My Oxford Year: Sofia Carson & Corey Mylchreest Lead Netflix Romance Movie

Sofia Carson (Purple Hearts) and Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte) have been tapped for leading roles in Netflix‘s upcoming film adaptation of My Oxford Year, based on Julia Whelan’s 2018 romance novel of the same name.

This marks Carson’s latest collaboration with Netflix after previously starring in 2020’s dance comedy Feel the Beat and 2022’s romance drama Purple Hearts. The Descendants alum will next be seen in the action thriller film Carry-On, which will be led by Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton. As for Mylchreest, the British actor gained recognition last year for his leading performance in the Bridgerton prequel miniseries Queen Charlotte, in which he played the role of young King George III. The upcoming My Oxford Year movie will serve as Mylchreest’s feature-length acting debut.

What is My Oxford Year about?

“When Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream, she has her life completely on track until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives,” reads the official synopsis.

Netflix’s My Oxford Year movie will be directed by BAFTA winner Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) from a screenplay written by Allison Burnett (Autumn in New York) with current revisions by Savion Einstein. It will be produced by Laura Quicksilver and George Berman, with Caroline Levy executive producing. It is a production by Temple Hill Entertainment.