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Francesca Reale, Roby Attal join ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ Netflix series adaptation

A photo of Francesca Reale. (Ian Lipton) | A photo of Roby Attal. (Chris Labadie)

This Summer Will Be Different has gained a couple more cast members.

Netflix has announced that Francesca Reale and Roby Attal have joined the cast of the upcoming TV adaptation of author Carley Fortune’s bestselling romance novel.

Reale is set to play Bridget in the show, while Attal will take on the role of Felix, who also goes by the nickname Wolf. They join the previously announced star Sophie Nélisse, who is set to play Lucy.

This Summer Will Be Different will be “a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island about Lucy, a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend’s brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for,” according to the show’s logline.

Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart serve as the adaptation’s creators and showrunners. They also both executive produce the show alongside Fortune.

This Summer Will Be Different will film on location in Prince Edward Island and in Toronto. It will span 10 episodes.

“I fell in love with Prince Edward Island first in the pages of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and again when I visited with my best friend in my early 20s,” Fortune told Netflix. “That vacation, the beauty of the island, the warmth of its people, and the friendships that sustain us are the foundation of This Summer Will Be Different. I’m thrilled to bring this sweeping love story to the screen with Netflix and to transport audiences to the glittering shores and windswept beaches of PEI.”

Reale is known for her appearance in the third season of Stranger Things. Attal was most recently seen in recurring roles in Dexter: Original Sin and The Sex Lives of College Girls.

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Miley Cyrus remembers ‘aunt’ Dolly Parton after her death at 80

Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton appear in this photo for 'Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas.' (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)Miley Cyrus is remembering her honorary godmother, Dolly Parton, following the country music legend's death at age 80."The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts," Cyrus wrote in a social media post Wednesday, alongside a photo of Parton."What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis," Cyrus continued. "I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things."Parton died on Tuesday in Nashville after a "brief battle" with cancer, according to her publicist.Parton told ABC News' Robin Roberts in a 2009 interview that she was asked to be Cyrus' godmother by the singer's father, Billy Ray Cyrus."I'm her honorary godmother. I've known her since she was a baby," Parton said. "Her father's a friend of mine, and when she was born, he said, 'You just have to be her godmother,' and I said, 'I accept.' We never did do a big ceremony, but I'm so proud of her, love her and she's just like one of my own."Years later, Parton opened up about her bond with Miley Cyrus in the ABC News special Dolly Parton: From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll, saying she loved her "like a child."Parton also praised Miley Cyrus as "talented in every way" and spoke about the connection they shared when performing together."I know where she's going and she knows where I'm going," Parton said. "So out of that really comes a really magical thing sometimes."The two singers collaborated several times over the years, including on a cover of Miley Cyrus' 2013 hit "Wrecking Ball" for Parton's 2023 album, Rockstar.After the album's release, Miley Cyrus shared a video celebrating Parton as she drove past a billboard of her on Hollywood Boulevard."I love you so much Aunt Dolly, congratulations on your rock 'n' roll album," Miley Cyrus said in the video. "I love you."The pair also reunited musically earlier this year, when Miley Cyrus joined Parton, Reba McEntire, Queen Latifah and Lainey Wilson for a new version of Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" in celebration of Parton's 80th birthday.Miley Cyrus — who featured Parton on several episodes of her show Hannah Montana — has described Parton as a maternal figure in her life."Dolly's been like a mother to me," Miley Cyrus told W Magazine in 2024 while recalling a Mother's Day message she received from Parton that read, "How much do I love you? As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach."More recently, in March, Miley Cyrus told Good Morning America that one of the biggest lessons she learned from Parton was "to start promoting something before it's real."Billy Ray Cyrus paid tribute to Parton on his own after her death, recalling their decadeslong friendship in a post on Instagram.Billy Ray Cyrus said Parton had recently sent him a message telling him she loved him "with her whole heart.""I will always love her in the same way … with my whole heart … and I always will," he wrote.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
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