This is Jenny Han’s world, and we live in it (and love it). The Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of The summer when I became pretty, Han’s first love trilogy for YA, stole our hearts and dominated our screens last summer, skyrocketing his two love interests, Chris Briney and Gavin Casalegno, to idol status seemingly overnight. . In July, Season 2 of the coming-of-age romance returns to rekindle our Cousins Beach fan crush — and seemingly rekindle Season 1’s twisted love triangle.
If you’re a fan of Jenny Han’s work, either as an original series writer or as a showrunner on The summer when I became pretty, Perhaps it won’t surprise you that this isn’t the first time the multi-hyphenate has adapted one of her works for the screen. The Netflix original film series To all the boys I’ve loved before is an adaptation of Han’s most recent romance novel series and the streamer’s new show, XO, Kitty, marks the first Netflix Original show that’s a spin-off of a Netflix Original movie – helmed by Han, but not directly based on any of his books.
Between Han’s production deal with Amazon Studios and the upcoming original movie and “a few books” she’s reportedly in the works, it seems high time to jump on the Jenny Han bandwagon, if you haven’t already. . Here’s what you need to know about the new season of The summer when I became prettyand how to catch up with all the other series and movies from the Jenny Han universe:
The summer when I became pretty Season 2 release date
The second season of The Summer I Turned Pretty kicks off with three new episodes on Friday, July 14, 2023. The remaining five episodes of Season 2 will air weekly on Prime Video until August 18.
The summer when I became pretty Season 2 trailer
The summer when I became pretty Season 2 Cast
Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Jackie Chung, David Iacono and Rain Spencer are all back for the second season of In the summer I became pretty. Season 2 will also see the addition of a new cousin in Cousins: Elsie Fisher, from Bo Burnham’s Eigth year and Prime Video My Best Friend’s Exorcism.
Will there be a In the summer I became pretty Season 3?
While Amazon has yet to confirm a third season of In the summer I became prettyrumors that the series has already started early production on Season 3 have been reported.
Since there are three Jenny Han books and the author signed an overall deal with Prime Video in 2022 that will allow her to “create and develop new projects” for the streaming service, the chances of a In the summer I became pretty Season 3 is looking good.
East XO, Kitty A To all the boys I’ve loved before following?
This series derived from To all the boys I’ve loved before focuses on Kitty Song Covey, little sister of Lara Jean Covey (and Margo) from the Netflix movies. It’s a continuation of Kitty’s coming-of-age story, but the series doesn’t reveal much about Kitty’s two older sisters. The show also runs independently of the movies, so even if you haven’t caught up To all the boys I’ve loved before (although you totally should) you can still enjoy XO, Kitty as a standalone show.
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Anna Cathcart reprises her role as Kitty Covey while returning To all the boys actors John Corbett and Sarayu Rao. Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee and Anthony Keyvan also star.
XO, Kitty Season 2 release date
The first spin-off series from a Netflix original movie will get a second season, but unfortunately there is no official release date for it. XO, Kitty Season 2 (again). In the meantime, why not discover the rest of Jenny Han’s universe?
Where to watch the To all the boys I’ve loved before franchise:
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To all the boys I’ve loved before (2018)
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To all the boys: PS I still love you (2020)
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To all the boys: always and forever (2021)
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XO, Kitty (2023)
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Are all of Jenny Han’s books related?
Not Exactly. So far, Han hasn’t gone so far as to state that all of his stories are connected. However, Jenny Han makes minor cameos in To all the boys I’ve loved before And both seasons of The summer when I became pretty. So, by this logic, we could let’s assume these shows and movies are set in the same cinematic universe, even if there hasn’t been a crossover yet (much like Sam Levinson suggested about his two series, Euphoria And The idol).
Books by Jenny Han in order of release:
While Jenny Han has three book series and two off-series novels, only two of her series have been adapted for the screen so far.
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Burn for Burn Series (co-written with Siobhan Vivian)
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Summer Series I Turned Pretty
To all the boys I’ve loved before the show