The screen version follows Auburn Reed as she starts over in Los Angeles and meets Owen Gentry, an artist who transforms anonymous confessions into paintings. Their romance is threatened by the secrets surrounding Auburn's family and Owen's past.
Release and production timeline
The novel is published
Colleen Hoover's standalone romance introduces Auburn, Owen and the confession-inspired gallery.
All seven episodes launch on go90
Awestruck's first scripted series adapts the story for a short-form digital audience.
The series moves to digital storefronts
The author's official page links Amazon, iTunes/Apple TV and Google Play. Catalog availability and purchase options differ by region and can change.
Confess episode guide
- 01
They're All Confessions
Auburn enters Owen's gallery and discovers how strangers' secrets become his artwork.
- 02
This Is Not a Date
Dinner brings Auburn and Owen closer even as she knows a new relationship could complicate her plans.
- 03
Happy Birthday Auburn
A reluctant birthday night out leaves Auburn in a situation she had promised herself to avoid.
- 04
How Is Love a Mistake?
Trey offers Auburn a life-changing proposal while another encounter with Owen forces her to weigh what she wants.
- 05
Secrets Revealed
As Auburn settles into a new arrangement with Trey, Owen confronts the history behind his choices.
- 06
Every Time He Touches Me
Owen continues fighting for Auburn while her relationship with Trey changes in a dangerous direction.
- 07
Some Secrets Aren't Ours to Tell
Auburn seeks safety with Owen, an unexpected visitor triggers a confrontation, and she makes a plan to reclaim what she deserves.
Episode titles and public synopses follow IMDb and Apple TV listings. Paramount's official catalog is the authority used here for the seven-episode total.
The central cast
Katie Leclerc plays Auburn Reed and Ryan Cooper plays Owen Gentry. Sherilyn Fenn appears as Lydia, Rocky Myers as Trey Taylor, Amy Pham as Emory, Kyle Secor as Callahan Gentry and Elliott Smith as A.J. Colleen Hoover is credited as an executive producer and also appears briefly at the gallery.
See cast photos and character guide
What changes from book to screen?
The most immediately verifiable change is location: the official book synopsis places Auburn at a Dallas studio, while the series catalog introduces her rebuilding her life in Los Angeles. The adaptation also turns a full-length, alternating-viewpoint novel into seven episodes of roughly twenty-two to thirty minutes, so interior narration must become performance, dialogue and visual art.
- Location: Dallas in the novel; Los Angeles in the series.
- Structure: alternating first-person narration becomes a linear screen drama.
- Scale: seven short episodes compress family history, legal pressure and two intertwined secrets.
- Visual center: the confession paintings can be shown directly rather than described through Auburn and Owen's narration.
Read the book version first?
The book guide reveals spoilers only after a marked control and keeps the novel's final painting reveal separate from the production facts here.
Open the book summaryWhere can you watch Confess?
The original go90 platform is no longer operating. Colleen Hoover's official page currently points readers to Amazon, Apple/iTunes and Google Play, and Apple TV maintains a regional series listing. A visible catalog page does not guarantee that every episode can be purchased or streamed in every country, so check the storefront in your region before relying on a watch link.
Verification desk
- Paramount Global Content — official catalog, cast and seven-episode count
- Colleen Hoover — official book page and adaptation links
- Apple TV — episode and cast listing
- IMDb — seven episode titles and release listing
- IMDb — full cast and production credits
Last verified August 9, 2026. Availability is intentionally described as regional rather than guaranteed.