The Summer I Turned Pretty
Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 10/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 9/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lola TungChristopher BrineyGavin CasalegnoSean KaufmanJackie ChungRain Spencer
Written by
Jenny Han
Starring
Lola TungChristopher BrineyGavin CasalegnoSean KaufmanJackie ChungRain Spencer
Written by
Jenny Han
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The Summer I Turned Pretty Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | |||||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | ||||
| S3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
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About
"Nostalgic beach romance built on tension, not twists"
A teenage girl spends her summers at a beach house with her mother's best friend and that friend's two sons, and one particular summer everything between them shifts. Told through warm, sun-drenched flashback-laden episodes, it's a coming-of-age love triangle that leans hard into nostalgia, needle-drop soundtracks, and slow-burn glances. It's soapy and unhurried, more about longing and memory than plot momentum, aimed squarely at viewers who want an emotional, aesthetically pleasing beach-set romance rather than tight storytelling or surprises.
Watch it for
the slow-burn romantic tension and nostalgic, sun-soaked beach house atmosphere.
Maybe skip if
you dislike love-triangle plots or want brisk, tightly plotted storytelling.
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All Seasons
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Season 12022
7.610K75h 11m
Belly Conklin is about to turn 16, and she’s headed to her favorite place in the world, Cousins Beach, to spend the summer with her family and the Fishers. Belly’s grown up a lot over the past year, and she has a feeling that this summer is going to be different than all the summers before.
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Season 22023
7.69K86h 50m
Belly used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad and Jeremiah fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah's cancer, she's not sure summer will ever be the same. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah's beloved house, Belly has to rally the gang to come together—and to decide once and for all where her heart lies.
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Season 32025
7.720K1111h 13m
It's the end of her junior year of college, and Belly's looking forward to another summer in Cousins with her soulmate, Jeremiah. 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. Summer will never be the same...
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lola Tung Isabel 'Belly' Conklin
Christopher Briney Conrad Fisher
Gavin Casalegno Jeremiah Fisher
Sean Kaufman Steven
Jackie Chung Laurel
Rain Spencer Taylor Jewel
Rachel Blanchard Susannah
Tom Everett Scott Adam Fisher
Colin Ferguson John Conklin
Isabella Briggs Denise
Crew
Jenny Han
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