Jenny Han is best known for writing the young adult novel The Summer I Turned Pretty into an Amazon Prime Video original series. The drama series will follow Belly (Lola Tung) during an epic summer where she ends up in a love triangle with two brothers and will be released on Amazon on June 17th.
While most of the young cast of The Summer I Turned Pretty are newcomers to Hollywood, there are a handful of cast who audiences will recognize from other shows.
Alfredo Narciso - Manifest (2018-)
Alfredo Narcisco plays a character named Cleveland in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Little is known about his character since there isn't a character named Cleveland in the novel series which has fans excited to see what's in store for him.
Narciso has been a working actor for several years, appearing in various television shows. His biggest role came in 2018 when he was cast as Captain Riojas in the first season of Manifest. Before Flight 828 goes missing, Riojas is the captain of NYPD's 129th Precinct where Michaela and Jared work.
Colin Ferguson - Eureka (2006-2012)
Colin Ferguson is set to appear in three episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty as a character named John Conklin. Fans believe that John will play Belly's older brother who appears in the novel series by a different name.
Ferguson has appeared in several movies and tv shows of all genres including shows like Eureka. Jake is a US Marshal turned sheriff of Eureka, a small town that is secretly being used by the government for inventions.
David Iacono - Grand Army (2020)
David Iacono has been cast to play Cam in five episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty. According to the book series, Cam is one of Belly's summer flings who has always had an enormous crush on her. He's only featured a few times in the book, so fans are eager to see if he plays a bigger role in the TV series.
Iacono has had several reoccurring roles in TV shows, most recently appearing in the hit Grand Army.
Gavin Casalegno - Walker (2021-)
Gavin Casalegno has landed one of the lead roles in The Summer I Turned Pretty portraying Jeremiah. In the book series, Jeremiah is Conrad's older brother and the "golden" boy of the town. He also has a crush on Belly but originally lets Conrad pursue his feelings for her first.
Casalegno is still new to Hollywood but he's been on a road of success since 2021 when he was cast as Trevor Strand on The CW show Walker. His character is raised by his aunt after his criminal parents couldn't bear to leave their life of crime behind to raise him.
Jackie Chung - Grey's Anatomy (2005-)
After years of reoccurring and minor roles, Jackie Chung has landed a lead role Laurel in The Summer I Turned Pretty. In the books, Laurel is Belly's mom and Susannah's best friend. She wants to have a close relationship with Belly but doesn't always approach their relationship the right way.
Prior to landing this role, Chung has appeared as minor characters in several shows including several Shonda Rhimes-led shows. In 2017 she played Cleo Kim in a Grey's Anatomy episode where she was seen by the ER doctors after a rollercoaster she was riding derailed.
Lilah Pate - Outer Banks (2020-)
Lilah Pate is appearing in yet another teen summer show where she will play a character named Gigi for six episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Gigi is another new character from the book series which has fans speculating about who she could be. Some think she could be Belly's best friend from back home but renamed for the series.
Prior to landing the role in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Pate appeared in Outer Banks. Though she's not a main character, she was featured in a handful of episodes as Peeler who is a friend of John B. and the rest of the Pogue crew.
Rachel Blanchard - Clueless (1996-1999)
Rachel Blanchard is continuing her reign on television as Susannah in The Summer I Turned Pretty. According to the books, Susannah is Conrad and Jeremiah's mother and the rock of the entire community. She has a very strong relationship with Belly.
Blanchard has done a plethora of television work over the years, including appearing in the hit series based on the teen '90s movie of the same name.
Sarah Hudson - Blackish (2014-2022)
Sarah Hudson will be making a brief appearance in The Summer I Turned Pretty where she will play a character called Paige. Little is known about her character since Paige does not appear in any of the three books in the series. Fans have speculated that she could be another parent in the town or perhaps a resident who Belly runs into.
Hudson has steadily been a working television actress for several years but has yet to land her break-out role. She is most known for her reoccurring role as Kayla on ABC's iconic family sitcom Black-ish. Kayla is one of the overly involved moms at Valley Glen School who likes to judge Rainbow for being a working mother.
Sean Kaufman - Manifest (2018-)
Sean Kaufman plays Steven, Belly's older brother who is extremely ive of his little sister. Steven doesn't appear too frequently in the book series; however, fans are hopeful he will be seen more frequently in the TV series since he is credited as being in all seven episodes.
Like most of the cast, Kaufman has had a few smaller roles on television shows but this is his first major role. However, Kaufman might be recognized for his portrayal of Kevin on the former NBC mystery drama Manifest. Kevin was Cal's bet best friend before the plane went missing and ends up dating Olive until Cal comes back.
Summer Madison - Emergency (2022)
Summer Madison is another actress who will be playing a character fans aren't familiar with yet named Nicole. Nicole could be the character that is Belly's best friend back at home or she could be someone connected to Conor and Jeremiah whom Belly doesn't quite know yet. Hopefully, fans will find out more about her character when the series premieres on June 17th.
Madison most recently appeared in an episode of Emergency. There she plays a character named Asa who gets caught up in the dramatic aftermath of a college party.