''My Life with the Walter Boys'' is an upcoming American television series that is set to release on

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. The coming-of-age drama is an

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of Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, which was first published on

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. The series will follow recently-orphaned Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez), a teenage girl from Manhattan who relocates to rural Colorado after she is taken in by the Walters, a family of ten sons. The Netflix series is developed by Melanie Halsall, and is co-written by Halsall and Ali Novak. The show is slated to also star

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, and

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. It is set to premiere on

on December 7, 2023.

Cast and characters

Main

* Nikki Rodriguez as Jackie Howard * Ashby Gentry as Alex Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother * Noah LaLonde as Cole Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother *

as Dr. Katherine Walter, Jackie's legal guardian *

as George Walter, Jackie's adoptive father * Corey Fogelmanis as Nathan Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother * Jaylan Evans as Skylar Summerhill * Connor Stanhope as Danny Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother *

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as Haley Young * Johnny Link as Will Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother

Recurring

as Erin *

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as Tara * Moheb Jindran as Nikhil * Mya Lowe as Kiley * Gabrielle Jacinto as Olivia * Ellie O'Brien as Grace *

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as Jordan Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother * Lennix James as Benny Walter, Jackie's adoptive brother * Alix West Lefler as Parker Walter, Jackie's adoptive sister

Episodes

Production

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and iGeneration Studios are producing ''My Life with the Walter Boys'', following iGeneration Studios' acquisition of Komixx Entertainment. Ed Glauser, who was the executive producer for Netflix's ''The Kissing Booth'' film series, joined production alongside showrunner and executive producer Melanie Halsall. Filming for the series began in March 2022, in

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, Canada, and concluded by September 2022. Production for the series took place across Alberta, with filming locations in the city of

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, the town of

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, and the town of Crossfield.

Release

''My Life with the Walter Boys'' is scheduled be released on December 7, 2023.

References

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