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.

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.

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Straight from the pages of a bestselling novel to the Netflix screen, Jillian Lopez spoke to Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest; the stars of ‘My Oxford Year’. When Anna (Sofia Carson),