The Summer season I Turned Fairly relies on a three-book collection — however that doesn’t imply showrunner Jenny Han will cease there.
Vernon Sanders, who’s the top of tv at Amazon and MGM Studios, hinted at how the hit Prime Video collection may proceed to develop.
“I’ll say keep tuned, however Jenny’s obtained some thrilling surprises. So we’re thrilled a few season 3, and he or she’s obtained a imaginative and prescient for extra,” Sanders advised Deadline throughout an interview on Tuesday, September 5. “This present goes to proceed to be an enormous centerpiece for us, and we completely have plans to proceed constructing it. Jenny’s obtained nice imaginative and prescient for the place she needs to go together with all of it, however we’re already exhausting at work creating complementary items.”
The Summer season I Turned Fairly, which relies on books written by Han, 43, focuses on a love triangle between Stomach (Lola Tung), Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Season 2 pulled heavy inspiration from It’s Not Summer season With out You, which ends with Stomach selecting Jeremiah after closing the door on a future with Conrad.
Prime Video picked up the collection for a 3rd season, and it’ll presumably embrace key moments from the We’ll All the time Have Summer season novel. Han, nevertheless, stunned followers when she hinted at telling a unique story on display.
“I actually needed to weigh what the followers expect with the place the present goes creatively and discover that stability,” she advised Selection in June 2022 about adapting the e-book for Prime Video. “My precedence has all the time been that I would like followers of the e-book to really feel actually glad by the story we’re telling, but in addition for them to know that that is an adaptation in a brand new medium, so it’s not going to be precisely the identical. I believe these are kind of the 2 issues which are all the time in my head.
Han added: “I don’t wish to spoil an excessive amount of however the books have been out for some time. You by no means know what may occur with the present. I used to be open minded going into it. I used to be contemplating numerous totally different prospects.”
Casalegno, 24, later famous that he has not dominated out a brand new final result for the present’s endgame couple. “I do really feel like there’s a powerful likelihood that that’s a chance,” he solely advised Us Weekly in July when requested if season 3 may stray from occasions within the e-book collection.
Throughout Tuesday’s interview, Sanders praised Han for bringing her imaginative and prescient to life.
“We take satisfaction in {our relationships} with authors. We work with so many, and I believe the important thing right here is leaning into nice tales which are actually simply centered on characters and relationships. This present is all about Jenny’s imaginative and prescient and the tight staff that she has,” he continued. “As we take into consideration this viewers, I believe we’ll proceed to search for these authored tales. You don’t want a ton of particular results. It’s not about bells and whistles, it’s nearly characters and common storytelling. I’ve to provide unimaginable kudos to the solid … they’ve been sensible of their portrayals and fantastic companions as properly.”
Earlier than bringing her abilities to Prime Video, Han tailored her To All of the Boys I’ve Cherished Earlier than e-book collection into three Netflix movies. The hit onscreen trilogy, which starred Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, impressed the streaming platform to increase the universe with spinoff collection XO, Kitty, which was picked up for a second season in June.