Editing The Summer I Turned Pretty

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* [[Coming-of-age film|Coming-of-age]]
* [[Romantic drama]]
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| creator              = [[Jenny Han]]
| showrunner           = {{Plainlist|
* Jenny Han
* [[Gabrielle Stanton]]
* [[Sarah Kucserka]]
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| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lola Tung]]
* [[Jackie Chung]]
* [[Rachel Blanchard]]
* [[Christopher Briney]]
* [[Gavin Casalegno]]
* Sean Kaufman
* [[Alfredo Narciso]]
* Minnie Mills
* [[Colin Ferguson]]
* [[Tom Everett Scott]]
* [[Rain Spencer]]
* [[Elsie Fisher]]
* [[Kyra Sedgwick]]
* Isabella Briggs
* [[Kristen Connolly]]
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| music                = [[Zachary Dawes]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3<!--Only increment as a new season has been released, per the documentation of the template!-->
| num_episodes         = 17<!--Only increment as a new episode has been released, per the documentation of the template!-->
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* Hope Hartman
* Mads Hansen
* Nne Ebong
* [[Jesse Peretz]]
* [[Karen Rosenfelt]]
* Gabrielle Stanton
* Jenny Han
* Sarah Kucserka
* [[Megan Griffiths]]
* Paul Lee
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| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Marty Scott
* Deborah Swisher
* Jenny Zhang
* Nicole Colombie
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| cinematography       = {{Plainlist|
* J.B. Smith
* Sandra Valde-Hansen
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| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* Jamie Kennedy
* Lauren Schaffer
* Lindsay Armstrong
* [[Alisa Lepselter]]
* Sean Fawcett
* Victor Du Bois
* Martin Wilson
* Kate Hickey
* Isabella Dinh
* Isla Nobel
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* Sunswept Entertainment
* Jenny Kissed Me
* Big Red Bus
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* [[Amazon MGM Studios|Amazon Studios]]
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| network              = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2022|6|17}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2025|9|17}}
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'''''The Summer I Turned Pretty''''' is an American coming-of-age romantic drama television series created by author Jenny Han for Amazon Prime Video, and it is based on her novel trilogy of the same name. Lola Tung stars as Belly, a teenager involved in a love triangle with brothers Conrad and Jeremiah, played by Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno respectively.

Production on the series began in 2021. It premiered on June 17, 2022, with the first season consisting of seven episodes.<ref name="Seriespremiere">{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 28, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Premiere Date Set For Prime Video Series Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-premiere-date-prime-video-series-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-1235011753/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428152157/https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-premiere-date-prime-video-series-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-1235011753/|archive-date=April 28, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Ahead of the series premiere, it was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 14, 2023, and consists of eight episodes.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-2-am-1235040754/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 8, 2022|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608162148/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-2-am-1235040754/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="S2Premiere">{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Charlotte|date=December 19, 2022|title=Jenny Han Teases Potential "Changes" for ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' Season 2|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1358794/jenny-han-teases-potential-changes-for-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219181518/http://www.eonline.com/news/1358794/jenny-han-teases-potential-changes-for-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2|archive-date=December 19, 2022|access-date=December 20, 2022|website=E! Online}}</ref><ref name="S2PremiereDateandEpisodeTitles">{{Cite web|date=May 5, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Episode Titles Hint at Romantic Troubles for Belly|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-release-date-episode-titles/|first=Diego|last=Peralta|access-date=May 15, 2023|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516050907/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-release-date-episode-titles/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.<ref name="S3Renewal">{{Cite web|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=August 3, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Renewed For Season 3 At Prime Video|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-3-prime-video-1235454364/|access-date=August 3, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192641/https://deadline.com/2023/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-3-prime-video-1235454364/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 11-episode third and final season is scheduled to premiere on July 16, 2025.<ref name="S3Premiere">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-release-schedule/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is Getting a New Release Schedule for Season 3|website=TheWrap|first=Loree|last=Seitz|date=June 20, 2025|access-date=June 21, 2025|archive-date=June 21, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/5uAQM|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
The Summer I Turned Pretty is about Isabel "Belly" Conklin, who is nearly sixteen. She and her family visit Susannah Fisher (Belly's mother's best friend) and her two sons, Jeremiah and Conrad (the latter of whom Belly has had a crush on since she was ten) for another summer.

Events from previous summers have impacted Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher's connection with Belly as she navigates the difficulties of growing up and her first love. She discovers the importance of taking chances and that change is inevitable. Every summer Belly and her family stay at her mother's best friend's home in Cousins Beach, Massachusetts. As a child, she felt left out because of the four children, she was the youngest and the only girl. However, this summer, Conrad and Jeremiah have noticed how much she has changed over the last year. Belly gets the impression that there will be an unforgettable summer because of their interest in her, thus the title.

== Cast and characters ==

=== Main ===

* Lola Tung as Isabel "Belly" Conklin<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jackie Chung as Laurel Park<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Rachel Blanchard as Susannah Fisher<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Christopher Briney as Conrad Fisher<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah Fisher<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Sean Kaufman as Steven Conklin<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Alfredo Narciso as Cleveland Castillo<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> (season 1; guest season 2)
* Minnie Mills as Shayla<ref name="CastNames">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)|website=TheWrap|first=Dessi|last=Gomez|date=June 16, 2022|accessdate=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616221026/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-characters-amazon-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> (season 1)<ref name="Millsexit">{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/tv/summer-i-turned-pretty-minnie-mills-exits-season-2|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Announces Exit Ahead of Season 2|website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|first=Sammie|last=Burke|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421222149/https://parade.com/tv/summer-i-turned-pretty-minnie-mills-exits-season-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Colin Ferguson as John Conklin
* Tom Everett Scott as Adam Fisher
* Rain Spencer as Taylor Madison Jewel (season 2; recurring season 1)
* Elsie Fisher as Skye (season 2)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2022-08-31|title='Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 at Amazon Casts Kyra Sedgwick, Elsie Fisher|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/|access-date=2023-11-09|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109171923/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Kyra Sedgwick as Julia (season 2)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2022-08-31|title='Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 at Amazon Casts Kyra Sedgwick, Elsie Fisher|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/|access-date=2023-11-09|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109171923/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-amazon-cast-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-1235355659/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Isabella Briggs (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Kristen Connolly (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Recurring ===

* David Iacono as Cam
* Summer Madison as Nicole
* Sofia Bryant (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lily Donoghue (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Zoé de Grand'Maison (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Emma Ishta (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Tanner Zagarino (seasons 3)<ref name="S3mainandrecur">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Production ==

=== Development ===
On February 8, 2021, Amazon gave the production a series order consisting of eight episodes. The series is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Jenny Han. It is created by Han who also serves as the showrunner and an executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garrett|first=Diane|date=June 9, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Author Jenny Han on Becoming a Showrunner for the First Time: 'It Was a Baptism by Fire'|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jenny-han-summer-i-turned-pretty-showrunner-amazon-1235288786/|access-date=June 26, 2022|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626000609/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jenny-han-summer-i-turned-pretty-showrunner-amazon-1235288786/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also executive producing are Gabrielle Stanton, Karen Rosenfelt, Nne Ebong, and Hope Hartman. Stanton is also a co-showrunner for the first season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/to-all-the-boys-jenny-han-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-series-amazon-1234903285/|title='To All the Boys' Author Jenny Han Sets 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Series at Amazon|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208180231/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/to-all-the-boys-jenny-han-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-series-amazon-1234903285/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/to-all-the-boys-author-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon|title=Jenny Han's 'Summer I Turned Pretty' Lands at Amazon|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021|language=en|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208180533/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/to-all-the-boys-author-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/amazon-orders-tv-adaptation-jenny-han-ya-novel-series-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-1234689613/|title=Amazon Orders TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel Series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208180103/https://deadline.com/2021/02/amazon-orders-tv-adaptation-jenny-han-ya-novel-series-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-1234689613/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 8, 2022, ahead of the series premiere, Amazon renewed the series for a second season, with Han and Sarah Kucserka as co-showrunners.<ref name="S2Renewal2">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-2-am-1235040754/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 8, 2022|access-date=June 8, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608162148/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-2-am-1235040754/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 3, 2023, ahead of the second season finale, the series was renewed for a third season, with Han and Kucserka returning as showrunners.<ref name="S3Renewal2">{{Cite web|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=August 3, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Renewed For Season 3 At Prime Video|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-3-prime-video-1235454364/|access-date=August 3, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803192641/https://deadline.com/2023/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-3-prime-video-1235454364/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
On April 28, 2021, Lola Tung, Rachel Blanchard, Jackie Chung, and Christopher Briney were cast as series regulars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Owen|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Owen (journalist)|date=June 17, 2022|title=TV Talk: CMU student stars in 'Summer I Turned Pretty' on Amazon Prime|url=https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-cmu-student-stars-in-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-on-amazon-prime-video/|access-date=June 26, 2022|website=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|language=en-US|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626000610/https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-cmu-student-stars-in-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-on-amazon-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-christopher-briney-cast-amazon-series-adaptation-1234746135/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Newcomer Lola Tung To Star; Rachel Blanchard, Jackie Chung & Christopher Briney Also Cast In Amazon Series Adaptation|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 28, 2021|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428223142/https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-rachel-blanchard-jackie-chung-christopher-briney-cast-amazon-series-adaptation-1234746135/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Minnie Mills, and Alfredo Narciso joined the main cast, while Summer Madison, David Iacono, Rain Spencer, and Tom Everett Scott joined the cast in recurring roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-gavin-casalegno-amazon-jenny-han-1234796647/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Gavin Casalegno To Star In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720190440/https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-gavin-casalegno-amazon-jenny-han-1234796647/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-amazon-tv-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-sean-kaufman-alfredo-narciso-david-iacono-1234799971/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Seven Cast In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726191545/https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-amazon-tv-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-sean-kaufman-alfredo-narciso-david-iacono-1234799971/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 31, 2022, Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher were cast in recurring capacities for the second season.<ref name="SedwickandFisherrecur">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-season-2-1235104187/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Kyra Sedgwick & Elsie Fisher For Season 2|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=August 31, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022|archive-date=August 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831160145/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-kyra-sedgwick-elsie-fisher-season-2-1235104187/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 20, 2023, Mills announced that she had exited the series ahead of the second season.<ref name="Millsexit2">{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/tv/summer-i-turned-pretty-minnie-mills-exits-season-2|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Announces Exit Ahead of Season 2|website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|first=Sammie|last=Burke|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421222149/https://parade.com/tv/summer-i-turned-pretty-minnie-mills-exits-season-2|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 4, 2025, it was reported that Isabella Briggs and Kristen Connolly were cast as new series regulars while Sofia Bryant, Lily Donoghue, Zoé de Grand'Maison, Emma Ishta, and Tanner Zagarino in recurring capacities for the third season.<ref name="S3mainandrecur2">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-12|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Adds Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly and Five More to Final Season Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025|archive-date=June 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604191345/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-cast-isabella-briggs-kristen-connolly-1236417365/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
Principal photography for the first season took place in 2021 in Wilmington, North Carolina, locations included Carolina Beach, Fort Fisher, and Wave Transit's Padgett Station on N. 3rd Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-belly-new-york-wilmington-north-carolina-72c6af96ec643e9524678d8b95e67cfc|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' cast formed bond, star says|website=[[Associated Press]]|first=Alicia|last=Rancilio|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616192044/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-belly-new-york-wilmington-north-carolina-72c6af96ec643e9524678d8b95e67cfc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Staton|first=John|title=Wilmington-shot Amazon Prime series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' gets release date|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/29/wilmington-filmed-amazon-prime-series-summer-turned-pretty-release-date/9584969002/|access-date=April 29, 2022|website=Star-News|date=April 29, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516081728/https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/29/wilmington-filmed-amazon-prime-series-summer-turned-pretty-release-date/9584969002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://portcitydaily.com/arts-and-culture/2022/04/30/amazons-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-gets-release-date-is-its-return-to-ilm-imminent/|title=Amazon's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' gets release date. Is its return to ILM imminent?|website=PortCityDaily|first=Shea|last=Carver|date=April 30, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604211152/https://portcitydaily.com/arts-and-culture/2022/04/30/amazons-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-gets-release-date-is-its-return-to-ilm-imminent/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming of the second season began in July 2022 and concluded in November 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-filming-begins-prime-video/|title=''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' Season 2 Begins Filming|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Aidan|last=King|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022|archive-date=July 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728040459/https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-filming-begins-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=thesummeritp|author=The Summer I Turned Pretty|number=1590011388872851456|title=and that's a wrap on season 2 🎬|date=November 8, 2022|accessdate=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118052452/https://twitter.com/thesummeritp/status/1590011388872851456|archive-date=November 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cast members have confirmed that filming for the third season was initially set to begin in 2023. However, it ended up being delayed due to the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes which happened from May to November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wenger|first=Stephanie|date=January 9, 2024|title=Christopher Briney Is Excited to Return to The Summer I Turned Pretty: 'A Long Time Coming' (Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/christopher-briney-is-excited-to-return-to-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-exclusive-8424208|access-date=February 13, 2024|website=People Magazine|archive-date=February 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213114618/https://people.com/christopher-briney-is-excited-to-return-to-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-exclusive-8424208|url-status=live}}</ref> In late January 2024, it was confirmed that the third season had entered into pre-production in the Wilmington area, eyeing a spring start date.<ref>{{Cite web|author=WECT Staff|date=January 23, 2024|title=New season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' enters pre-production in Wilmington area|url=https://www.wect.com/2024/01/23/new-season-summer-i-turned-pretty-enters-pre-production-wilmington-area/|website=WECT6 News|access-date=February 13, 2024|archive-date=February 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213115018/https://www.wect.com/2024/01/23/new-season-summer-i-turned-pretty-enters-pre-production-wilmington-area/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibson|first=Kelsie|date=January 10, 2024|title=When The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast Is Expected to Return to Cousins Beach (Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-filming-update-exclusive-8424650|access-date=February 13, 2024|website=People Magazine|archive-date=February 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213115018/https://people.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-filming-update-exclusive-8424650|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 14, 2024, it was announced that the third season had begun filming.<ref name="S3Filmimg">{{Cite Instagram|user=thesummeriturnedpretty|author=The Summer I Turned Pretty|postid=C68x0T0NeqN|title=we're officially rolling on #TheSummerITurnedPretty Season 3. 11 episodes coming your way. see you in Cousins in 2025 🫶|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=May 14, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/eyHXw|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Release ==
The series premiered on Prime Video on June 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 28, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Premiere Date Set For Prime Video Series Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-premiere-date-prime-video-series-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-1235011753/|access-date=May 12, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428152157/https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-premiere-date-prime-video-series-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-1235011753/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first three episodes of the second season premiered on July 14, 2023, with the remaining five episodes releasing weekly until the finale on August 18, 2023.<ref name="S2PremiereDateandEpisodeTitles2">{{Cite web|date=May 5, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Episode Titles Hint at Romantic Troubles for Belly|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-release-date-episode-titles/|first=Diego|last=Peralta|access-date=May 15, 2023|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516050907/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-release-date-episode-titles/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 11-episode third and final season scheduled to premiere on July 16, 2025, with two new episodes, and followed by a new episode on a weekly basis until the series finale on September 17, 2025.<ref name="S3Premiere2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-release-schedule/|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is Getting a New Release Schedule for Season 3|website=TheWrap|first=Loree|last=Seitz|date=June 20, 2025|access-date=June 21, 2025|archive-date=June 21, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/5uAQM|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Season 1 ===
For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.1/10, based on 24 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' doesn't need more time to become a swan, coming out of the gate a solidly charming and sweet rom-com with appeal across generations."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_summer_i_turned_pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=1|access-date=August 23, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-summer-i-turned-pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=1|access-date=November 21, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Angie Han of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote, "As a coming-of-age story, Amazon's ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' is a cut above. Tenderly written and endearingly acted, it's sensitive to the subtle but irreversible shifts in self-perception that come with late adolescence—and at the same time clear-eyed enough to understand that teenagers, up to and including its own blushing heroine, sure can act like clueless jerks while they're figuring out how to wield their newfound powers."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Han|first=Angie|date=June 16, 2022|title=Amazon's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tv-review-1235164802/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626000609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tv-review-1235164802/|url-status=live}}</ref> Delia Cai of ''Vanity Fair'' also gave a positive review, commenting that "the specificity of Laurel's fantasy summer is ultimately what rescues ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' from being too sticky sweet."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cai|first=Delia|date=June 16, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is Wistful Fantasy for the Whole Family|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-is-wistful-fantasy-for-the-whole-family|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en-US|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701140643/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-is-wistful-fantasy-for-the-whole-family|url-status=live}}</ref>

Writing for ''The Playlist'', Marya E. Gates wrote, "Although the voiceover in which [Belly] shares [her] feelings is unevenly deployed, it's refreshing to see a story that puts the girl in the driver's seat and gives her the room to work through the contradictions of adolescence and sexual coming-of-age on her own terms."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gates|first=Marya E.|date=June 17, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Review: A Perfectly Distracting YA Romantic Angst Piece of Summer Fluff|url=https://theplaylist.net/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-review-a-perfectly-distracting-ya-romantic-angst-piece-of-summer-fluff-20220617/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=The Playlist|archive-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621025901/https://theplaylist.net/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-review-a-perfectly-distracting-ya-romantic-angst-piece-of-summer-fluff-20220617/|url-status=live}}</ref> Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media said the series is "as sweet, light, and refreshing as a soda on ice by the swimming pool...[and] tackles the confusion and loveliness of an awkward coming-of-age."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty TV Review {{!}} Common Sense Media|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=[[Common Sense Media]]|language=en|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625022541/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty|url-status=live}}</ref>

Abby Cavenaugh of ''Collider'' noted "though at some points, the love triangle—or quadrangle, with Cam included—can feel a bit forced, overall this story works on many levels. You grow to really care about these characters and want to see them happy," adding "Belly is the star of the show, and Tung sells every moment of it with her luminous performance."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cavenaugh|first=Abby|date=June 16, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Review: A Fun, Beachy Binge Watch Rooted in a Complicated Teen Romance|url=https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-review-lola-tung-jenny-han-prime-video/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624211917/https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-review-lola-tung-jenny-han-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
The second season holds an approval rating of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_summer_i_turned_pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=2|access-date=July 28, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On Metacritic, the second season received a score of 71 based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-summer-i-turned-pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=2|access-date=July 13, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Some critics welcomed the series' tackling of the heavier themes of grief and loss.<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jones">{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=CT|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season Two: Love in the Time of Taylor Swift|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|access-date=16 August 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225905/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Donaldson">{{cite news|last1=Donaldson|first1=Kayleigh|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauren Chval of ''The A.V. Club'' said that season 2 raises the stakes of the central love triangle and makes a strong case for a Jeremiah relationship with Belly.<ref name="Chval">{{cite news|last1=Chval|first1=Lauren|title=''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' season 2 review: Back to break your heart|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-tv-review-prime-1850554908|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.avclub.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-tv-review-prime-1850554908|url-status=live}}</ref> Tung's performance received continued praise, with Kayleigh Donaldson of ''TheWrap'' writing that "the season is at its best when it focuses on Belly, giving space to her emotional strife and the oft-derided difficulties of being a teenage girl in a world where you're positioned as something between a sex object and a punching bag."<ref name="Donaldson">{{cite news|last1=Donaldson|first1=Kayleigh|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack also received praise.<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lacson">{{cite web|last1=Lacson|first1=Therese|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han's Series Leans Into Love Triangles and Family Drama|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

Others felt the second season lacks the breeziness and fun of the first season.<ref name="Peters">{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Fletcher|title=New Taylor Swift Songs Can't Revive 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Looper">{{cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Aubrey|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 Review: A Teen Love Triangle Gets Predictably Messy|url=https://www.looper.com/1337319/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-prime-review/|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.looper.com/1337319/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-prime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though critics noted the narrative stays faithful to the book, some said the integration of flashback scenes was at times confusing and that important storylines were being skipped.<ref name="Peters">{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Fletcher|title=New Taylor Swift Songs Can't Revive 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jones">{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=CT|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season Two: Love in the Time of Taylor Swift|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|access-date=16 August 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225905/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''Collider'', Therese Lacson gave an overall positive review but noted that the season's addition of new characters meant less time to develop their arcs and the meat of their stories.<ref name="Lacson">{{cite web|last1=Lacson|first1=Therese|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han's Series Leans Into Love Triangles and Family Drama|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nicole Gallucci of ''Decider'' wrote season 2's "emotional roller coaster serves as a harsh reminder that life isn't always a beach, but its unique mix of 'miserable and magical' will keep you hooked until the end."<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
After the series' debut, all three ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' books entered the top three spots on the Amazon Best Sellers list, with the second book, ''It's Not Summer Without You'', reaching number one. The artists whose music is used in the show have also seen an increase in streams, sales and followers, with some experiencing up to a 6,000% increase in song sales. Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, ''Lover'', resurged in sales and streaming, and re-entered the top 40 region of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart as well, after three of its songs—"Cruel Summer", "Lover" and "False God"—were featured in the series. Beyoncé's 2014 single 'XO' tripled in sales units following the use of it in the finale. The series also had a significant social media reach, with the hashtag #TheSummerITurnedPretty accumulating over 13.8 billion views on TikTok. It generated over 107,000 global posts over launch weekend and 725 million potential impressions across platforms, according to social analytics agency DMS.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Longeretta|first=Emily|date=June 30, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Hits No. 1 on Amazon Prime Video, Taylor Swift Songs Re-Enter Top 40 Chart Three Years After Release (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon-prime-video-taylor-swift-1235305766/|access-date=July 2, 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701214542/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon-prime-video-taylor-swift-1235305766/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2023, Vernon Sanders, an Amazon Prime executive, revealed that season 2 of Jenny Han's YA adaptation was the streamer's No. 2 most-viewed series to date among women 18–34, behind only ''Rings of Power'', according to Prime Video. It was also the most-completed series to-date among that demographic. The series had also driven subscription growth that summer, Amazon reported. ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' was among Prime Video's Top 3 series in terms of global acquisition (and, again, No. 1 with women 18-34).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=2023-09-05|title=As 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Becomes Female-Skewing Hit In Season 2, Amazon TV Exec Talks Potential Spinoffs & YA Strategy|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/vernon-sanders-amazon-prime-video-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-ratings-young-adult-programming-1235536887/|access-date=2024-02-05|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=February 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205081724/https://deadline.com/2023/09/vernon-sanders-amazon-prime-video-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-ratings-young-adult-programming-1235536887/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' won the Bingeworthy Show of the Year at the 2024 People's Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1392489/2024-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|title=49th People's Choice Awards|website=E! Online|first=Brett|last=Malec|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111232312/https://www.eonline.com/news/1392489/2024-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref>