Jenny Han on The Summer I Turned Pretty, Writing Process & Pleasing Her Fans

When it comes to teen rom coms, one of the most prominent names of the subgenre has been Jenny Han. Her series To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was made into a smash-hit Netflix movie back in 2018 and launched her into the pop culture sphere officially. Since then, she has been working not only on bringing the original To All the Boys spin-off, XO, Kitty, to life but also launching a new series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on her novel trilogy of the same name. The Prime Video series has already been renewed for another season and sees Han as a co-creator alongside Gabrielle Stanton as well as one of the executive producers. The Summer I Turned Pretty follows the story of two women and their families. Susannah (Rachel Blanchard) and Laurel (Jackie Chung) have been best friends all their life and have stuck with each other through thick and thin. Every summer, they bring their kids to the beach house in the town of Cousins to have a memorable and magical summer. This summer, things are