Is Liz Tomforde’s ‘Windy City’ Book Series Becoming a TV Show? What We Know
What To Know
- Liz Tomforde’s popular Windy City sports romance book series is reportedly being considered for a TV adaptation.
- The Windy City series has gained a large following on BookTok.
- It features five books each centered on a different couple and sport, including hockey, basketball, and baseball.
There’s a lot going on in the Windy City fandom lately. Just a few days after author Liz Tomforde‘s In Her Own League — a spinoff of her Chicago-based sports romance series — came out, Deadline reported that it’s (seemingly) being adapted for television. It was included in the list of Premeditated Productions’ upcoming book-to-screen projects, which are included under the company’s newly extended first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Tomforde’s hockey-focused Mile High was published in 2022, drawing readers in with its strong characters and their steamy chemistry. Four books later, Windy City has amassed a huge following on BookTok, so the mention of a Windy City TV show was met with a good amount of buzz online. While some readers took to social media to share their excitement, others worried that an adaptation wouldn’t live up to the source material. Regardless, all the Windy City chatter has inspired us to do some investigating.
Is Windy City becoming a TV show?
Deadline’s March 12 article was the first mention of a Windy City adaptation. Since then, it hasn’t officially been announced by the author or Premeditated Productions. The company, which launched in 2024, is an extension of Entangled Publishing. Tomforde is on Entangled’s roster of authors, so it’s definitely possible that Windy City could make its way to the screen.
Premeditated Productions has a number of other romance adaptations in the works, including Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Lux series and Nisha J. Tuli’s upcoming Storm Breaker. It’s also bringing another BookTok favorite, Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing, to the small screen in collaboration with Outlier Society and Kilter Films.
What is Windy City about?
Windy City follows a different couple and three different sports across each of its five books. Mile High introduces NHL bad boy (and playboy) Zanders, whose hackles are raised by his team’s new flight attendant, Stevie. Despite their prickly dynamic, Zanders and Stevie are drawn to each other. The next book, The Right Move, takes readers into the NBA. Guarded Ryan’s world is shifted on its axis when Indy, his sister’s emotional best friend, moves into his apartment. One thing leads to another, and they make a mutually beneficial fake-dating arrangement.
Kai and Miller from Caught Up are another opposites-attract situation, but it takes place in the world of professional baseball. Kai is a burnt-out single dad and starting pitcher. He doesn’t want any help with his son, but his coach forces him to hire his wild daughter as his nanny. Tomforde serves up the fake marriage trope in Play Along, which sees baseball shortstop Isaiah drunkenly marry athletic trainer Kennedy in Vegas. They have to stay together to protect her job.
Last but not least, the final book in the main Windy City series, Rewind It Back, is a second chance romance between former high school sweethearts, Hallie and NHL player Rio. Hallie, an interior designer, is accidentally hired to to renovate Rio’s house, forcing them into each other’s orbits. Windy City truly has something for everyone, and since sports romance adaptations — à la Heated Rivalry and the upcoming Off Campus — are taking off lately, it makes since that Windy City would be considered for TV.
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