The wait is over for BookTok.“The Love Hypothesis,”Ali Hazelwood’s 2021 bestseller, is now a movie streaming exclusively on Prime Video as of Sept. 23. Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith, a PhD student who impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen, played by Tom Bateman, to convince her best friend her love life is under control. What starts as a favor turns into a fake relationship, and then into something neither of them planned.
The film has a built-in fanbase. Hazelwood’s novel began as Star Wars fanfiction before becoming a publishing sensation, and the adaptation brings the full cast of characters to life, including Rachel Marsh as Anh, Jaboukie Young-White as Malcolm, Nicholas Duvernay and Arty Froushan. If you’ve been waiting to see Olive and Adam on screen, today is the day.
No Prime Video subscription? The platform’s 30-day free trial means you can stream the movie tonight at no cost and decide about subscribing later. It’s a low-risk way to see what all the hype is about, especially if you’re the person in your group chat who always recommends the book first.
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