Production notes

On October 1, 2024, Amazon Prime Video gave production a series order for Off Campus which based on the Off-Campus book series by Elle Kennedy. The series is created and co-showran by Louisa Levy who is also expected to executive produce alongside Gina Fattore who is a co-showrunner, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Leanna Billings, and Neal Flaherty. Production companies involved with the series are Amazon MGM Studios, Temple Hill Entertainment, and Billings Productions. Kennedy is also a producer. The first season is based on the first novel of the Off-Campus book series, The Deal. Principal photography for the series began on June 9, 2025, and concluded on October 2, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. On February 12, 2026, ahead of the series premiere, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season. On May 28, 2026, Amazon Prime Video announced that the second season is set to focus on Dean and Allie's relationship as the central couple.

On May 6, 2025, Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, Mika Abdalla, Antonio Cipriano, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Josh Heuston, and Stephen Kalyn were cast as series regulars. In July 2025, Steve Howey and Khobe Clarke joined the cast in recurring roles. On November 6, 2025, AJ Abell, Francesca Bianchi, Kai Bradbury, Karis Cameron, Josh Chambers, Riley Davis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Chelah Horsdal, Quinten James, Dylan Kingwell, Riley Orr, Lauren Patten, Frankie Randysek, Brandon Scott, Jennifer Spence, Julia Sarah Stone, Marlee Walchuk, and Chad Willett all joined the cast in recurring roles. On April 30, 2026, India Fowler was cast as a series regular as Grace Ivers while Phillipa Soo joined the cast in a recurring capacity for the second season. On August 13, 2026, Shay Rudolph joined the cast in a recurring role.

Principal photography for the first series took place primarily in Vancouver. The fictional Briar University college grounds were represented by several different locations at University of British Columbia (UBC). The Thunderbird Sports Centre served as the home arena for the fictional Briar Hawks hockey team, hosting the game sequences and locker room scenes. UBC's Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the surrounding area provided the backdrop for campus and academic sequences. The exterior of the Sigma Phi Delta engineering frat house was used for the off-campus residence shared by the team. The Heatley, a pub in Strathcona, became Malone’s Bar and The DOUGLAS hotel in downtown Vancouver was used to portray urban settings, such as Dean Di Laurentis's apartment.

The series was scored by Keegan DeWitt. The series' soundtrack, titled Off Campus: The Mixtape, was released via Island Records. It includes music recorded by Bright, fictional band After Hours, Asha Banks, The Two Lips, Chloe Lilac, Matthew Perryman Jones, Winifred, Will Linley, Remi Wolf, Niall Horan, Suki Waterhouse, The Beaches, and Carol Ades.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 92% approval rating based on 37 critic reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 7.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Off Campus thrives on titillation and the deliberate excavation of relationship dynamics in a whirlwind romance novel adaptation that genuinely cares for the genre and all its pleasurable trappings." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 71 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Critics praised the chemistry between Bright and Cameli. The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han wrote, "The series is at its most endearing when the two are simply connecting, whether it's the normally confident Garrett gazing shyly at Hannah from across a crowded room, or the normally reserved Hannah confidently taking charge of their relationship". In Variety, Aramide Tinubu praised how the show gives "side characters... their own moments to shine", in addition to its sensitive treatment of sexual assault and consent. Gavia Baker-Whitelaw of TV Guide also praised the supporting cast, describing Garrett's teammates as "an oasis of consent kings and supportive himbos in a culture that otherwise promotes toxic masculinity", and commending the show for "[facing] up to the unpleasant realities of sexual assault in men's sports". Baker-Whitelaw noted that some of the show's rom-com tropes can feel "a little too glossy and derivative" and that comparisons to Heated Rivalry are inevitable, but "Garrett and Hannah's relationship is sincere enough to win us over". More critical reviews judged the dialogue and pacing, commenting the series does not fully realize the steamy potential of its source material. Christina Izzo of The A.V. Club wrote "Off Campus' graphic sex scenes act as little more than jarring snags before we're breezily back to our goofy regularly scheduled programming".

Lead character Hannah references her favorite band to be Canadian rock band The Beaches. Their single "Edge of the Earth" plays over the end of the second episode when Garrett realizes he is developing feelings for her. This moment went viral on social media, resulting in The Beaches gaining a significant number of online streams and over 5 million new monthly listeners on Spotify.