{"id":509,"date":"2026-04-30T14:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/04\/30\/listen-to-maya-hawke-and-kj-apa-narrate-sizzling-new-rom-com-the-summer-oath-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:23:46","slug":"listen-to-maya-hawke-and-kj-apa-narrate-sizzling-new-rom-com-the-summer-oath-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/04\/30\/listen-to-maya-hawke-and-kj-apa-narrate-sizzling-new-rom-com-the-summer-oath-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Maya Hawke and KJ Apa Narrate Sizzling New Rom-Com \u201cThe Summer Oath \u201d(Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Audible Original story features a starry cast including Ego Nwodim, Milly Alcock and Gavin Casalegno<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zmX56HVVV9ectR1AKFNBwgqRuo0=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/the-summer-oath290-04292026-ad149690c10a4a94a88b86ee39c11c6f.jpg\" alt=\"'The Summer Oath'Credit: audible\" title=\"the summer oath\" \/><figcaption><i>&#8216;The Summer Oath&#8217;<br \/>Credit: audible<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of Maya Hawke and KJ Apa&#8217;s narration of Audible Original rom-com<em> The Summer Oath<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The story follows a romance author with writer&#8217;s block, who runs into her college crush while in the Hamptons<\/li>\n<li>The cast also includes Ego Nwodim, Milly Alcock and Gavin Casalegno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/maya-hawke-and-lewis-pullman-share-acting-advice-from-their-famous-parents-exclusive-11925639\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maya Hawke<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kj-apa\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KJ Apa<\/a> are heating up the summer in a new audio original.<\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE can exclusively share a first listen of the stars&#8217; narration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Summer-Oath-Audiobook\/B0GS6L96GF?qid=1773763200&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=MB1FDNMCJ8TK9Q5AJ7Z3&amp;plink=YO7FYWfcwlcjKdbp&amp;pageLoadId=uk9YLGQLLgKvA8EH&amp;creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>The Summer Oath<\/em><\/a>, an Audible Original story out on April 30.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the Shakespeare play <em>Love&#8217;s Labour&#8217;s Lost<\/em>, the story, written by Claire Friedman, follows romance author Livia Gaines (Hawke), who&#8217;s been struggling to write ever since an unexpected breakup with her longtime boyfriend. When her publisher threatens to cancel her contract, Livia escapes to the Hamptons to try and finish her latest book in the privacy of a secluded house.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/R9tmSs7cdQ5WXWfucPuvO7h229w=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Maya-Hawke-and-KJ-Apa289-04292026-daea24e7ee2f45f6b1e934f79d521024.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Hawke (left) and KJ ApaCredit: John Shearer\/WireImage; Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty\" title=\"Maya Hawke and KJ Apa\" \/><figcaption><i>Maya Hawke (left) and KJ Apa<br \/>Credit: John Shearer\/WireImage; Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joined by her friends, Livia vows to forgo real-life romance for the summer. But when a housesitting group arrives at the estate, Livia is reunited with Ezra Keats (Apa), her college crush who she&#8217;s never been able to forget.<\/p>\n<p>As Labor Day approaches, Livia must grapple with her feelings for Ezra, a looming novel deadline and a shocking discovery made at the estate.<\/p>\n<p>The rom-com&#8217;s star-studded cast also features <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ego-nwodim-reveals-what-life-is-like-post-snl-exclusive-11841458\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ego Nwodim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/milly-alcock-bullied-herself-into-supergirl-after-house-of-the-dragon-11938149\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milly Alcock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gavin-casalengo-shares-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-movie-update-exclusive-11916578\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gavin Casalegno<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/alexandra-shipp-performed-a-spell-to-manifest-roles-before-landing-barbie-11925954\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandra Shipp<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/peri-gilpin-says-she-was-overwhelmed-after-becoming-a-mom-to-her-twins-exclusive-8629448\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peri Gilpin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hawke previously narrated the audiobook for Joan Didion&#8217;s essay collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Slouching-Towards-Bethlehem-Audiobook\/B0D5K7KTDV\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Slouching Toward Bethlehem<\/em><\/a>. The <em>Stranger Things<\/em> actress also lent her voice to the audio versions of James Ellroy&#8217;s novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/American-Tabloid-Audiobook\/B014X1D8JQ\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>American Tabloid<\/em><\/a> and Alexi Pappas&#8217; memoir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Bravey-Audiobook\/0593286731\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Bravey<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apa&#8217;s narration credits include the audiobook of Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs&#8217; <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Sandman-Act-III-Audiobook\/B0BFK1K36D\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Sandman: Act III<\/em><\/a>. The cast also included <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kat-dennings\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"null\">Kat Dennings<\/a>, <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/bridgerton-rege-jean-page-what-to-know\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"null\">Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/a> and <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/jerry-o-connell-apologizes-to-wil-wheaton-for-not-being-aware-of-childhood-abuse\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"null\">Wil Wheaton<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Audible Original story features a starry cast including Ego Nwodim, Milly Alcock and Gavin Casalegno &#8216;The Summer Oath&#8217;Credit: audible NEED TO KNOW PEOPLE has an exclusive first listen of Maya Hawke and KJ Apa&#8217;s narration of Audible Original rom-com The Summer Oath The story follows a romance author with writer&#8217;s block, who runs into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}