We’ll always have summer, or at least one more season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”.
Renewed midway through the weekly release of Season 2, the third season of the television adaptation of Jenny Han’s trilogy will explore what happens after Belly (Lola Tung) officially chooses to be with Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) in the Season 2 finale, turning her back on Conrad (Christopher Briney) once and for all — or so we think.
Season 3, which follows the third book in the series, “We’ll Always Have Summer,” will follow Belly as she ends her junior year of college and prepares to head to down Cousins with Jeremiah. Per the official logline: “Her future seems set, until some core-shaking events bring her first love Conrad back into her life. Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart.”
If you’re dying to get the details before the Prime Video series returns on July 16, here’s everything we know about “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 3:
There’s more episodes in Season 3
Unlike Seasons 1 and 2, which have both consisted of eight episodes a piece, Season 3 will consist of 11 episodes.
Jenny Han told Entertainment Weekly that she considered splitting up the third book into two seasons, but ended up going with a supersized season. “We needed more canvas for the story, so that’s how we ended up with 11 episodes,” she said.
It’ll be a weekly release, with the finale in September
Season 3 will debut its first two episodes on Wednesday, July 16, with a new episode dropping every Wednesday. That means Season 3 won’t air its finale until Wednesday, Sept. 17.
It will be the last season
While some fans might’ve had hope for another season stretching out the love triangle, Prime Video has confirmed that Season 3 will be the final season of the show. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for other projects though, just look at “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” spinoff series “XO, Kitty.”
There’s an even bigger time jump than the books
While the book featured a two-year time jump to see Belly finishing out her first year of college, there will be a larger time jump in Season 3 as Belly closes out her junior year of college. That means Jeremiah will be finishing his senior year of college while Conrad is well into med school.
There will be some new faces
In addition to Belly, Jeremiah, Conrad, Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Taylor (Rain Spencer), Season 3 will welcome two new series regulars in Isabella Briggs (“Fatal Attraction,” “Sugar”) and Kristen Connolly (“The Cabin in the Woods,” “House of Cards”). New recurring cast members include Sofia Bryant (“He Girl In The Woods,” “I Am Not Okay With This”), Lily Donoghue (“Daisy Jones & the Six,” “Black Christmas”), Zoé de Grand’Maison (“Riverdale,” “Orphan Black”), Emma Ishta (“Stitchers”) and Tanner Zagarino (“Shrinking,” “Aftermath”)
The main plot sticks to “We’ll Always Have Summer,” but there will be some changes
The trailer for Season 3 sees Belly announce to her family that she and Jeremiah are getting married, which draws mixed reactions, following in line with the events in the book. Like the book, Laurel (Jackie Chung) is resistant to accept their impending marriage, leading to a rift between Belly and Laurel. Meanwhile, Conrad pops into Belly’s mind again, causing her to question if she’s marrying the right Fisher brother.
Han has teased this season includes multiples changes from the books — including a potential endgame. “There are definitely changes. There are surprises. And there are things that aren’t exactly like the books,” Han said. “You also want to serve the people who have been fans for 15 years, who are excited about certain things. But you can’t make everyone happy.”
There’s a car accident involving Steven
One big surprise for book fas was seeing in the trailer that Steven is involved in a car crash — an event that does not happen in the book. Taylor can be seen crying over a hospital bed in the trailer.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 3 premieres Wednesday, July 16 on Prime Video.
