The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Cast Expands with Seven New Additions
In a move that is set to excite fans of the Prime Video series, Variety has reported that seven new cast members have been added to the third and final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty. According to the entertainment publication, the new additions include Isabella Briggs and Kristen Connolly, who will join the show as series regulars.
The Variety article states that Briggs, known for her roles in Fatal Attraction and Sugar, and Connolly, who has appeared in Honey Don’t and FBI: International, will be part of the show’s 11-episode final season, which is set to premiere on Wednesday, July 16. The season will pick up two years after the events of the season 2 finale, with Belly, played by Lola Tung, ready to spend another summer in Cousins with her boyfriend, Jeremiah, played by Gavin Casalegno.
However, as Variety notes, things take a complicated turn with the re-entry of Conrad, played by Christopher Briney, into Belly’s life. The publication reports that Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart, setting the stage for a dramatic and romantic conclusion to the series. As the show’s synopsis states, “Summer will never be the same.”
In addition to Briggs and Connolly, Variety has confirmed that five new recurring cast members have been added to the show. These include Sofia Bryant, known for her roles in The Girl In the Woods and I Am Not Okay With This; Lily Donoghue, who has appeared in Daisy Jones & the Six and Black Christmas; Zoé de Grand’Maison, known for her roles in Riverdale and Orphan Black; Emma Ishta, who has appeared in Stitchers; and Tanner Zagarino, known for his roles in Shrinking and Aftermath.
The Variety article also confirms that Belly’s older brother, Steven, played by Sean Kaufman, and her best friend, Taylor, played by Rain Spencer, will return in the final season. The show, which is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip, is based on the best-selling book trilogy from Jenny Han, who also serves as co-showrunner with Sara Kucserka.
As Variety notes, Han is also the author of the To All the Boys books, which were developed into a film franchise at Netflix, and she is an executive producer on the spinoff series, XO, Kitty, at Netflix. The final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty promises to be an exciting conclusion to the series, with a talented new cast and a dramatic plot.
According to Variety, the show’s production team includes executive producers Han, Kucserka, Karen Rosenfelt, Paul Lee, Hope Hartman, and Mads Hansen. With its talented cast and crew, the final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty is set to be a must-watch for fans of the series.
