Fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty have been wondering whether the hit Prime Video series would return for a fourth season. The answer is clear now: Season 3 is the final season.
The show, created by Jenny Han and based on her bestselling trilogy, was always designed to follow the three-book arc, The Summer I Turned Pretty, It’s Not Summer Without You, and We’ll Always Have Summer. With each book adapted into a season, Season 3 naturally serves as the conclusion.
Why Season 4 Isn’t Happening
Jenny Han confirmed that the series was never meant to stretch beyond three seasons. “It feels right to close this chapter with Season 3,” she explained. The final season adapts We’ll Always Have Summer, tying together Belly’s emotional journey, her love triangle with Conrad and Jeremiah, and her path to self-discovery.
With no fourth book in the original trilogy, there is no direct source material left to adapt. For fans, that might have seemed like the end of Cousins Beach. But Han had one more surprise in store.
A Movie to Continue the Story
Instead of a Season 4, The Summer I Turned Pretty will return as a feature-length movie on Prime Video.
The announcement was made around the Season 3 finale, with Jenny Han confirming she will write and direct the film. Lola Tung (Belly) and Christopher Briney (Conrad) are confirmed to reprise their roles, while it remains to be seen if Gavin Casalegno (Jeremiah) and other cast members will join.
Han described the decision this way: “There is another big milestone left in Belly’s journey, and I thought only a movie could give it its proper due.”
What Will the Movie Cover?
Plot details are still undisclosed, but the movie is expected to pick up after the events of Season 3 and provide deeper closure for Belly’s story. Some fans speculate it may include moments that were only hinted at in the books, possibly a wedding, or a look at Belly and Conrad’s life beyond Cousins Beach.
Release Date
There is no official release date for the movie yet. Production details are still under wraps.