at Netflix’s End of Summer Bash. This movie cannot come soon enough!
Kyle Clark, Miku Martineau, and Samuel Braun
Crew Girl stars Kyle Clark, Miku Martineau, and Samuel Braun took the purple carpet together. This new Netflix series, coming September 10, follows Teagan (Martineau), who joins a boys’ rowing team as their coxswain after moving to the East Coast. Look out, hockey! Rowing is on its way to becoming the most romantic sport.
Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone
Forever Season 2, where are you?! Seeing Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone reunite at Netflix’s End of Summer Bash is absolutely everything! We’re going to need Keisha and Justin back on our screens ASAP. Luckily, filming is currently underway.
Noah LaLonde, Nikki Rodriguez, and Ashby Gentry
Name a more iconic love triangle on Netflix right now. We’ll wait. My Life With the Walter Boys stars Noah LaLonde, Nikki Rodriguez, and Ashby Gentry celebrated Season 3 on the purple carpet. Season 4, here they come!
Abbey Romeo and Connor Tomlinson
It wouldn’t be Netflix without some love for the streamer’s reality stars! Love on the Spectrum icons Abbey Romeo and Connor Tomlinson took the purple carpet by storm. With the full cast giving plenty of relationship updates during the off-season, we’re beyond ready for Season 5.
Jonathan Daviss, Carlacia Grant, Chase Stokes, Drew Starkey, and Madison Bailey
Is this Hollywood or OBX? Jonathan Daviss, Carlacia Grant, Chase Stokes, Drew Starkey, and Madison Bailey of Outer Banks reunited at Netflix’s End of Summer Bash ahead of the August 20 Season 5 premiere. After two years, we cannot wait to tune back in!
Diego Tinoco, Sierra Capri, Jessica Marie Garcia, and Julio Macias
On My Block reunion! This series ended after the 2021 Season 4 finale, so we were thrilled to see César, Monise, Jasmine, and Oscar return! Diego Tinoco, Sierra Capri, Jessica Marie Garcia, and Julio Macias all posed together at the event. Hopefully they caught up with Nikki Rodriguez, who played Vero, too!
Chibuikem Uche, Kennedi Reece, Cornell Young IV, Alijah Kai, Maleah Joi Moon, and Jordan Aaron Hall
Mark your calendar for the premiere of A Different World on September 24! A sequel to the 1987 series, we are heading back to Hillman College with Chibuikem Uche, Kennedi Reece, Cornell Young IV, Alijah Kai, Maleah Joi Moon, and Jordan Aaron Hall.
Costa D'Angelo and Josh MacQueen
Hockey romance is coming to Netflix next year! New hockey hunks Costa D’Angelo and Josh MacQueen star in The Sticks, a series that centers on a widow who steps in to coach the hockey team built by her late husband.
Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Viall
The hosts of Age of Attraction are in the house! Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Viall posed on the purple carpet. Could this mean that Season 2 of the age-gap romance reality series is coming soon? Only time will tell!
