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| Genre | Teen drama |
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| Developed by | Melanie Halsall |
| Showrunner | Melanie Halsall |
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| Music by | Brian H. Kim |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Production locations | Alberta, Canada |
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| Running time | 39–56 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 7, 2023 – present |
My Life with the Walter Boys is an American teen drama television series developed by Melanie Halsall which premiered on Netflix on December 7, 2023. It is an adaptation of Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, which was first published on Wattpad, and stars Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, and Ashby Gentry.
The series follows recently orphaned Jackie Howard, who relocates from Manhattan to rural Colorado after being taken in by her late mother's best friend's family, the Walters.
In May 2026, ahead of the third season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season which is set to premiere in 2027.
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| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to Colorado" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Melanie Halsall | December 7, 2023 | |
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Six months after the deaths of her parents and older sister in a car accident, Jackie Howard leaves New York City to move in with her late mother's best friend, Katherine Walter, and her family on a ranch in Colorado. The eldest son, Will, introduces Jackie to his two cousins and seven siblings, including Alex and Cole, who immediately take an interest in her. On her first day at Silver Falls High, Jackie struggles to adjust to the small-town school but is supported by Alex, who stands up for her in class. Cole's efforts to welcome Jackie in the cafeteria are met with jealousy from both Alex and Erin, who later confronts Jackie outside school. Jackie befriends Skylar and Grace, who take her out for ice cream. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Live a Little" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Melanie Halsall | December 7, 2023 | |
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Jackie is pranked by the Walter kids into bleaching her hair. At school, she joins the Student Council and faces opposition from Erin, although Olivia supports her after Jackie sees her leaving Cole's bedroom. Meanwhile, Cole asks Tony, the local mechanic, if he can work full-time. After Jackie tells Katherine about the prank, Cole takes her to a nearby waterfall, where he opens up to her. With the Walter kids upset at Jackie, Alex takes the opportunity to stand up for her and show her his loft. As Cole watches Jackie and Alex together, Isaac realizes that Cole has feelings for Jackie. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Cole Effect" | Nimisha Mukerji | Jordan Ross Schindler | December 7, 2023 | |
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Jackie and Alex run the Walter family cider cart at the Homecoming football game. After withdrawing from the town's festivities all week, Cole shows up to the game and fixes the cart, irritating Alex. With Erin criticizing Jackie for her silent auction proposal, Cole goes on stage to successfully promote the auction. Cole fails to show up the next morning to break down the cart, leading Alex to help instead. Parker is upset with Cole for not showing up to her pee-wee football game. Nathan and Skylar have a friendly encounter at the Walter home, while teachers Tara and Nikhil take their interest outside the school. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Nineteen" | Nimisha Mukerji | Jonathon Roessler | December 7, 2023 | |
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On what would have been her late older sister Lucy's nineteenth birthday, Jackie brings out Lucy's favourite teapot, which is accidentally broken by Parker. Feeling further upset after overhearing Paige and Ruby talk negatively about her, Jackie decides to skip school and attend Dylan's lakehouse party with Cole. There, Cole is dejected after seeing Dylan, the school's new quarterback, take over his former number, 19. In a risqué version of truth-or-dare, Cole turns to kiss an intoxicated Jackie before she vomits on him. Back at home, Jackie tries to kiss Alex but he refuses as he does not want her to potentially regret it once sober. The next day, the Walter family attends Will and Hayley's Lark after Dark event, while Cole and Jackie, grounded after the party, bond by the fireplace. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Thanksgiving" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol | December 7, 2023 | |
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Wanting to avoid her first Thanksgiving since her family's passing, Jackie decides to deliver unclaimed bags from a food drive with Erin. The two grow closer after Jackie tells Erin that she deserves more than Cole's noncommittal attitude, and Erin opens up about her father's death. In turn, Jackie invites Erin to spend Thanksgiving with the Walters. Katherine also invites Jackie's uncle Richard, who unexpectedly reveals plans to seek custody of Jackie. However, with encouragement from Katherine and Erin, Jackie decides to remain with the Walters. Alex takes Jackie to see his version of "Manhattanhenge." Meanwhile, Cole repairs Lucy's teapot and plans to give it to Jackie, only to see Alex and Jackie kiss from afar. After experiencing technical difficulties, Lee and Isaac speak remotely with their father, who is serving in the army. Elsewhere, Hayley learns that Will lied about Mato wanting to keep the Lark open on Thanksgiving after Mato reveals that the idea was Will's. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Baggage" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Jesikah Suggs | December 7, 2023 | |
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Jackie and Alex are officially a couple, but Alex's public acts of affection start to get on Cole's nerves. Grace tells Jackie about Alex and Cole's previous tensions about Paige. At the bonfire, Alex exposes Cole's dalliance with Olivia, upsetting Erin; Alex punches Cole. Kiley confronts Alex for not spending any time with her and being obsessed with Jackie. George confides in Mato about the family's financial troubles; Mato proposes selling the land to a developer. Hayley and Will break up after another argument about work, with Will moving back in to the Walter home. Nathan tells Skylar about his feelings for him; Skylar listens to the song Nathan wrote for him. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Small Town Rumors" | Winnifred Jong | Kelsey Barry | December 7, 2023 | |
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The morning after the bonfire, Katherine discovers that Alex and Jackie have been dating since Thanksgiving, and that Cole's jealousy of their relationship led to the brothers' fight. Katherine confronts Cole, while George questions Alex, who implies that Cole has been bringing girls into the house. Alex abruptly admits to Jackie that he had been in love with Paige, upsetting Jackie. A rumour spreads that Alex cried after seeing Cole and Paige together the previous summer, while another rumour spreads that Paige was one of the girls who slept over at Cole's house. Cole confronts Alex in the auditorium for telling George that Cole had been bringing girls into the house, leading to another fight between the brothers. Alex and Cole are suspended for three days, while the other Walter boys are suspended until the following day. At home, Nathan suffers a seizure and is taken to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with epilepsy. Alex apologises to Jackie for not telling her about Paige, and the two reconcile. Erin defies her mother by auditioning for the school play and wins the role of Beatrice, while Isaac secretly auditions and wins the role of Benedick, angering Danny. Cole confronts Jackie about her feelings for him and Alex before revealing that he did not know about Alex and Paige's relationship before the party. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Spinning Out" | Winnifred Jong | Teleplay by : Jonathon Roessler & Jordan Ross Schindler Story by : Grace Condon | December 7, 2023 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Revolutions" | Jason Priestley | Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol | December 7, 2023 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Happily Ever After" | Jason Priestley | Melanie Halsall | December 7, 2023 | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Start Fresh" | Jason Priestley | Melanie Halsall | August 28, 2025 | |
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After spending the summer in New York, Katherine visits Jackie and convinces her to return to Silver Falls. Following training camp in Montana, Alex comes back with a confident yet arrogant attitude. Hayley departs for a three-month trip to Chile as part of her thesis, leaving Will at home to spearhead the ranch development plans. Jackie plans to enrol in driver's education so she can help Katherine and George with the younger Walter kids' activities, but woodshop is the only open elective remaining. On the first day of the school year, Nathan joins the school newspaper, where Skylar serves as an editor, while Alex blows off Kiley in driver's education. At dinner at Monte's, Cole declines Coach Allen's offer to become his assistant football coach. Danny and Erin kiss after texting all summer, while Kiley agrees to swap electives with Jackie. Alex officially breaks up with Jackie in driver's education, while Dylan takes an interest in Kiley during woodshop. Jackie reconciles with Parker after apologising for not saying anything before she left. After Danny tells Cole that Jackie missed him, Cole tries to talk to Jackie about what happened before she left. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "My Life Without the Walter Boys" | Jason Priestley | Jesikah Suggs | August 28, 2025 | |
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Jackie tells Cole that nothing can happen between them because she needs to fit in with the Walters. The football team has an abysmal start to the season, so Cole succumbs to the pressure and becomes assistant coach. The fall formal is canceled due to budget cuts, but Jackie makes it her mission to ensure it goes ahead. The student council decides to raise money for the dance via a pop-up thrift shop at Monty's, but their effort to sell pizza at the pep rally is only successful after Cole tells Dylan and the football team to participate. Danny and Erin keep their relationship a secret because Danny doesn't know how to tell an increasingly suspicious Cole. The yearbook photographer, Zach, flirts with Nathan after finding out they like the same music. Will, George, and Katherine face serious opposition to their plans for limited tourism at the ranch at a community meeting. Will and George have different ideas about how to handle the situation, leading to tension. Alex wants to be a bronc rider, but his parents forbid it because it is dangerous. He does it anyway and hurts his hand, which Jackie witnesses. She covers for Alex's injury with Katherine at their driving lesson. Katherine and George realize that they cannot stop Alex from bronc riding, so they hire an expert trainer to keep him safe. Alex is shocked when he meets his trainer, a slightly older girl named Blake. Jackie, appreciative of Cole's actions at the pep rally, proposes that they try being friends. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Girls Just Wanna have Fundraisers" | Audrey Cummings | Jordan Ross Schindler | August 28, 2025 | |
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Cole and Dylan butt heads at football practice. The Walter family's plans for the ranch lead to tension between Katherine and Grace's mom, Joanne, who tells Grace she fears they'll eventually be priced out of Silver Falls. While looking for dresses in Katherine's closet to sell at the pop-up shop, Jackie and Grace discover dresses designed by Jackie's mom. George intervenes at the last minute when a bulldozer almost razes down a shed that was built by Will's great-great grandfather. He is deeply disappointed when Will doesn't seem to appreciate the ranch's rich family history. Dylan flirts with Kylie, who rebuffs his advances. Jackie is torn about selling her mom's dresses, but she ultimately does so. Ruby, who has been flirting with Cole, tears one of the dresses to make a slit, upsetting Jackie. Even though Nathan is dating Skylar, Zach does not stop pursuing him. Blake starts training Alex in bronc riding, and sparks fly between them. George and Will go fly-fishing to bond, but when Uncle Richard shows up at the ranch to scold George about how he handled the opposition at the community meeting, it is revealed that Will called him. Erin saves one of Jackie's mom's dresses from being sold and gives it to Jackie. When Cole and Jackie leave Monty's, they see Danny and Erin making out in Erin's car. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "No-look Pass" | Audrey Cummings | Liz Maccie | August 28, 2025 | |
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Paige confronts Jackie after hearing that Jackie is running against her for class president. Jackie dispells the rumor but is goaded into falsely saying they have a live band for the dance. Alex jumps in front of Jackie when Paige throws a ball at her during dodgeball. Danny and Cole make up, and Cole tells Erin he is genuinely happy for her. Uncle Richard wants to secure permits for the Walters the way he does in New York, but George and Katherine are wary of upsetting their neighbors. They discover, though, that a lot of people, especially Grace's parents (Bob and Joanne), are unwilling to give them the benefit of the doubt. The football team is facing their toughest rivals, so Cole does one-on-one lessons with Dylan to teach him how to throw a no-look pass. While Jackie and Grace are scouting local bands for the fall formal, Jackie sees Alex and Blake dancing together at one of the gigs. After failing to secure a band, Jackie ultimately decides use the excellent playlist Grace put together at the fall formal. Skylar notices that Nathan and Zach are getting closer, so he comes up with an elaborate plan to ask Nathan to the fall formal at the football game. The football team wins the game, but Cole has mixed feelings. When Paige confronts Jackie again about the race for class president, Jackie replies that Paige's behavior has convinced her it is necessary to run for class president. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "A Night to Remember" | Jason Priestley | Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol | August 28, 2025 | |
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At football practice, a scout from Oklahoma State approaches Cole about their coaching program. Nathan and Zach pitch an idea for the school newspaper's music column, but Skylar gives the column to someone else, irritating Nathan. As Cole, Nathan, Danny, and Erin are about to go inside for the fall formal, Dylan and the football team's first string arrive in a limo. Danny takes exception to Cole's exclusion, but Cole brushes it off. Cole and Jackie share a dance, but Jackie pulls away when a slow song plays. Alex takes Blake to the arcade where they share a kiss, but Alex is uncomfortable afterward, which Blake interprets as disinterest. Skylar breaks up with Nathan after witnessing him kiss Zach. Dylan takes sole credit for the no-look pass in front of Cole. Another football player informs Cole of the extent to which Dylan has betrayed him. Cole and Dylan get into a brawl, so the teachers end the fall formal early. Erin is upset with Danny for leaving her on the dance floor to help Cole, but they reconcile after Danny recreates the interrupted dance. Dylan helps Kylie with the nightly clean-up at Monty's. Cole and Ruby almost hook up, but he calls her by Jackie's nickname. When Jackie returns to the ranch, Alex tells her he is unable to move on from her, and she tells him the real reason she left Silver Falls after Will and Hayley's wedding. Before he can respond, lightning hits the barn and starts a fire with the horses inside, so Alex goes in to save them. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "After the Dance" | Jason Priestley | Melanie Halsall | August 28, 2025 | |
| 17 | 7 | "Saddle Up" | Monika Mitchell | Jonathon Roessler | August 28, 2025 | |
| 18 | 8 | "Gear Shifts" | Monika Mitchell | Kelsey Barry | August 28, 2025 | |
| 19 | 9 | "Allhallowtide" | Jason Priestley | Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol | August 28, 2025 | |
| 20 | 10 | "Showdowns and Sparkles" | Jason Priestley | Melanie Halsall | August 28, 2025 | |
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| 21 | 1 | "Homecoming" | Monika Mitchell | Melanie Halsall | August 6, 2026 |
| 22 | 2 | "Split Focus" | Monika Mitchell | Jesikah Suggs | August 6, 2026 |
| 23 | 3 | "Fever Pitch" | Felipe Rodriguez | Liz Maccie | August 6, 2026 |
| 24 | 4 | "Screeching Tires and True Love" | Felipe Rodriguez | Jordan Ross Schindler | August 6, 2026 |
| 25 | 5 | "The Jackie and Cole Effect" | Audrey Cummings | Samantha Humphrey | August 6, 2026 |
| 26 | 6 | "Wide Open Spaces" | Audrey Cummings | Kelsey Barry | August 6, 2026 |
| 27 | 7 | "Washout" | Shannon Kohli | Melanie Halsall | August 6, 2026 |
| 28 | 8 | "Everybody’s Fine" | Shannon Kohli | Teleplay by : Liz Maccie Story by : Priya A. Desai & Jillian Molin | August 6, 2026 |
| 29 | 9 | "Ghosts" | Monika Mitchell | Becky Hartman Edwards | August 6, 2026 |
| 30 | 10 | "The Beautiful and the Damned" | Monika Mitchell | Melanie Halsall | August 6, 2026 |
In September 2021, it was announced that Sony Pictures Television and iGeneration Studios were 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 first season began in March 2022 in Alberta, Canada, and concluded by September 2022. Production for the series took place across Alberta, with filming locations in the city of Calgary, the town of Cochrane, and the town of Crossfield. On December 19, 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. Pre-production for second season started on May 27, 2024 and ended on July 19, 2024; filming for the second season began on July 22, 2024 and concluded on November 7, 2024. On November 18, 2024, it was reported that Natalie Sharp, Carson MacCormac, Janet Kidder, Riele Downs, and Jake Manley joined the cast in recurring roles for the second season. Ahead of the second season, premiere, on May 14, 2025, Netflix renewed the series for a third season. Pre-production for the third season started on June 9, 2025, and concluded on August 5, 2025; filming began on August 6, 2025, and ended on December 1, 2025. On July 29, 2025, it was announced that Chad Rook was cast in a recurring capacity for the third season. On December 8, 2025, it was reported that Erin Karpluk and Naveen Paddock joined the cast in recurring roles for the third season. On May 13, 2026, Netflix renewed the series for a fourth season. Filming for the fourth season began on July 27, 2026 and is scheduled to conclude on November 20, 2026.
My Life with the Walter Boys features an original score by Brian H. Kim, released digitally by Madison Gate Records on December 7, 2023, with the diegetic track "Light Up the Sky (Skylar's Song)" performed by Corey Fogelmanis. Season 1 includes pop and indie placements such as "Hallucinate" by Dua Lipa, "Overdrive" by Maggie Rogers, "The Show" by Niall Horan, "What They'll Say About Us" by Finneas, "Let My Love Open the Door" by Pete Townshend, and "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos.
Season 2 continues this approach with tracks including "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish, "Let It Happen" by Gracie Abrams, "In Between Days" by The Cure, "Connection" by Elastica, "The Only Exception" by Paramore, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy, and "Fire on Fire" by Sam Smith.
My Life with the Walter Boys first season was released on December 7, 2023. The second season was released on August 28, 2025. The third season was released on August 6, 2026.
For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 45% approval rating based on 11 critic reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 5.5/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 50 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
The second season has a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 critic reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 5.4/10.
The third season holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 critic reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6/10.
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