Boys of Tommen: The TikTok-Famous Series Getting a Prime Video Adaptation

Chloe Walsh's Boys of Tommen series is coming to Prime Video with a full cast announced. Here's everything about the books and the adaptation.

8/28/20262 min read

Boys of Tommen: The TikTok-Famous Series Getting a Prime Video Adaptation

If your BookTok feed has been full of people sobbing about a rugby player named Johnny Kavanagh, here's why: Chloe Walsh's Boys of Tommen series is not only a certified TikTok phenomenon, it's officially becoming a Prime Video series, with a full cast already announced.

This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

What the Series Is About

Set in Ballylaggin, Ireland, the series follows Johnny Kavanagh, the star player of Tommen College's rugby team, and Shannon Lynch, a shy, traumatized new student trying to survive an abusive home life. What begins as an accidental meeting (Johnny's rugby ball hits Shannon on her first day) slowly develops into one of contemporary romance's most talked-about slow burns, spanning six main books that follow the wider friend group — Johnny, Shannon, Joey, Claire, Gibsie, and others — as they navigate trauma, rugby, and first love across their teenage and young adult years.

Reading Order

  1. Binding 13 — Johnny and Shannon's story begins

  2. Keeping 13 — direct continuation of their relationship

  3. Saving 6 — Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy

  4. Redeeming 6 — continuation of Joey and Aoife's story

  5. Taming 7 — Gerard Gibson and Claire Biggs

  6. Releasing 10 — Hughie Biggs and Lizzie Young

  7. Claiming 10 — continuation of Hughie and Lizzie's story

  8. Healing 7 — continuation of Gerard and Claire's story

  9. Feeling 12 — Patrick Feely and Katie Wilmot

  10. Trusting 12 — continuation of Patrick and Katie's story

  11. Adoring 13 — a return to Johnny and Shannon

  12. Runaway 15 — a prequel-style story following Johnny's parents

Amazon link: Boys of Tommen series box set

Why This Series Blew Up on TikTok

Reader reactions consistently describe an intense emotional range — readers report genuine tears, laughter, and even anxiety while reading, crediting Walsh's ability to build slow-burn tension through genuine friendship and protection before romance fully develops. The series doesn't shy away from heavy content either: Walsh includes clear content warnings at the start of each book, since the story deals directly with abuse, addiction, and mental illness alongside the central romance.

The Prime Video Adaptation: What's Confirmed

Amazon Prime Video has officially announced the first cast members for the series:

  • Nancy Surridge as Shannon Lynch

  • Conor Sánchez as Johnny Kavanagh

  • James O'Donoghue as Joey Lynch, Shannon's older brother

  • Sophie McGibbon as Aoife Molloy, Joey's love interest

The casting process reportedly drew over 3,000 submissions from across the UK and Ireland before landing on this cast. The series is being adapted by Poppy Cogan, known for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and the first season will cover the story told across the first two books, Binding 13 and Keeping 13.

Should You Read the Books Before the Show Airs?

Given that casting was only recently announced and no release date has been confirmed yet, there's time to catch up. With 12 interconnected books in the main series, starting now gives you a real head start before the show potentially expands beyond Johnny and Shannon's story into the wider Tommen friend group, the way the books do.

Final Thoughts

Boys of Tommen's jump from TikTok phenomenon to a fully cast Prime Video series confirms what its readers have known for a while — this is one of contemporary romance's most genuinely obsessed-over fandoms. With casting locked in and adaptation news building momentum, now is a great time to start the books before the show brings Johnny and Shannon's story to a much wider audience.