– with reports from Adrian Soriano/Rappler. 8, 2021, Amazon revealed it had greenlit an adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel The Summer I Turned Pretty.According to Variety, Amazon gave the show a straight-to-series order, with. Jenny Han is also the author of the best-selling novel To All the Boys series, which was adapted into films of the same name starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo. Some summers are just destined to be pretty.
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The popular series spawned two book sequels, It’s Not Summer Without You and We’ll Always Have Summer. Soon to be a streaming series in Summer 2021 Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys Ive Loved Before (now a major motion picture), Jenny Han. It tells the multi-generational story of Belly Conklin as she recounts the summer she spent with her mom and brother as well as her mother’s best friend and her sons. The Summer I Turned Pretty is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Jenny Han and released in 2009. While there’s no official release date yet, Hantold Variety that she was “so excited to tell Belly’s story in 2021.” They will also serve as executive producers along with Karen Rosenfelt, Nne Ebong, Hope Hartman, and Paul Lee. Jenny Han, author of the source material, serves as the showrunner alongside Gabrielle Stanton. the summer i turned pretty is many years in the making, and i’m so excited to tell belly’s story in 2021, said han.
The series will be co-produced by Amazon Studios and wiip, who also produced HBO’s Mare of Easttown. Februamazon orders tv adaptation of jenny han’s ya novel series ‘the summer i turned pretty’ Jby grayson gilcrease. Summer Madison ( Teenage Bounty Hunters), David Iacono (The Flight Attendant), Rain Spencer ( Good Girl Jane), and Tom Everett Scott ( La La Land) are on board as recurring characters in the series. The cast also includes newcomer Minnie Mills, Sean Kaufman ( Manifest), and Alfred Narciso ( The Dark Tower) as series regulars. Her unrequited love, Conrad Fisher, will be played by Christopher Briney. Also in the series are Gavin Casalegno as Conrad’s brother and popular flirtatious jock, Jeremiah.Īccompanying the leads are Jackie Chung who plays Belly’s mom, Laurel and her best friend, Susannah, played by Rachel Blanchard. The rest of the cast includes Jackie Chung ("Grey's Anatomy"), who plays Belly's mom, and Rachel Blanchard ("Fargo," "You Me Her") as her mom's best friend, Susannah.Amazon is set to producing the series adaptation of Hans’ romantic young adult novel, The Summer I Turned Pretty.Īccording to Deadline, Amazon has announced the cast for the series, led by Lola Tung as the main character Belly. More filming in the area: Burgaw, Wallace play starring roles in new FOX TV mockumentary 'Welcome to Flatch'Ĭast members are listed as newcomer Lola Tung, who will play the lead role of Belly, a formerly awkward girl who suddenly blossoms, attracting the attention of her longtime crush, Conrad, played by fellow newcomer Christopher Briney. Netflix in Wilmington: New Netflix film 'Along for the Ride' set to start filming in Wilmington
Amazon has given the show an eight-episode order. Its tagline on IMDB says it's also about "the magic of that one perfect summer" which, of course, is right in the Wilmington area's wheelhouse in terms of filming locations like the opulent beach homes featured in the story. Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel The Summer I Turned Pretty, Variety has learned. "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is a multi-generational story that centers on a (summerlove triangle between a teenage girl and two brothers. More entertainment: One TV series shooting in Wilmington is postponed, but another takes its place It's been shooting in and around Carolina Beach for the past few weeks and will likely continue shooting into June.įOX TV series “Our Kind of People,” about a businesswoman trying to break into the culture of upper-crust Black elites, recently started pre-production here as well.įilming in 2021: For Wilmington film industry, 2021 could be one of its most productive years ever I Still Love You" - is about yet another summer romance.
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Netflix movie "Along for the Ride" - whose screenwriter is Sofia Alvarez, who wrote the screenplays for Han's books "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" and "To All the Boys: P.S.
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" is now the third project either in production or pre-production in Wilmington, which means it will be a busy summer at EUE Screen Gems Studios.