SIOSI: ‘Sterling Point’ on Prime Video, An Original Breath of Fresh Air In A Slog of Book-To-TV Adaptations

By Alex Vena Published Aug. 5, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET As a new hub for YA romance, Prime Video has been specializing in the book-to-screen adaptation, taking a page out of its success from The Summer I Turned Pretty. Just when you think another of these novel-based adaptations might grace your screen, in comes a rather refreshing and novel story (pun intended). Sterling Point, an original work from Megan Park (My Old Ass), follows a pair of adopted twins who discover that they have inherited an island in Canada (the show’s namesake) from their late, estranged grandfather, and that their late adoptive mother actually had a biological daughter of her own. With EPs Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage onboard, who have nailed the teen drama formula with shows like The OC and Gossip Girl, we had hig