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Summer I turned pretty Has he won over Prime Video viewers – but how does the TV adaptation compare to the original book series?
The TV show, which first performed in July 2022 Based on the book series of the same name written by Jenny Han. Summer I turned pretty Following Bol Conklin’s (Lola Tung) Relationships with Conrad Fisher Childhood Friends (Christopher Brancey) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) and how their bond moves as she explores her feelings over each of them.
Han, who is Creator and Showrunner Summer I turned pretty series, surprised fans when he suggested that Her original vision for the story may change on screen.
“I had to weigh up what the fans expect where the show gets creative and find that balance,” he said Diversity In June 2022. “My priority has always been that I want the book fans to feel very satisfied by the story we tell, but also to know that this is an adaptation in a new medium, so it’s not going to be exactly the same. I think those are kind of the two things that are always in my head. Many different possibilities.”
Meanwhile, Casalegno He showed his support to shake the result from the central love triangle.
“I feel there is a strong chance that possibility,” said the actor Weekly US In June 2023 for the popular series that could wander from the original events in the books. “Obviously, I know where (my Jeremiah character) ends and what happens eventually. But I don’t emphasize on that. Because I think Jenny writes it so well that I can go there naturally without having to force it in a certain direction.”
Before the third term for the first time in July 2025, Han suggested for possible changes. “There are a couple of moments that people really love from the books that I knew that people wanted to see,” he told people at the time by noting that the moments of a book may not “always happen in the way you expect.”
“I wanted to make sure I was really going to serve those fans who have been following the story for a very long time,” he added.
Scroll on to see the main differences that had taken place on the show compared to the books so far:
