Beau Maxwell might only be a side character in Off Campus season 1, but he already has the fans in tears.
“Saw him and started crying. Oh, Beau Maxwell,” one fan wrote via TikTok in May 2026 after season 1 was released, editing clips of Khobe Clarke’s character to Taylor Swift’s emotionally charged ballad “loml.”
Another viewer tweeted, “I actually think they want to emotionally wreck us by giving us so many Beau scenes.”
A third social media user wrote via X, “They made me fall for Beau Maxwell bad in the show just for them to kill him like this can’t be happening. I KNEW I couldn’t pay attention him but they were dangling him.”
So, why are Off Campus fans sobbing over Beau? Allow Us to break down their heartbreak below:
Warning: Spoilers below for Off Campus.
What Is ‘Off Campus’ About?
Off Campus was initially a four-book hockey romance series written by Elle Kennedy, in which four Briar University athletes found love in their own book. Season 1 of the Prime Video series, released in May 2026, chronicled the first novel, The Deal, about captain Garrett Graham and Hannah Wells’ love story.
Other books in the series include The Mistake (John Logan and Grace Ivers), The Score (Dean Heyward-Di Laurentis and Allie Hayes) and The Goal (John Tucker and Sabrina James).
Kennedy has also written two follow-up series, Briar U and Campus Diaries, about the next generation of collegiate love stories.
What Is Beau Maxwell’s Role in ‘Off Campus’?
Beau (played by Clarke) was introduced in season 1 as a friend of Garrett (Belmont Cameli) and Dean’s (Stephen Kalyn), a football player who is often involved in the friend group’s activities.
Just like Clarke’s portrayal, book Beau was also a Briar football star and a close friend to the hockey team. He was also pals with Sabrina (Tucker’s eventual love interest, who has yet to be cast) throughout the series. In the book, Beau dies in Sabrina and Tucker’s story after a car crash.
Fans React to Beau Maxwell on ‘Off Campus’
As soon as the Prime Video series premiered, viewers were gaga over Clarke’s character.
“Just started the off campus show and yes I did make a sound resembling that of a sad puppy when I realized that Beau Maxwell is the one sitting next to Garrett in class,” one fan wrote via X, with another adding, “He isn’t even dead in the series [in the first season] and I’m already mourning.”
“I’m so serious when I say Beau’s death in the show is going to impact me a lot more than it did in the books,” another fan tweeted. “Please Beau Maxwell, don’t get in that f***ng car and keep your neck safe.”
What Elle Kennedy Has Said About Beau’s Expanded Role Onscreen
Off Campus featured many changes from the book, including more glimpses of Beau.
“I mean, in season 1, we only get, I think, a little taste of Beau, but he does [fill] the screen a little,” Kennedy exclusively told Us Weekly before the show’s May 2026 premiere. “I think that Khobe, he’s such a great actor and he’s the sweetest guy. He had a lot of the little comedic bits in the season.”
According to Kennedy, fans would “fall in love” with Clarke’s Beau before they are “eventually devastated” by his death.
Will Beau Maxwell Return for Season 2?
Prime Video renewed Off Campus for a second season months before the premiere. It’s not known which couple will take the lead, or if Beau will return.
Off Campus season 1 is streaming now on Prime Video. Season 2’s production begins in June 2026.
