'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Characters After Season 1 Ends

Looking back! The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2 is set to premiere in July 2023, and fans can hardly wait to see what Belly, Jeremiah and Conrad will be up to next. But where exactly did the characters of the Prime Video show leave off at the end of season 1? Keep reading to find out!

What Is ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’?

The summer romance series was originally a book series written by Jenny Han, who is also the writer behind To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved Before. Unlike the Netflix series, Jenny was able to have a bigger hand in TSITP, as she is the writer, producer and showrunner of the series!

“It was a real jump in the deep end,” she revealed to Time in June 2022. “I’d never worked in TV before. Filmmaking is kind of like a military operation where everybody knows what their job is. As a showrunner, you’re sort of the air-traffic controller.”

Jenny also talked about the comparison between To All the Boys and TSITP. “I’m not looking to recreate the success of To All the Boys. That was its own moment,” she added. “I’m just hoping that the original fans of the book will be happy.”

How Does ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 1 End?

Fans, who were already desperate for season 2 after falling in love with the main characters’ love triangle, were shook when Belly and Conrad ended up together at the end of the first season. Thankfully, season 2 was confirmed before season 1 even premiered, which the author was hoping for as production would “need more than one season to honor the story we are telling.”

Grateful for that opportunity, Jenny went on to say, “To receive a second season pick up ahead of the premiere of season 1 is beyond my wildest dreams.” Continuing on, she commented about how she greatly appreciated Amazon’s “amazing vote of confidence in our show” and her excitement to “bring our incredible team back together to tell the next chapter in our story.”

Scroll through our gallery to see where the characters of TSITP leave off at the end of season 1.

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Belly Conklin

Near the end of season 1, Belly tells Conrad it’s “too late” for him and chooses to begin a relationship wih Jeremiah. After being stranded by Jeremiah during her dance at the Debutante Ball (for very excusable reasons), Belly dances with Conrad who swoops in to save her.

Following many tears after Susannah’s shocking news about her cancer diagnosis, Conrad apologizes to Belly on the beach, and they kiss, leading the audiences to believe that Belly chooses Conrad.

Conrad Fisher

Conrad sweeps in to save Belly during the Debutante Ball dance after Jeremiah walks out. Shortly later, he is punched by Jeremiah as he had just discovered that their mom, Susannah, has cancer which Conrad had already known.

After the shocking revelation, Conrad convinces his mom to seek cancer treatment which she had originally chose not to do. He apologizes to Belly on the beach, and they kiss.

Jeremiah Fisher

The younger Fisher brother is distraught after discovering the news of his mother’s cancer returning at Belly’s Debutante Ball that he leaves her stranded. He punches Conrad on the dance floor as he realized that Conrad knew of their mother’s illness the entire summer and didn’t tell anyone.

Later that night, he sobs in his mother’s arms, and she promises her sons that she would start treatment for their sake.