Liz Tomforde’s Windy City TV Series is officially in development, meaning BookTok’s favorite messy, magnetic Chicago athletes may finally hit the screen.
The bestselling sports romance series has become a major name in contemporary romance, especially for readers who love banter, emotional slow burns, found family, and athletes who are great at pretending they aren’t completely gone for the women who challenge them.
Written by Liz Tomforde, the Windy City books mix hockey, basketball, baseball, travel, friendship, heartbreak, and enough tension to keep romance readers yelling at their screens before the show even exists.
That is exactly why this one makes sense for TV. Each book follows a different couple, but the world stays connected. The result is a romance universe with built-in seasons, returning favorites, fresh relationship drama, and plenty of room for fan obsession.
Amazon MGM Studios is developing the series, with Alison McDonald attached to write and executive produce. Premeditated Productions is also producing, giving the adaptation a clear path forward, though major casting details remain under wraps.
What Will Windy City TV Series Be About?
The Windy City series will most likely begin with Mile High, the first book in Liz Tomforde’s sports romance series. The story follows Evan Zanders, a Chicago hockey star who wears his reputation like armor, and Stevie, the flight attendant assigned to his team’s private plane.
On paper, they should be a disaster. He is arrogant, provocative, and used to getting exactly what he wants. She has already sworn off athletes and has no interest in becoming another stop on someone’s road-trip fantasy.
Of course, that is where the fun starts. Mile High is built on forced proximity, sharp banter, emotional walls, and the slow realization that the person driving you insane might also be the person who sees you most clearly.
As a TV series, Windy City has more room to breathe than a movie would. The adaptation can lean into the team dynamics, travel schedule, friendship circles, and emotional growth that make the books feel so addictive.
If you have not read the book yet, check out the official synopsis below, as Windy City will most likely begin with Mile High, the first book in Liz Tomforde’s sports romance series.
ZANDERS
Chicago hockey isn’t complete without me – everyone’s favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.
What I don’t like is the new flight attendant on our team’s private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I’ll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she’ll be begging to quit her job.
But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can’t quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if it’s more than that.
STEVIE
I’ve been a flight attendant for years. I thought I’d seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.
Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.
Everything but him.
The story could work beautifully on screen because it already has a visual rhythm: private flights, hockey arenas, hotel rooms, late-night conversations, and two people slowly losing the fight against their own chemistry.
Who is in the Windy City TV Series Cast?
No cast has been announced for the Windy City series yet, so fans can still fan-cast Evan Zanders, Stevie, and the rest of Liz Tomforde’s Chicago crew.
The biggest early roles to watch will be Zanders and Stevie, since their chemistry will set the tone for the entire adaptation. Zanders needs an actor who can pull off cocky without becoming impossible to root for, while Stevie needs someone who can balance warmth, frustration, confidence, and vulnerability.
Amazon MGM Studios is developing the series behind the scenes. Alison McDonald is attached as writer and executive producer, while Premeditated Productions is producing. Liz Tomforde’s exact level of involvement has not been fully detailed yet, but fans will likely be watching closely to see how much of the book’s emotional texture makes it into the show.
When Is Windy City TV Adaptation Coming Out?
There is no official release date for the Windy City series yet. The series is currently in development, so it doesn’t have a confirmed premiere window, filming schedule, trailer, or full cast announcement.
For now, the good news is simple: the adaptation is moving. The world of Mile High, The Right Move, Caught Up, Play Along, and the rest of the Windy City books is one step closer to screen life. And if Amazon MGM gets the chemistry right, this could be the next sports romance series everyone is talking about.
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