‘My Life With The Walter Boys’ Begins Season 2 Production; Becky Hartman Edwards Boards Netflix YA Series As EP
The cast of Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys is back on set as production has officially begun on Season 2 in Calgary, Canada.
Showrunner Melanie Halsall is back to steer the ship for the second installment, and Ed Glauser will executive produce the series once again. Jason Priestley, who directed two episodes from Season 1, will return to direct multiple episodes and will also serve as a producer this season.
Becky Hartman Edwards is also joining as an executive producer for Season 2, likely as a seasoned hand to help guide the crew into uncharted territory, as there is no source material for this second season. She is a producer and writer known for Firefly Lane, The Bold Type, Switched at Birth, Parenthood and more.
Author Ali Novak previously announced that she is writing a sequel to the bestselling novel, but she assured that “one of the content that I am currently writing will be in the second season.”
On the cast front, returning series regulars are Nikki Rodriguez, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis, and Jaylan Evans.
Zoë Soul has been reclassified as recurring for Season 2, meaning she will appear in less episodes. It’s unclear what this might signal for the story, since her character Hayley married the eldest Walter brother (Johnny Link) in the Season 1 finale.
Additional recurring cast for Season 2 includes Isaac Arellanes, Myles Perez, Alex Quijano, Ashley Tavares, Dean Petriw, Alix West Lefler, Lennix James, Alisha Newton, Ellie O’Brien, Kolton Stewart, Mya Lowe, Gabrielle Jacinto, Jesse Lipscombe, and Nathaniel Arcand.
Season 1 of My Life With the Walter Boys was quite the hit for Netflix, spending eight weeks on the global Top 10 list. It reached the Top 10 in 88 countries. The series was renewed within 10 days of the Season 1 release date.
The first season follows 15-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to live with the family of her mother’s best friend. The Walters welcome her with open arms, but Jackie soon must confront her growing feelings for two very different Walter brothers.
The series also shook things up in the first season by taking a departure from the book when Jackie since she jetted off to New York at the end of Episode 10, rather than opting to stay in Silver Falls. Halsall teased some of her preliminary thoughts on Season 2 to Deadline back when the series was renewed.