Highlights
- The Off Campus team warned fans engaging in targeted harassment will be blocked from official accounts.
- The statement follows star Mika Abdalla’s split from fiancé Jake Short and a resurfaced viral clip.
- Cast partners have reportedly been the primary targets of fan harassment ahead of Season 2.
The team behind Amazon Prime Video’s breakout hit Off Campus is drawing a firm line in the sand with its online fan community, and the message could not be clearer: target the cast, and you will be blocked.
On Thursday (June 11, 2026), the show’s official social media accounts were forced to share a statement urging the fandom to be kind to the cast. The post, framed as a “special request from your ‘Off Campus’ family,” arrived just as the series is gaining significant momentum heading into its second season.
“The Off Campus community is built on a shared love of storytelling — and on respect for the real people who bring it to life,” the statement read. “We ask that everyone in this space extend that respect to our cast and the people in their lives.”
The warning that followed left little room for interpretation.
“Accounts that engage in targeted harassment will be removed from following our accounts,” the statement concluded.
— Off Campus (@offcampusonpv) June 11, 2026
The strongly worded message comes at a notably charged moment for the show’s fandom. The statement arrives after Off Campus star Mika Abdalla, who will lead Season 2, announced her split from her fiancé, Jake Short.
A clip of the two of them on a podcast has resurfaced and gone viral, in which Short jokingly describes Abdalla as “some bitch.” The former couple issued a joint statement to Us Weekly, clarifying that the clip does not represent their five-year relationship.
The biggest targets have not necessarily been the actors themselves, but rather the girlfriends, boyfriends, and partners of several cast members, who have been flooded with criticism and harassment from fans. According to sources, concerns over the growing hostility prompted members of the cast to approach Amazon directly and request closer monitoring of the show’s social media spaces in an effort to curb hateful comments and targeted abuse.
The show, which features a cast of relatively young and new actors, has become a buzzy viral sensation and gained a big online audience. That rapid rise in popularity, while a clear win for the streaming giant, has come with an increasingly familiar downside: passionate fans crossing the line from enthusiasm into cruelty.
Season 2 will shift focus to Dean DiLaurentis and Allie Hayes’ romance. Both characters emerged as fan favorites during the first season run, with Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla drawing considerable attention both on and off screen.
The Off Campus situation is far from an isolated incident. In May, Amazon asked fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty to respect the cast and crew’s privacy during the filming of the movie, posting: “We love the excitement, but sharing locations and visiting set disrupts filming and creates real safety concerns for our cast and crew.”
Last year, ahead of its third and final season, The Summer I Turned Pretty shared a statement on Instagram and X encouraging fans to “be kind” and warning that users engaging in bullying or hate speech directed at cast or crew members would be banned.
A similar message was also recently issued by Peacock on behalf of Love Island USA ahead of its Season 8 premiere. The series wrote in an Instagram post that The Villa runs on “good vibes” and that it is not a space for hate or harassment.
What is clear is that the culture of parasocial intensity surrounding prestige streaming properties is accelerating faster than platforms and production teams can manage. For Off Campus, the message is direct: the fans are welcome, but the harassment is not.
