Calling all fans of book-to-screen adaptations—Netflix is bringing one of #BookTok's favorite romance series to the small screen. On January 9, 2025, Variety reported that the streaming giant paid seven figures for the rights to beloved author Ana Huang's new-adult novel Twisted Love and its sequels—better known as the Twisted book series. Soon after, the 34-year-old author confirmed the news herself, to the delight of her extremely passionate fanbase.
For anyone who isn't a #BookTok devotee, the Twisted books follow a formula similar to series like Bridgerton. Each novel follows one member of a group of friends as they fall for a "brooding" love interest, with all the melodrama and erotic scenes expected of a steamy romance. Of the four books, the tropes range from grumpy/sunshine to enemies-with-benefits to fake-dating, and one of the female leads is a literal princess. It's safe to say there is a lot for the folks at Netflix to work with to transform the books into a must-watch series.
Immediately after the announcement, Huang's fans swarmed social media, sharing their excitement and hopes for Netflix's Twisted Love series to become the streaming giant's next big romance adaptation, à la the aforementioned Bridgerton or Virgin River, or even like Hulu's hit Tell Me Lies. Whatever direction the new TV series takes, we'll keep our eyes peeled for any news about the show as it nears production. Read on for everything we know about Netflix's Twisted series so far.
When will 'Twisted Love' be released on Netflix?
The Twisted Love premiere date hasn't been announced yet, as it's still in development.
After the project was announced in winter 2025, it seems the author and the rest of the Twisted Love team spent the year writing the scripts. She gave Marie Claire an update in April 2025. She said, "The writer for the show, they really get the vision that I want to have for the series. We're waiting for a script to be done, and once that is finished, then we can get on to all of the fun stuff, like the cast."
The writer jokingly added that she knows there's anticipation around casting updates. "Everyone has been asking me about [the cast], and I'm like, ‘I'm sorry, we don't have an official cast yet or announcement yet!’"
A few months later, in September 2025, she also explained to Swooon that writing was still underway. "We’re working on the script right now, and that’s about as much as I’m allowed to say," Huang told the outlet. At the time, she also said, "Hopefully there'll be more soon," so the scripts may be nearly complete.
Should casting take place in early 2026, it's possible the series could begin production sometime this year. All things considered, especially since it's still early days, it seems like the earliest episodes might hit streaming in 2027.
How many seasons could there be of Netflix's 'Twisted Love' series?
Huang's bestselling Twisted series consists of four books: Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate, and Twisted Lies. Depending on the direction Netflix decides to take the show (and how successful its audience numbers are once the first season is released), the TV adaptation could dedicate a full season to each book, ending the show at season 4.
According to Huang, she has no plans to write more Twisted books, but she may be open to a special follow-up. While speaking on the "I've Never Said This Before with Tommy DiDario" podcast, the best-selling author admitted that she would "maybe" publish another book within the series, with a catch. "I don’t want to promise anything—I won’t say no. Like, if I do, it will probably be some sort of epilogue novel," she explained.
So that being said, if she were to publish more books in the series, Netflix could continue to expand Twisted on-screen as well. (Case in point: Look at every recent limited series turned into a multi-season show.)
Who is in the 'Twisted Love' Netflix series cast?
There aren't any actors attached to Netflix's Twisted Love series adaptation yet. But don't worry: Huang knows how excited fans are to hear who will be playing the first book's leads, Alex Volkov and Ava Chen, and their friends, who become the focus of later books.
On the "I've Never Said This Before with Tommy DiDario" podcast in May 2025, she opened up about how the series has been approaching casting. "Yes, we do want people who look like the characters, obviously, they should fit like that. But it is a romance series, and I think what is the most important to me is that there is chemistry between the characters."
She also weighed in on the rampant fan casting—and how there could be unknown talent as well. "My fans are passionate, and they are so excited, but they also have a lot of ideas about who they feel should play the cast or how things should go," Huang said on the podcast. "So I kind of have to toe that line of keeping the story true to the heart…but also recognizing that it does have to change once it gets adapted."
"There’s an argument to be made for finding fresh faces as well," she added.
As for the established talent fans would like to see in the series, especially to portray Ava and Alex, several names have been mentioned online. On #BookTok, fans have pointed to The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes alum Ashley Liao, Bridgerton actress Michelle Mao, To All the Boys... star Lana Condor, Shadowhunters lead Matthew Daddario, and Gossip Girl reboot star Thomas Doherty. Of course, Huang and Netflix could go in any number of directions, so while we wait for more developments, get to your own fan casting!
