Sterling Point Is the Teen Drama You Should Be Binging Right Now
Spoilers ahead for Sterling Point Season 1, all 8 episodes.
Rating: 3.8/5
A new teenage series with a flavor of family secrets is basically all you need to binge right now. Sterling Point released on Amazon Prime Video on August 5, 2026, and it delivers with a solid hook, a great cast, and Ella Rubin leading the story as Annie Jacobson. The whole cast brings enough personality to make you invested in how these characters collide, especially as the family secrets begin to surface.
More than just a love triangle
Annie, Ellis, and Rory are the big talking point of the show, but that’s not really the whole story. Annie’s sister Ramona, played by Amélie Hoeferle, and Oona, played by Bo Bragason, were just as much the limelight. The whole plot revolves around Ramona and Annie uncovering a massive family secret tied to an island in Muskoka, Canada.
The twist that actually got me
The moment I found out Joe, Ellis’s father, is Ramona’s real father, that’s when the show earned it. When Ramona finds out, she confronts Joe about stepping down as her guardian, even though Gordon, her grandfather, had originally arranged for him to take that role.
But the real twist comes later. Steven, Annie’s father, finds out that Annie and his brother had been to that island, and he can’t let it rest. He ends up confronting everyone and spilling his and Annie’s mother’s secret about her dating Joe. Then it flips again, an episode reveals Ramona has been colorblind since birth, and suddenly the plot shifts entirely. Steven and Ramona both take a DNA test, and the results come back positive, meaning Steven might actually be tied to Ramona biologically, not Joe. I don’t think the show was ever built on a rock-solid plot, the writing was never that tight, but there’s a real chance of a second season, and I’m genuinely down for whatever comes next for Annie and Ramona.
How it ends
The finale did exactly what I expected, Annie and Ramona essentially switch places. Ramona leaves Oona because of her own commitment issues, she never really had a family growing up, and she spent so long taking care of her dying grandfather Gordon that she’s understandably sick of staying on that island. That decision felt completely earned to me.
At its core, the show is about teenagers making impulsive decisions, or choosing to face unimaginable problems head-on instead of running from them.
Connor deserved more
For next season, obviously I want to see where Annie and Ramona’s lives go. But something people might overlook is Annie’s brother Connor. He’s dealing with his own stuff all season and basically has nobody around him, not even Annie, even when he throws her a birthday party. I’m curious what they do with him next season.
I’d call the ending satisfying. At least I was satisfied, can’t speak for everyone else.
What actually dragged
The one thing that got to me was the wait, when is Joe finally going to tell Ramona that she’s his daughter, and that her mother was dating him for a long time. Like I said though, this show was never about being airtight. It’s about a group of chaotic teenagers wandering an island trying to piece together their family’s secrets alongside everyone else doing the same.
Should you watch it?
I’d still recommend watching it, at least once. Anyone who’s already seen it will probably be just as curious as I am about what season two brings. The audience connects with it because of the themes, commitment, abandonment, family issues, all wrapped in that teenage wilderness setting and the isolated island backdrop. If you’ve watched it, you already know exactly what I mean.
3.8 out of 5.
What did you think of Sterling Point? Let me know in the comments.
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