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Prime Video has revealed the first wave of talent for Obsessed Fest, its new immersive fan event celebrating the streamer’s growing YA slate. The one-day event will take place on 27 June at nya Studios in Los Angeles, with tickets now shown as sold out on the official event site.

The inaugural fan experience will bring audiences closer to the stars, creators and authors behind several upcoming and fan-favourite Prime Video titles, including The Love Hypothesis, Off Campus, The Devil’s Mouth, Maxton Hall, Elle, Every Year After and more.

Among the first names confirmed are Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman from The Love Hypothesis, while Benito Skinner, Wally Baram and Mary Beth Barone will appear for Overcompensating. The Off Campus line-up includes Belmont Cameli, Ella Bright, Stephen Kalyn, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Antonio Cipriano, Mika Abdalla, Josh Heuston and creator/executive producer Louisa Levy.

Fans can also expect appearances from Matt Cornett, Michael Bradway, author Carley Fortune and showrunner Amy B. Harris for Every Year After, with Lexi Minetree attending for Elle. Gavin Casalegno, Lana Condor and Tommi Rose are also confirmed for The Devil’s Mouth, while Asha Banks and author Mercedes Ron will appear for Your Fault: London. The wider line-up includes Ester Expósito from Drawn Together, Damian Hardung from Maxton Hall, Maia Reficco and Fernando Lindez from The Last Sunrise, author/producer Anna Todd, and Casey McQuiston from Red, White & Royal Wedding.

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Obsessed Fest will include a Main Stage with live sessions, exclusive footage and interactive fan moments. There will also be a Book Club space for author signings, conversations, workshops and fan-favourite adaptations, alongside content creation studios where attendees can step into recreated scenes from key titles.

Prime Video has also planned screenings, exclusive merch drops, concessions and an Amazon Music Lounge, with the event designed to turn online fandom into an in-person celebration of YA storytelling.

For CultureCues, the fact tickets are already shown as sold out says plenty about how much interest there is around Prime Video’s current YA world. Between Off Campus, The Love Hypothesis, Elle and Every Year After, the streamer clearly knows these are the stories fans are already talking about online. Bringing those casts, authors and creative teams into one event feels like a smart way to turn that BookTok-level excitement into something fans can actually experience in person. This feels like a proper fandom celebration, and judging by the sold-out ticket status, the obsession is very much mutual.

Obsessed Fest takes place on 27 June in Los Angeles.