Jenny Han teases ending of upcoming ‘TSITP’ season 3

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ writer opens up about the ‘responsibility’ of writing for young adults

By Web Desk
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July 04, 2025
Jenny Han teases ending of upcoming ‘TSITP’ season 3

Jenny Han opened up about how would she like to concluded the hit TV show,The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Han, the author behind the trilogy that inspired the Prime Video series, gave a rare glimpse into how she prefers to end a story.

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During an interview on the latest podcast of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, she was asked about the ending of the show, Han replied, "I like a hopeful ending."

She further admitted that "I don't like too neat of an ending, personally."

Explaining what she meant by "hopeful ending," the actress added, "I really must insist on hope, because if something ends in such a bleak way."

She continued, "That's what I insist on. And I do think that that is, for me, the only real difference between writing stories for a young audience and for adults is a hopeful ending."

Han went on to talk about the "responsibility" she feels on her shoulders while writing for young adult is that she "never want some to read my book and then want to cause, like, self –harm or feel, like, deeply depressed after reading that because they're still a child. You know, you are responsible for them to some degree, I feel."

The first two episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 will be premiered on July 16, followed by new episodes weekly until September 17.

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