Netflix Casts Paul Wesley in Hockey Romance Series 'Icebreaker'

Netflix has announced Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) as the newest addition for the cast of Icebreaker, its new romance series about college hockey, which adapts Hannah Grace 's best-selling novel.

 In the story, he will play coach Neil Faulkner. Filming for the series has already begun.

Everything you need to know about Icebreaker

Daisy Jelley will play Anastasia “Stassie” Allen, a figure skater seeking an Olympic spot, while Connor Simos will portray Nate Hawkins, a hockey star dreaming of making it to the NHL. The two end up sharing the same rink after an accident involving their teams, sparking a romance between the characters.

Also in the cast are Gabriel Tierney (Enola Holmes 2), Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana), newcomer and professional athlete Peter Berry , Chaneil Kular (Sex Education), Devin Craig (The Sex Lives of College Girls) and Aidan Shaw (Heated Rivalry).

Tierney will play Aaron, while Cravalho will be Lola and Berry will play Robbie. Kular will play JJ, Craig will be Henry, and Shaw will play Russ.

Icebreaker is the first book in the Maple Hills trilogy and spent 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide and has been published in 24 languages.

Amanda Lasher (Gossip Girl) will be the showrunner, writer, and executive producer, while Jade Halley Bartlett will be co-writer and executive producer.

There is no release date yet.