Sterling Point is an American drama television series created by Megan Park and starring Ella Rubin, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Amélie Hoeferle, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, and Keen Ruffalo. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on August 5, 2026. In August 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.
Contents
Premise
Annie Jacobson's (Ella Rubin) life takes a turn when she and her twin brother, Connor (Keen Ruffalo) inherit their mysterious grandfather’s island. After traveling to Muskoka, Canada, to check out her late grandfather's cottage, Annie meets Ramona (Amélie Hoeferle), a local girl who was also named as an heir. While sharing the cottage, Annie and Ramona navigate complex relationships, and Annie also forms budding romances with Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie) and Rory (Daniel Quinn-Toye). Spending the summer in Muskoka, Annie finds new friends and untold family secrets.
Cast and characters
Main
Ella Rubin as Annie Jacobson, a 17-year-old high school senior from New York City who travels to Muskoka, Canada to investigate her mother's past after finding out she inherits her grandfather’s island
Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie as Ellis, a hardworking boat-builder in Muskoka, Canada who is Annie's love interest
Amélie Hoeferle as Ramona, Annie's adoptive mother's biological daughter
Daniel Quinn-Toye as Rory, Annie's old friend from New York City who has a crush on her
Bo Bragason as Oona, Ramona's best friend and love interest
Keen Ruffalo as Connor Jacobson, Annie's twin brother
Jay Duplass as Steven Jacobson, Annie and Connor's adoptive father
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe, Ellis' father who had an affair with Annie's mother
Missi Pyle as Denise Ballantine, Rory's mother
Mabel Strachan as Maple, Oona's younger sister
Recurring
Nikko Angelo Hinayo as Sully
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as Kate, Joe's wife and Ellis' mother
Production
Development
On January 29, 2025, Amazon Prime Video gave production a series order for Sterling Point. The series is created by Megan Park who is also expected to executive produce and co-showrun alongside Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Production companies involved in producing the series are Fake Empire, LuckyChap, and Amazon MGM Studios. On August 20, 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.
Casting
On April 23, 2025, Ella Rubin, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie and Amélie Hoeferle were cast in lead roles. On June 6, 2025, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, and Keen Ruffalo joined the starring cast. On July 11, 2025, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jay Duplass were cast in recurring capacities. On September 8, 2025, Missi Pyle, Nikko Angelo Hinayo, Mabel Strachan, and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers joined the cast in recurring roles.
Filming
Principal photography for the series began on June 26, 2025, and concluded on October 10, 2025, in the Muskoka Lakes area north of Toronto, Canada.
Release
Sterling Point was released on Amazon Prime Video on August 5, 2026, with all eight episodes.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an 91% approval rating based on 43 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Megan Park expertly crafts a coming-of-age drama with plenty of early aughts nostalgia that rises above its class, setting sail with audiences' expectations and delighting all who seek to take their hearts on a solid adventure." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Critics have praised the show's pacing and acting, comparing it to 1990s dramas such as Dawson's Creek and My So-Called Life. The show's ability to transcend the limits of the coming-of-age and young adult niche landscape by effectively incorporating family-mystery elements has also been well received. According to Variety: "it offers viewers of a certain age an air of nostalgia while giving Gen Z and Gen Alpha viewers a distinct level of realism that has been missing from recent series with similar tropes." Commenting on pacing, The Los Angeles Times noted: "What makes Sterling Point work so beautifully is its rare, real, unhurried sense of time; it stretches out the way days do when you’re young, a sense heightened by the fact that Annie speaks twice as fast and as much as anyone else in the series."
Sterling Point has been compared to other similar shows like The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cruel Intentions and Off Campus, while noting that its focus on grief, self-discovery and family mysteries sets it apart from the genre's tendency to focus on romance, love and sexual awakenings.
