'Reminders of Him': All About the Colleen Hoover Adaptation Starring Maika Monroe and Rudy Pankow
Another Colleen Hoover book is coming to the big screen.
In October 2024, Deadline reported that Universal had landed the rights to her bestselling book Reminders of Him. The novel — which was published in 2022 and sold over 6.5 million copies globally — follows ex-convict Kenna Rowan as she returns to her hometown after a five-year prison stint, determined to reconnect with her 4-year-old daughter and the one man in town who hasn't written her off.
'I am thrilled to be working with Universal to bring Kenna Rowan's world to life,' Hoover told Deadline. 'I hear from many readers who tell me they found something of themselves in her story of living with and through tragedy and doing the often messy and imperfect work of healing and turning the page to a fresh chapter in life.'
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Maika Monroe will star in the drama as Kenna opposite Tell Me Lies' Tyriq Withers, who Hoover shared on Instagram will be playing Ledger Ward. Outer Banks' Rudy Pankow was also cast in the film in an unnamed role.
Here's everything to know about Reminders of Him, including the release date, cast, plot and more news.
A synopsis for Reminders of Him hasn't been released. But the novel it's based on is about a mother who returns home after spending five years in prison, ready to reconnect with her young daughter.
Rebuilding her life proves difficult when it seems like everyone is determined to shut her out — except for a local bar owner with ties to her child. As their relationship grows, Kenna must confront the tragedies of her past in order to build a more hopeful future.
Hoover wrote the screenplay for Reminders of Him with Lauren Levine, best known for producing the film adaptation of Bridge to Terabithia. The duo will also produce the film through their company Heartbones Entertainment, marking the company's first project.
Maika Monroe, best known for Longlegs and Watcher, will lead Reminders of Him as Kenna. In April 2025, Deadline reported that Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow had also joined the cast, though his role has yet to be revealed.
Tyriq Withers will also appear in Reminders of Him as Ledger, a bar owner who is one of the only remaining links to Kenna's daughter. The I Know What You Did Last Summer actor shared the news on Instagram and said that he was 'feeling beyond grateful to step into this story' and that the role felt 'deeply personal," seemingly alluding to his brother's death in 2021.
'I only hope to honor those who have loved and lost, and to serve as a light for anyone still finding their way through the darkness,' he wrote.
In December 2024, Deadline reported that Vanessa Caswill, best known for Love at First Sight, was set to direct Reminders of Him.
She also helmed three episodes of the BBC's 2017 miniseries, Little Women.
The adaptation of Reminders of Him is set to film in Calgary, Alberta, Canadian outlet CTV News reported.
Production will start in April and wrap up in June 2025, per ACTRA.
Reminders of Him is set to premiere on Feb. 13, 2026.
This follows in the tradition of Universal slating their romantic movies for Valentine's Day — they used the same schedule for the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise.
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