Netflix casts Liz, Wes in 'Better Than the Movies' film adaptation

Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono will play Liz and Wes in "Better Than the Movies," a new YA romantic comedy based on the Lynn Painter novel.

EXCLUSIVE: Ever since its 2021 release, readers of Lynn Painter’s #1 New York Times bestselling BookTok phenomenon Better Than the Movies have been fan-casting the movie version — and now, we can report that Beatrice Kitsos (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and David Iacono (Jurassic World Rebirth) have landed the lead

Lips are sealed on Netflix’s plans for filming on Prince Edward Island, but it's starting to look like this summer in the province will be different.