The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2 cast: Meet the characters
Say hello to the new and returning faces in the Prime Video drama.
Hit teen drama The Summer I Turned Pretty finally made its long-awaited return to Prime Video this week – picking up where things left off at the end of the first season.
But although that season finale gave fans what they wanted – a passionate kiss between Belly and Conrad on the beach – it's no surprise to find out that Belly's love life is not exactly plain sailing in season 2.
Both Conrad and Jeremiah continue to "fight over her heart" in the new run, the first three episodes of which are now available before the others follow across the next five Fridays.
Meanwhile, the fallout from Susannah's cancer is also a big focus in season 2, and the future of the beach house is also uncertain after a mammoth development which shocks both families.
Season 2 is adapted from the second book in Jenny Han's trilogy, It's Not Summer Without You, but there's been no word on whether the third book, We'll Always Have Summer, will also be heading to the small screen.
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"It's totally up to what Amazon wants and really, truly what audiences want," she told Variety. "I would love to get three seasons because there are three books. I would love to be able to finish telling that story the way that I wrote it. But I certainly don't take anything for granted. I just hope people find the audience and people love it and want more."
Now, back to the present, all of your favourites are back for season 2, plus some new additions to spice up proceedings.
Read on for everything you need ton know about the new and returning cast in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2.
The Summer I Turned Pretty cast: New and returning characters
The following stars have been confirmed for the cast of The Summer I Turned Pretty:
- Lola Tung as Belly
- Christopher Briney as Conrad
- Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah
- Sean Kaufman as Steven
- Rain Spencer as Taylor
- Jackie Chung as Laurel
- Rachel Blanchard as Susannah
- Elsie Fisher as Skye
- Kyra Sedgwick as Julia
- David Iacono as Cam
Lola Tung plays Belly
Who is Belly? Belly's dreamy summers at the beach house in Cousins are complicated by the ongoing drama with brothers Conrad and Jeremiah, and Susannah's cancer diagnosis.
Speaking to Teen Vogue about season 2, Tung said: "I am very excited for them to see a new side of all the characters and to see how much they have grown and how much growth they are still experiencing. It's a bit of a different tone from season 1, [but]... I hope it resonates with people and that they can appreciate the differences between the two seasons."
Where have I seen Lola Tung before? The Summer I Turned Pretty is Tung's only project to date.
Christopher Briney plays Conrad
Who is Conrad? Susannah's eldest son. In the season 1 finale, Conrad and Belly finally kissed. In season 2, he's studying at Brown University.
Where have I seen Cristopher Briney before? The Summer I Turned Pretty is his biggest role to date.
Gavin Casalegno plays Jeremiah
Who is Jeremiah? Conrad's brother, who also has feelings for Belly.
Where have I seen Gavin Casalegno before? Casalegno has appeared in action crime drama Walker and The Vampire Diaries, and he had a small role in the Russell Crowe film Noah.
Sean Kaufman plays Steven
Who is Steven? Belly's brother. The pair are prone to clashing, but they're also there for one another in times of need.
Where have I seen Sean Kaufman before? He's has appeared in Manifest and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Rain Spencer as Taylor
Who is Taylor? Belly's best friend, who kissed Steven in season 1. She has a new boyfriend in season 2.
Where have I seen Rain Spencer? She appeared in 2022 film Good Girl Jane starring Andie MacDowell.
Jackie Chung plays Laurel
Who is Laurel? An author and mother to Belly and Steven. In season 2, she's promoting her new book.
Where have I seen Jackie Chung before? Chung has appeared in Grey's Anatomy and Station 19, among others.
Rachel Blanchard plays Susannah
Who is Susannah? Conrad and Jeremiah's mother, and Laurel's best friend. In season 1, she was diagnosed with cancer and after some resistance, agreed to get treatment.
Where have I seen Rachel Blanchard before? Blanchard is perhaps best known to a British audience as Nancy from Peep Show, and she has also appeared in Fargo, Flight of the Conchords and You Me Her.
Elsie Fisher plays Skye and Kyra Sedgwick plays Julia
Who are Skye and Julia? Julia is Susannah's half-sister. The pair have a strained relationship. Skye is Julia's child, who is non-binary. They haven't seen their cousins Conrad and Jeremiah since they were a child.
Where have I seen Elsie Fisher before? You might have watched her in Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade. She also appeared in the last season of Bill Hader's Barry, psychological horror series Castle Rock and 2022's Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Where have I seen Kyra Sedgwick before? Her CV includes police procedural The Closer, comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Phenomenon with John Travolta, among many others.
David Iacono plays Cam
Who is Cam? Belly and Cam had a brief romantic dalliance in season 1.
Where have I seen David Iacono before? You might also have watched him in The Flight Attendant starring Kaley Cuoco.
Other cast members include:
- Samuel-Taylor (Big Shot) as Trusky, Conrad's roommate
- Will Spencer (Ghost Squad) plays Milo, Taylor's boyfriend
- Summer Madison as Nicole, Conrad's ex-girlfriend
- Colin Ferguson (A Town called Eureka) as John, Laurel's ex husband, and Belly and Steven's father
- Alfredo Narciso (Manifest) as Cleveland, a novelist who has a soft spot for Laurel
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