“It’s about distilling what are the most important pieces of the story, and I hinged it around those big moments that I thought were really important to the fans,” Han, who also wrote the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series, added. The Virginia native noted that she wasn’t looking to recreate the series straight from the page. “The first time I walked on set, I cried.”
I hope fans swoon a lot,” the author told Entertainment Weekly in March 2022. “I just really want them to feel satisfied by the long wait and feel like the story has come to life in the way that they were hoping for. The brothers develop an interest in Belly after spending their summers at the beach together.įor Han, 41, the long wait to bring the story to screen made her worry about how longtime fans would react to the series.
The first season will introduce viewers to Belly, who catches the eye of her longtime friends Conrad Fisher and Jeremiah Fisher. A coming-of-age love story! The Summer I Turned Pretty is a highly anticipated adaptation of a trilogy written by Jenny Han that explores love, friendship and family.
