Waverly thought she had her future figured out: she’d start her medical residency in Toronto after a summer visit to her parents in Taipei. When her plans suddenly change, she makes an impulsive detour to a small Canadian town where she meets local lifeguard Blake. After he saves her from nearly drowning at a beach party, Blake offers to teach Waverly to swim, and as the lessons continue, the two unexpectedly find themselves falling in love.
Acting
Andrea Bang's micro-expressions do ALL the heavy lifting
Cinematography
Golden-hour water shots that'll make you book a lake house
Writing
Adaptation that actually improves on the YA source material
Director
Sherren Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robbie Amell did most of his own swimming shots after training with an Olympic coach for three weeks. The drowning rescue scene? One take, real waves, actual panic.
Director Sherren Lee specifically cast Michelle Krusiec (Waverly's mom) to echo her own experience as a Taiwanese-Canadian navigating parental expectations—those dinner table silences are autobiographical.
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