Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty was one of the most popular shows when it hit the streamer just a few months back—and the reasons why are many! After all, it’s a nostalgic revisit to summer romances and peak adolescence all wrapped up in a beautifully written Jenny Han script. Not only do the show’s characters come alive in a truly pinch-me moment for fans of the original trilogy and newcomers alike, but the coming-of-age storyline makes you feel nostalgic and wistful all at once. Obsessed with the show as much as we are? Wondering when The Summer I Turn Pretty season 2 is coming? Here’s the 411 on everything we know.
Will There Be Another Season?
Yes! Not only is The Summer I Turned Pretty getting another season, but it is already in production, so there is much to celebrate.
and we’re rolling on season 2 🎬 pic.twitter.com/8c0YZZNE5N
— The Summer I Turned Pretty (@thesummeritp) July 25, 2022
The original books are a three-part trilogy, so fingers crossed for a season 3 of the Cousins Beach crew right behind this one. No word just yet on a release date, but if the ball is already rolling filming-wise, there shouldn’t be a huge gap between seasons 1 and 2 (thank goodness!).
Will There Be Any Changes to Look Out for in Season 2?
Luckily, we recently got the answer straight from Jenny herself! “There’s always gonna be changes here and there, so I guess you’ll just have to wait and see,” the author told E! News at the 20th Annual Asian American Awards just a few days ago. “I’m the one doing the changes, so I guess get mad at me, because I’m the one who’s changing it!”
And because we know you’re curious, what we *can* dish is that one of these switches actually involves new characters—one of which is named Skye, played by Eighth Grade actor Elsie Fisher. However, there’s not as much intel on the second character, who will be played by The Closer alum Kyra Sedgwick. Regardless, we’ll def keep you updated on any and all info on these two additions once we know for sure.
What’s the Inspo Behind The Summer I Turned Pretty?
The Amazon TV show culls major (read: pretty much all) inspiration from a trilogy written by Jenny Han, who *also* just so happened to write this not-so-low-key series you may have heard of called To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. But The Summer I Turned Pretty book-turned-show follows 16-year-old Belly during a formative summer in a fictional Massachusetts town called Cousins Beach.
Every year for as long as Belly can remember, she’s vacationed there with her mother Laurel, her brother Steven, her mother’s best friend Susannah, and Susannah’s two sons, Jeremiah and Conrad. And for practically every single one of those summers, she has been in love with Conrad. This time around, though, things are different and he finally starts to reciprocate those feelings. The twist? Jeremiah does too. Enter: a classic love triangle!
Fans of the books will find a lot of familiarity in the series since the main characters in the show stay pretty true to their original versions. However, there are definitely some differences that Jenny said she made in order to make the show more contemporary.
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