So, in Julia Whelan’s book My Oxford Year, Jamie doesn’t explicitly die on the page, but he still has terminal cancer. Ultimately, he’s able to live a bit longer and go on this adventure he’d talked about with his love, who is named Anna in the movie and Ella in the book.

On her first day in Oxford, Anna is drenched by a rude driver that she later confronts in a fish-and-chips shop. The rude man’s name is Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest). Jamie’s friend Cecelia (Poppy Gilbert) ribs Jamie for being a player, when he’s forced to hide from a woman that he never called back.

Even before Sofia Carson was named “Netflix’s first bona fide movie star” by Vanity Fair, her My Oxford Year costar Corey Mylchreest was certain acting with her would ensure their project’s success. “As soon as I knew Sofia was involved, I thought, ‘Here's a Netflix number one,’” Mylchreest tells Teen Vogue, laughing.