Even before Sofia Carson was named “Netflix’s first bona fide movie star” by Vanity Fair, her My Oxford Year costar Corey Mylchreest was certain acting with her would ensure their project’s success. “As soon as I knew Sofia was involved, I thought, ‘Here's a Netflix number one,’” Mylchreest tells Teen Vogue, laughing.

On her first day in Oxford, Anna is drenched by a rude driver that she later confronts in a fish-and-chips shop. The rude man’s name is Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest). Jamie’s friend Cecelia (Poppy Gilbert) ribs Jamie for being a player, when he’s forced to hide from a woman that he never called back.

The ‘rom-com’, loosely based on the book by American author Julia Whelan, who attended Oxford herself, concerns ambitious working-class New Yorker Anna (Sofia Carson), who is attending the University of Oxford to study Victorian poetry as a postgraduate.

Many highly anticipated titles are coming to Netflix in August 2025, including new seasons of beloved shows There will also be a new book adaptation and an exciting reality show on the streamer Summer is heating up,