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What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - June 23What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - June 30What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - July 7Based on Jenny Han’s series of YA novels, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” follows Belly, a teen who travels once a year to her family friends’ beach house, reuniting with her best friends and prompting love triangles and teen shenanigans. Despite the cookie-cutter premise, Han’s work is earnest and real, with protagonists that are carefully crafted.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After earning a wide fanbase upon its first season, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is finally back. The second season of the coming-of-age romance story, based off Jenny Han’s 2009 book of the same name, arrives on Prime Video on Friday, July 16.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the soundtrack that goes with it. The fan-favorite Prime Video show quickly won viewers' hearts last year with its season 1 playlist, boasting multiple hits from Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo and more from Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B, BLACKPINK, Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jack Harlow. Based on a trilogy of novels by Jenny Han, follows a search for romance between Isabel «Belly» Conklin (Lola Tung) and brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) during their family trips to the idyllic beach town Cousins Beach. Sean Kaufman stars as Steven, Belly's brother, and Jackie Chung plays the children's mother.

The Summer I Turned Pretty made a statement with its debut on Prime Video — but how does the TV adaptation compare to the original book series?

is a hit on the page and onscreen! As fans gear up for season 2 of the Prime Video series, ET is taking a look at the biggest changes between Jenny Han's books and the Lola Tung-led drama.The story follows Belly (Tung), a teen on her annual summer trip to the fictional Cousins Beach with her mom, Laurel (Jackie Chung), and older brother, Steven (Sean Kaufman). While there, they stay with Laurel's lifelong friend, Susannah (Rachel Blanchard), and her teenage sons, Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), who Belly is romantically torn between.When it came to adapting the series for the screen, Han, who serves as co-showrunner, knew it wouldn't be an easy task.«It's a bit of a balancing act, because I really had to weigh what the fans are expecting with where the show is going creatively and find that balance,» she told .

stars Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno are looking back on how their lives have changed since last summer when the show debuted and their newfound heartthrob status.The duo captured viewers' hearts in Prime Video's coming-of-age series as Fisher brothers Conrad and Jeremiah, respectively, who are caught in a love triangle with their childhood friend, Belly (Lola Tung), in the adaptation of Jenny Han's best-selling YA novels. Since then, audiences have been torn over which brother Belly belongs with.«I feel very lucky that the show has gotten recognition and people like and enjoy what we've done.

As July rolls into motion, the second season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” will soon hit Prime Video.

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, taking place on July 11 and 12 (which technically makes it Amazon Prime Days, right?).

It was a family affair for the Williams family at the 2023 Nantucket Film Festival!

Kitty Song Covey’s adventures in Seoul aren’t over yet. Netflix has renewed XO, Kitty for a second season.

Rachel Seo Gavin Casalegno is entering his wrestling era. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” actor has joined director Ash Avildsen’s “Queen of the Ring,” his reps confirmed to Variety. “Queen of the Ring” follows the story of WWE Hall of Fame-inducted wrestler Mildred Burke, a world champion who broke glass ceilings throughout the course of her career from the 1930s through the 1950s. Casalegno will play the teenage version of Joe, Burke’s son. The cast also reportedly includes Emily Bett Richards (“Arrow”) and Josh Lucas (“Ford v Ferrari”) as Burke and her husband and business manager, Billy Wolfe. Marie Avgeropoulos (“The 100”) and WWE’s Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan also star in the film. Avildsen (“Paradise City,” “American Satan”) will direct based on a script he penned. The film is inspired by Jeff Leen’s book of the same name.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for book 2 of The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy. 

, set to Taylor Swift's «August,» and it's going to be an interesting summer for Belly. The YA series, based on Jenny Han's bestselling novels of the same name, follows Belly (Lola Tung) and the Fisher brothers, Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), as they spend summers together at Cousins Beach. And while a love triangle brews between the trio, the season 1 finale saw Belly and Conrad sharing a kiss.The season 2 teaser opens with Belly being sprinkled with water by Conrad as they're both committed to being together.

The drama continues for Belly (Lola Tung) and brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Calasegno) as Belly remains torn between the two in Season 2 of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Prime Video today unveiled a teaser trailer, set to Taylor Swift’s “August” from her 2021 Grammy-winning album folklore. Season 2 picks up following the Season 1 finale where Belly, who had seemed committed to a relationship with Jeremiah, surprisingly kissed Conrad at the conclusion of the season-ender.

The long-awaited second season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is right around the corner, and Prime Video has just unveiled a series of first-look photos teasing the new episodes.

two sequels). “XO, Kitty” is busier than the simply plotted “To All the Boys,” for better and for worse, but, fans of the films — or viewers hankering for a cute (and very tame) romcom – should find plenty to enjoy and it’s helmed by Jenny Han, who wrote the books on which “To All the Boys” is based.Kitty, now 17, and with her older sisters off in college (they appear in the show in the form of text messages), is ready for her own adventure.A hopeless romantic, she convinces her father (an under-used John Corbett) to send her to the Korean International School of Seoul– which has the overly on-the-nose acronym “KISS.”It also conveniently happens to be her late mother’s alma mater.

What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - May 5What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - May 12Netflix’s “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” revitalized the teen rom-com, inspiring thousands of pale imitations. The series author, Jenny Han, is back with a new story, taking the baby sister of the trilogy’s protagonist and placing her front and center. The series follows Kitty Song-Covey as she leaves Portland for a fancy boarding school in Seoul, hoping to reconnect with her roots and her long distance boyfriend.

Aramide Tinubu Katherine Song Covey (Anna Cathcart), aka Kitty, is a Gen Z dream. Since she was introduced six years ago in the “To All The Boys I Loved Before” trilogy, the precocious younger sister to Laura Jean (Lana Condor) and Margot (Janel Parrish) has walked to her own beat. Steadfast, determined and slightly nosey, Kitty’s incessant meddling helped connect LJ to her long-term love Peter (Noah Centineo). With the new spinoff TV series, “XO, Kitty,” the youngest Covey sister is stepping into the spotlight and going after the life she feels she deserves, even if that means getting her heart broken in the process.  From the minds of “To All The Boys” novelist Jenny Han and “Glow” scribe Sascha Rothchild, the series opens in the final hazy days of a Portland summer. Kitty has grown frustrated with the distance in her long-term relationship with Dae (Choi Min-yeong), whom she met several years prior during a family vacation to Seoul, South Korea. With her sisters out of the house, she’s left to twiddle her thumbs with her father, Dan (John Corbett), and step-mom, Trina (Sarayu Blue). However, Kitty refuses to resign herself to a “typical” high school experience. Instead, she convinces her parents to allow her to attend the prestigious Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS). It’s the same school that Dae attends and where Kitty’s late mother, Eve, spent one magical year of her life. 

XO, Kitty is the new Netflix series created by Jenny Han and serves as a spin-off to her To All the Boys film franchise.

For the past two years, Xo, Kitty creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Jenny Han and executive producer and co-showrunner Sascha Rothchild worked on Netflix’s spinoff series from the hit All The Boys I’ve Loved Before movie trilogy. As the series holds its premiere tonight at the Netflix Tudum theater in Hollywood, the duo, along with the rest of the show’s writers, won’t be on hand to celebrate with the cast, producers and executives.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” returns this summer.

, based on Jenny Han's bestselling novels, has an official premiere date on Prime Video, with the first three episodes dropping Friday, July 14, the streaming service announced Friday. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly until the season finale on Aug. 18.The upcoming season returns Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, David Iacono, Rachel Blanchard and Jackie Chung, and introduces Elsie Fisher and Kyra Sedgwick, who are both joining the ensemble in recurring roles. All eight episode titles were also unveiled as part of the season 2 announcement.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty.” The good news is Season 2 of the Prime Video series premieres on July 14. The bad news: this second season is rolling out new episodes weekly instead of all at once.The first three episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2 will be released on Amazon Prime Video on July 14, with new episodes rolling out weekly after that until the season finale on Aug.

The “To All the Boys” story continues.

, the YA spinoff series to the popular movie trilogy, which will premiere Thursday, May 18.In the 10-episode series, the younger Covey sibling believes she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, Dae (Minyeong Choi), she'll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it's your own heart on the line.«We all fell so deeply in love with Lara Jean and her story.

Anna Cathart’s Kitty Song Covey is ready to head to Korea in the first trailer for Netflix and Awesomeness Studios’ “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” spinoff series, “XO Kitty.”“Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love,” the show’s official logline states. “But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.”The 10-episode series, which will premiere globally May 18 on Netflix, is executive produced by creator and co-showrunner Jenny Han, co-showrunner Sascha Rothschild and ACE Entertainment’s Matt Kaplan.

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before has just been shared online – check it out below.The pair played Peter Kavinsky and Lara Jean Covey in the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han’s best-selling novel of the same name, which went on to have two sequels.The streamer has shared the recorded chemistry read on their platform Tudum, showing a scene in which Peter asks Lara Jean why she’s so afraid of love.Take a look at the video below.lana condor and noah centineo’s original chemistry read for ‘to all the boys i’ve loved before’ (2018) pic.twitter.com/gDDcvUDqns— rom com archive (@romcomarchive) September 30, 2022To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before was released on Netflix in 2018, with To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You following in 2020 and To All The Boys: Always And Forever reaching the platform in 2021.A spin-off series called XO, Kitty, focusing on Lara Jean’s sister Kitty is currently in production.In a two-star review of P.S.

Elsie Fisher and Kyra Sedgwick are set to join season 2 of Fisher made the announcement Wednesday on Instagram when she shared a video that shows her opening the door to a trailer marked «Skye.» The person recording the video knocks on the door and Fisher opens it. After busting a move, Fisher directs the camera in another direction, which then shows Sedgwick sitting on a couch, playing with her hair and, more importantly, holding author Jenny Han's book,, the sequel to .Fisher captioned the post, "#TheSummerITurnedPretty.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” has expanded its cast for Season 2, adding Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher.The two join the Prime Video show in recurring roles, however no details were made available about their characters. Season 2 is currently in production.Based on the book of the same name by author Jenny Han, Season 1 of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” debuted on the streaming service earlier this year, going on to become the No.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2 at Amazon has cast Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher in recurring roles. Variety exclusively reported that the show based on Jenny Han’s book series of the same name was renewed for a second season before Season 1 had premiered. Season 2 is currently in production but no premiere date has yet been set. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is described as a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendships. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.

Variety, contains signatures from Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, Jenny Han, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Natasha Lyonne, Ava DuVernay and many more.More than a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, states ratifying anti-abortion laws include Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.A bulleted list outlines the specific demands all these Hollywood big names are behind, such as an abortion travel subsidy, safeguarding of medical privacy, medical care — including that for ectopic pregnancies and other complications that require medical treatment via abortion, criminal and civil legal protection, and a pledge to discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates.The letter requires for a written response within 10 business days from July 28, 2022. “We also welcome the opportunity to review the written response with your company representatives for additional context should you wish,” the letter concluded.

Lola Tung (Belly) and writer-producer-showrunner Jenny Han smiling as they sat on set was captioned on Tuesday. The comments section was quickly flooded with fans going wild for the snap.«Yayy the pic we've all been waiting for,» one wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty author Jenny Han has brought on Carpool Entertainment exec Amanda Tudesco as Head of Film & TV at her Jenny Kissed Me production company. Jenny Kissed Me is based at Amazon Studios where Han recently signed an overall television and film deal. Tudesco joins the company’s existing coordinator, Victoria Storm.

Wiip, the studio behind series such as HBO’s Mare of Easttown and Apple’s Dickinson, has secured further investment.

Amazon Prime Video. Less than a week before the series launched on June 17, the coming-of-age, young-adult drama -- adapted from author Jenny Han's best-selling novels -- earned an early pickup for season 2, guaranteeing more romance, heartbreak and growing pains for the main heroine, Belly Conklin. The seven-episode freshman season, which largely follows the first book in Han's trilogy, centers around Isabel «Belly» Conklin as she, her mother Laurel and her brother Steven spend their annual summer vacation at the beach house of her mom's best friend, Susannah.