‘Into the Deep Blue’: Sara Waisglass Shares New Update on Damian Hardung YA Romance
What To Know
- Into the Deep Blue is an upcoming YA romance film.
- The film is based on Jennifer E. Archer’s script and novel.
- The story follows two teen best friends, who bond over shared grief and must face their deepening feelings for each other.
Sara Waisglass is taking the romance genre by storm! After making her rom-com debut with Tubi’s How to Make a Popularity Contest, the Ginny & Georgia star will bring a more tear-inducing love story to life with Into the Deep Blue.
The upcoming YA romance follows two best friends coping with major losses and burgeoning feelings for each other. Maxton Hall — The World Between Us actor Damian Hardung will appear opposite Waisglass, who gushed about her soon-to-be costar to Swooon. “He’s amazing, and I just met up with the team last week, like the writer and the director,” the actress said.
She continued, “It’s gonna be so good. I’m so excited about it. It’s been a dream of mine to do a book-to-movie adaptation… [Into the Deep Blue] is gonna be really cool.”
Keep reading for everything Swooon knows about the production, including the new cast members, release date, and more.
When is Into the Deep Blue coming out?
There isn’t an official release date yet for Into the Deep Blue. Waisglass’ casting was only announced in November 2025 via People, but filming is confirmed to kick off in 2026!
Who is in the Into the Deep Blue cast?
Waisglass, who recently made her romance debut with Tubi’s How to Make a Popularity Contest, will star as Fiona.
“Sara IS Fiona,” screenwriter Jennifer E. Archer wrote on Instagram. “She radiates warmth, she’s fiercely talented, and she’s pretty damn hilarious too! She will bring so much heart to this role. I can’t wait to meet Fiona through her eyes. I could not be more in love with her, and y’all are not prepared for the magic that’s about to happen.”
Waisglass’ future scene partner is no stranger to the young adult romance genre. He’s the lead love interest in Prime Video’s German-language series Maxton Hall, which just wrapped filming its third and final season. Waisglass told Swooon that she has yet to watch Hardung’s show, but she’s already started emailing her soon-to-be costar as of December 2025.
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Erika Prevost, who played the recurring role of Tala in Prime Video’s The Boys, has also signed onto the film. Per Deadline, She’s playing Fiona’s best friend and co-worker, May, whose world involves parties and hookups.
Other than those three, no other cast members have been revealed yet. Before Waisglass was attached to the project, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story star India Amarteifio was set to play her character, according to an August 2024 Deadline article. The switch-up came after singer Sabrina Carpenter was set to star as Fiona all the way back in 2022.
Who is making Into the Deep Blue?
Archer penned the Into the Deep Blue script before it became a novel. Its first iteration was selected for the 2022 Nicholl Fellowship by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Archer went on to publish the book version in September 2025. Jonathan Wright, known for 2017’s Awakening the Zodiac, is on board to direct.
What is Into the Deep Blue about?
which is described as perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon’s The Sun is Also a Star and John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.
Friends-to-lovers hive, rise up! Nick (Hardung) and Fiona (Waisglass) become best friends after meeting in group therapy, each grieving the loss of their mothers during their senior years of high school. Despite sharing everything with each other, they’re determined to keep each other in the friend zone: Nick doesn’t believe in happily ever after, and Fiona wonders if grief is all they have in common. When they go on a weekend trip together, Nick and Fiona have to decide whether to face their deepening feelings or cut each other off.
Is there an Into the Deep Blue trailer?
Patience, romance lovers. There’s no trailer yet, but we’ll update this page as soon as it’s available!
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