Announcement of the sequel to the book “The Love Hypothesis”, film in development by MRC

The story of Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen will continue in a book sequel.

Author Ali Hazelwood announced Tuesday that she will publish a sequel, The two-body problem next February. The sequel is in development and comes amid the recent release of Prime Video’s adaptation of Hazelwood’s best-seller. The love hypothesiswith Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman.

Sharing the cover on her social media, Hazelwood wrote: “I wrote a sequel to The love hypothesis” isn’t a phrase I thought I’d say about a year ago, but now, strangely, I can’t imagine a world in which The two-body problem does not exist. I really look forward to talking more about this book and how it came to be in the coming months. For now, let me just say that the TLH movie and its cast made me fall in love with Adam and Olive once again, that revisiting them was an absolute pleasure.

She continued: “As someone VERY attached to stories and characters, I know that unannounced sequels can be blind, so feel free to skip this book and crush it with whatever canon you prefer, and I’ll see you in the next one! But if you want to know more about Adam and Olive, The two-body problem spans a few years, and it’s a mix of slice-of-life, post-grad turmoil, and an unflinching exploration of the most difficult challenge one will face in a long-term relationship: deciding what to eat for dinner. If you pick it up, I really hope you enjoy it.

Although she prefaced that “nothing is guaranteed,” Hazelwood also announced, “MRC is developing a film based on the The two-body problem for Amazon MGM Studios. No additional details were shared.

Since its publication in 2021, The love hypothesis has since become a phenomenon in its own right — a New York Times bestseller, a BookTok obsession and a career launching pad, making Hazelwood a household name. His books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, with several already in preparation.

The film adaptation, premiering September 23 on Prime Video, was directed by Claire Scanlon and produced by Elizabeth Cantillon.

The romance, which began as Star Wars“Reylo fan fiction (with Rey by Daisy Ridley and Kylo Ren by Adam Driver))follows Stanford graduate and doctoral student Olive Smith (Reinhart). candidate who embarks on a fake romance with the notoriously stern Adam Carlsen (Bateman), nicknamed “Dr. Evil” by his students. This move is purely to reassure her friend Anh (Rachel Marsh) that Olive’s feelings for her best friend’s current love interest are entirely behind her.

The two-body problem the book will be published on February 2, 2027.