Gavin Casalegno Says There’s a ‘Strong Chance’ That ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Could Shake Up Endgame Couples

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Fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty book series may think they know where the show will go with its central love triangle — but Gavin Casalegno isn’t ruling out an endgame shakeup.“I do feel like there’s a strong chance that that’s a possibility,” Casalegno, 23, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, June 29, about the Prime Video series potentially straying from the original events in the books.The actor, who plays Jeremiah Fisher, noted that he didn’t focus too much on his character’s future arc while filming season 2.“I try to keep it as real as possible in that regard.

Obviously, I know where he ends up going and what ends up happening. But I don’t emphasize on that. Because I think [author and showrunner] Jenny [Han] writes it so well that I’m able to kind of get there naturally without having to force it a certain direction,” Fisher told Us while promoting his partnership with Bomb Pop. “So even though I know where he is going, I try to play it day by day because that’s all we can do. [We can] just live in the moment and make the most of our time right.”The Summer I Turned Pretty, which is based on a book series of the same name, follows Belly Conklin’s (Lola Tung) relationships with childhood friends Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher.

After brothers begin to compete for Belly’s affection, she explores her feelings for each of them before making a decision in the final book.After season 1 debuted on Prime Video, Han, 42, hinted that her vision for the show may not mirror the events in the books.“I really had to weigh what the fans are expecting with where the show is going creatively and find that balance,” she told Variety in June 2022. “My priority has always been that I want fans of the book