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Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" Trivia And Easter Eggs
The Summer I Turned Pretty is one of the most significant teen shows of the decade — and with Season 3 coming out soon, it's the perfect time to dive into the show's behind-the-scenes lore. Here are some interesting facts and Easter eggs you won't want to miss... Lola Tung and Chris Briney, who play Belly and Conrad, had to do their chemistry test over Zoom back in 2021 when the series was in pre-production. And they nailed it! 🔥 Lola fractured her foot while filming the very first episode of Season 1. "We were filming the flashback scene," she revealed. "We were running around the table and I jumped to grab the muffin from Sean and I landed weird and fractured my foot." The show is set in Cape Cod but is filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, which is a hotspot for teen TV — iconic series Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, and the more recent show Outer Banks were also filmed there. Jenny Han, who is both the creator of the show and the author of the books it's based on, has a cameo in each season — in Season 1, she appears at the deb ball, and in Season 2 she's a customer at the gas station. Keep your eyes peeled for her in Season 3. Taylor Swift features heavily on the soundtrack for The Summer I Turned Pretty, which is a nice full-circle detail, considering Jenny Han says she listened to Taylor's album Fearless on loop while writing the original books. Some of Belly's looks in Season 1 were directly inspired by Olivia Hussey as Juliet in the 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet. Lola Tung went to high school with two of her co-stars — David Iacono, who plays one of her love interests, Cam, and Sean Kaufman, who plays her brother, Steven. The three of them attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The cast seems to have as much fun on set as their characters do — between filming, they do things like play baseball, play chess, game, go on picnics, and have pillow fights. Although they do have tense moments too — Chris revealed Gavin Casalegno, who plays Jeremiah, didn't talk to him after he went "too far" filming a Season 2 scene where Conrad is mean to Jeremiah and Belly. Chris apologized and made up with Gavin. Gavin credits spending all his time at the beach playing beach volleyball and swimming in the ocean with giving him such incredible curls. Jenny Han says she drew on the movie Beaches for inspiration for the platonic soul mates story of Susannah and Laurel. Laurel's memoir being named It's Not Summer Without You is not only an emotional tribute to Susannah, it's a nod to the title of the second book in Jenny Han's original series. There's a small moment in a Season 2 flashback where Laurel knocks over letters Susannah is writing to her sons — foreshadowing a mix-up with them that is a major plot point in book 3 and, presumably, Season 3. Season 2 had all female directors across its eight episodes. Zoe Cassavetes directed Episodes 1 and 2, Isabel Sandoval directed Episodes 3 and 4, Sophia Takal directed Episodes 5 and 6, and Megan Griffiths (pictured above) directed Episodes 7 and 8. In the final episode of Season 2, both Belly and Conrad are bathed in warm light in the motel, while Jeremiah is in the cool lighting — suggesting Belly's heart is ultimately still with Conrad. The Season 3 teaser poster visually references the movie Sabrina. The characters actually go to see Sabrina at the drive-in in Season 1. Like The Summer I Turned Pretty, it's about an "ugly ducking" who gets a glow-up and is pursued by two rich brothers she's grown up with. Many fans believe the poster is a hint that Belly will definitely choose Conrad in the show, like Sabrina chooses Linus (Humphrey Bogart's character). Are you Team Bonrad or Team Jelly? Share in the comments below! Check out more AAPI-centered content by exploring how BuzzFeed celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Of course, the content doesn't end after May. Follow BuzzFeed's A*Pop on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to keep up with our latest AAPI content year-round.
Tom's Guide
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
5 biggest Prime Video movies and shows I can't wait to watch in summer 2025
It might not be officially summer yet, but with the temps rising and my watchlist getting longer with summer flicks, I'm already in full 'what should I binge next?' mode. Thankfully, Prime Video seems to be on the same wavelength, because its summer 2025 lineup is shaping up to be seriously stacked. Sure, we're still twiddling our thumbs for some long-awaited returns like 'The Boys' season 5. But that doesn't mean there aren't some movies and shows worth watching. This includes a crime comedy movie starring Orlando Bloom, a new mystery thriller that looks like a twisty ride, and the third heated season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.' So, here are the five biggest Prime Video movies and shows I absolutely cannot wait to stream this summer. For more, see what Netflix content I'm adding to my summer watchlist. Comedies aren't usually my thing, but sometimes one pops up and catches my attention. In this case, it's 'Deep Cover,' a crime comedy that seems a little absurd yet full of heart, judging by the trailer. 'Deep Cover' follows three improv performers — Kat (Bryce Dallas Howard), Marlon (Orlando Bloom), and Hugh (Nick Mohammed) — who are recruited by the police to assist in low-level sting operations. Their commitment to 'always say yes' without breaking character leads them deep into London's criminal underworld, resulting in a series of chaotic and humorous situations. If you're into offbeat British humor with a twist of crime caper, 'Deep Cover' might just be the perfect addition to your summer streaming lineup too. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Stream it on Prime Video starting June 12 Prime Video recently released the first trailer for 'We Were Liars,' and if you've spent any time on Tumblr or BookTok over the last few years, you already know this story has people in a chokehold. Based on E. Lockhart's wildly popular novel, it's finally getting the series treatment—and between the eerie vibe, the layered mystery, and that unforgettable ending, it's easy to see why fans are already spiraling. The story centers on Cadence Sinclair (Emily Alyn Lind), a teenager from a wealthy family who spends her summers on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. After a mysterious accident leaves her with memory loss, Cadence returns to the island to uncover the truth about what happened, delving into long-buried family secrets and unraveling the events of that fateful summer. Stream it on Prime Video starting June 18 'Countdown' feels like the kind of high-octane ride that'll jolt our summer to life, and the new trailer looks fast, intense, and full of chaos. Plus, anything with Jensen Ackles earns my seal of approval. Aside from a couple of throwaway jokes, the trailer leans all the way into the intensity — it's basically non-stop action from the very first frame. We're talking building raids, brutal fight scenes, shootouts, and high-speed chases. And just when you think it can't get more over-the-top, Ackles flashes a thumbs-up and dives off a moving caravan that's being dragged by a speeding truck. So yeah, if you like your streaming shows packed with adrenaline, 'Countdown' should also be added to your watchlist. Stream it on Prime Video starting June 25 Even before I hit play on the 'Heads of State' trailer, I had a feeling it was going to be completely ridiculous in the best way. It's basically like someone said, 'Let's throw the world's top leaders into an action movie and cast John Cena and Idris Elba while we're at it.' I'm definitely not expecting anything groundbreaking, but it seems like the kind of over-the-top fun that totally works if you're into buddy comedy chaos, big action set pieces, and a plot that doesn't take itself too seriously. 'Heads of State' follows U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena), a former action movie star, and U.K. Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba), who have a public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries' alliance. When they become targets of a powerful foreign adversary, they're forced to put aside their differences and work together to thwart a global conspiracy. Stream it on Prime Video starting July 2 Are you Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah? Because the drama's about to kick off all over again. The new season drops in the summer, so now's the perfect excuse to rewatch all the swoony, beach-filled chaos or dive in for the first time and get caught up on seasons 1 and 2. With its messy love triangles, heartfelt moments, and those warm, nostalgic summer vibes, this show is basically made for a weekend binge. Season 3 introduces a two-year time jump, with Belly (Lola Tung) now in college and in a relationship with Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). However, the return of Conrad (Christopher Briney) brings unresolved feelings to the surface, reigniting the central love triangle and forcing Belly to confront her true desires. Stream it on Prime Video starting July 16
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' stars reveal final season is 'rocky road' for Steven and Taylor
It's always "Team Conrad" vs. "Team Jeremiah" on The Summer I Turned Pretty. But what about "Team Staylor?!" Prime Video's adaptation of Jenny Han's beloved book trilogy centers on the love triangle between Belly (Lola Tung), Conrad (Christopher Briney), and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), but the show has also expanded the roles of Belly's brother Steven (Sean Kaufman) and her BFF Taylor (Rain Spencer) into an epic romance of their own. And while the two enemies-turned-lovers finally got together in the season 2 finale, a lot will have changed for them when the series returns for its third and final season, thanks to a two-year time jump. "If the final season was an ice cream flavor for Steven and Taylor, it'd be Rocky Road," Kaufman tells Entertainment Weekly. "Steven and Taylor were left in a very happy place, and the start of the new season isn't exactly where we ended season 2. But one of the beautiful things about Steven and Taylor is the ebbs and flows of their relationship and how they always find a way to come back to each other." While the actor is wary to spill any more details about the status of Steven and Taylor's relationship after the time jump, his costar Spencer reveals it's actually not an easy answer... because Steven and Taylor might not even know themselves. "She and Steven have broken up and gotten back together more times than anyone remembers, and their relationship status is so confusing," Spencer says. "They don't even know what it is. They're pretty confused. But there will be romance." Kaufman teases that a lot of their problems will come from external issues, based on where they're at in their lives. "Steven and Taylor are in a really interesting place this season, and age has a part to do with that," he says. "There's something about young love at 17 and 18 and feeling like everything is the end of the world when it comes to a relationship, and then as you get older and you get more responsibilities, you start to realize, yes, it's so important, but there are other things in life. There's a lot more going on." Despite their issues, Spencer is a fan of how Steven and Taylor's love for each other is always "unconditional," and that's why she's "rooting for them" to end up together. "I love their story so much — they are authentic and true for their age," Spencer says. "It feels relatable to me, because I've had to learn how to be vulnerable with someone, but I'm terrified, and how do I do this? I love that they're not perfect, and they both fail, and ultimately they don't really care that the other person failed. It's like, 'Yeah, you hurt my feelings,' or, 'You did X, Y, and Z, but I still love you.' There's a freedom to not be perfect with them, and that is so cool to me." Team "Staylor" is in uncharted territory for the final season, since the characters do not have an epic romance in the books (aside from a fleeting hookup in the first one that's never really mentioned again). Both actors were surprised to see how much their roles were expanded on the show, and author/showrunner Han reveals that continues in other aspects of the characters' lives this season. "We've got Steven with his new job, so we have new characters that you'll meet in [that] setting," Han says. Now that Steven has graduated from college and is working full-time, expect to see a more mature version of him. "I was very happy with the time jump just because it brings Steven closer to my actual age," Kaufman says. "I do know what it's like to get out of college and go into the workforce and be scared but also passionate about something and wanting to work hard, but also not being able to rely on school anymore. And Steven is doing it in a funny way this season." Kaufman loved seeing how much Steven has changed and grown up during the time jump. "There's a new sense of responsibility in his life and things he wants to explore and discover and things he's finding out about himself," he adds. "He's a very money-hungry hard worker, nose-to-the-grindstone kind of guy — he gets stuff done. This season, there's going to be a lot of questioning that, exploring the 'work all the time and grind all the time' [mentality], and really getting to figure out what he wants to do." Meanwhile, Han reveals that Taylor's mom, Lucinda, will also be introduced this season. "We get to expand and see more of Taylor's world and think about who raised this girl and what her home life is like," the creator says. Spencer says that Lucinda is a "fun character" to meet this season, especially since her dynamic with Taylor is so unique. "They're more like roommates or best friends, which sounds fun, but I think ultimately is a tricky dynamic with a mother-daughter relationship," she explains. "Taylor needs a little bit more of a mom, and I think she ends up parenting her parent. Her mom has trouble with intimate relationships and is sort of like a boy crazy mom, and Taylor's the one that's seeing the manifestation of that, and essentially comforting her mother and trying to help her." The actor laughs as she adds, "I think she'll probably need to do some therapy later around it."Learning more about Taylor's family life will factor into her relationship with Steven as well. "There's a fear of abandonment that Taylor has, and that's why she has such a hard time opening up to Steven because she doesn't want him to disappear," Spencer says. "She wants to know that she has something before she commits and she has a hard time being vulnerable or expressing her emotions, and that's what she's learning. When we [start] season 3, she's still struggling with it. She's still trying to figure out how open up to people and to trust people." There's no hints of how the story ends for Steven and Taylor in Han's books, so Spencer and Kaufman warn that fans should just buckle up and go along for the ride in the final season. "Jenny Han is so good at what she does," Spencer praises. "She keeps me and everyone guessing, and I'm excited for everyone to see what's in store this season. It's really beautiful and we had such a fun time doing it, and it'll be epic to watch." For more on The Summer I Turned Pretty's final season, check out EW's full cover story. The final season premieres Wednesday, July 16, on Prime Video. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Metro
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Amazon Prime Video fans have one demand after bingeing 'adrenaline-filled' show
Amazon Prime Video viewers have been left demanding a season two renewal for a new coming-of-age drama that is climbing up the platform's top 10 ranking of TV. Motorheads is a ten-episode teen petrolhead drama that mixes The Fast and the Furious with The Summer I Turned Pretty, to land a respectful 75 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Set in the hard knocked Pennsylvania rustbelt, the drama follows a set of car builders and racers in high-octane scenes, scored to a presumably pricey soundtrack (Olivia Rodrigo, flipper extraordinaire Benson Boone). Motorheads stars teen drama icon Ryan Phillippe, of Cruel Intentions infamy, playing a former Nascar mechanic turned struggling auto body shop owner. He's joined by Nathalie Kelley, Never Have I Ever's Michael Cimino and Melissa Collazo to make an ensemble cast of grease monkeys. 'Motorheads is about first love, first heartbreak, and turning the key in your first car,' reads the official show synopsis from Prime Video. 'Set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that's now searching for a glimmer of hope, the series is an adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing, while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school.' Given that all ten episodes are already available to binge through on the streaming platform, many fans have already finished the whole thing and taken to X (formerly Twitter) to demand a follow-up season. One viewer even went so far as to threaten cancelling her Prime subscription entirely if the show isn't renewed for season two. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video @AGeorge43838 tagged Amazon's official MGM Studios account and wrote: I swear you better have a season 2 of Motorheads. Ryan Phillippe and crew have hit GOLD. The show is awesome. 'Also, if there isn't a season 2 I'm cancelling my prime!' More Trending Many said the finale cliffhanger had left them desperate for more of the drama. @JMorgynWhite wrote: 'My god the cliffhanger on Motorheads was unacceptable without a Season 2 on the track – there is a Season 2 coming, right Prime Video?? Repeat after me 100% binge worthy.' @SaishaStar tweeted: 'Please let there be a Season 2 that was a crazy cliffhanger and I need some answers on the backstory of Christian Maddox. So many Questions!' @Riss286 demanded: 'RENEW Motorheads FOR SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!' View More » Motorheads is available to stream on Prime Video. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Netflix viewers terrified over documentary on 'most chilling' cold case in US history MORE: 13 of the best and most blood-curdling shark movies streaming right now MORE: All 6 episodes of crime drama 'like Gavin and Stacey' available to binge
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Cast Teases Intense "Heartbreak" After That Major Time Jump. See The New Pics!
There's nothing more magical than sitting down with your BFF and your favorite soda to watch . The final season of the summer romance show is premiering on Prime Video July 16, and thanks to , we have some brand new photos. Let's just get into 'em because I can't wait any longer! When The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 opens, Belly and Jeremiah have been dating for two years — and to help them get into that relationship mindset, Jenny Han had Lola Tung and Gavin Casalegno compete against Rain Spencer and Sean Kaufman (Taylor and Steven) with a questionnaire and scavenger hunt. Who won? They're still debating it. Either way, the start of season 3 proves just how strong JellyFish is going, and the Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah debate is sure to get even hotter. "A successful love triangle is one where, no matter what happens, people are going to be devastated and heartbroken," Jenny Han tells EW. "Because if the answer feels really clear and easy, then there's no real conflict. No matter what you do, someone's going to be hurt by it." "They say even though heartbreak sucks and hurts real bad, that means that you felt something, right?" Lola Tung adds. "So even if you walk away from it feeling a little heartbroken and sad, it's like, 'At least we were able to make you feel something.' You're here to break hearts as much as fill hearts." But don't worry fellow Conrad lovers. We get a closer-than-ever look at his character considering Christopher Briney was tapped to do one of the episode's voiceovers (a job usually reserved for Lola, with the exception of Gavin's season 2 narration). "It's cool to steal the voiceover spot for a little while," he says. "It's fun to have exactly what the subtext is. It makes the scene easier, because that's half the work." Either way, post-grad Conrad is a little bit blonder and a little less moody, which is going to make me swoon even harder. And author extraordinaire Laurel is getting down to business... ...as is Steven. But two years into his romance with Taylor, things are a little less stable between this duo. "If the final season was an ice cream flavor for Steven and Taylor, it'd be Rocky Road," Sean Kaufman tells EW. "She and Steven have broken up and gotten back together more times than anyone remembers, and their relationship status is so confusing," Rain Spencer adds. "They don't even know what it is. But there will be romance. I'm rooting for them." After that "Snow on the Beach" moment? Say it isn't so! No matter how many times you've read the series, Jenny Han promises "there are surprises. And there are things that aren't exactly like the books." "But you don't really know," Gavin Casalegno says, while Lola chimes in with, "You have no clue." "You have not read the scripts!" Chris says. We'll have to wait until July 16 to see exactly what goes down in Cousins Beach this year. Check out why .
