The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 episode count explored

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 will span 11 episodes, premiering with a two-episode drop on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, and then rolling out one episode every Wednesday until the series finale on September 17, 2025.

The supersized order, three more installments than any previous season, comes from returning showrunners Jenny Han and Sarah Kucserka, who executive-produce alongside Karen Rosenfelt, Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen and Paul Lee for wiip.

Principal cast members Lola Tung (Belly), Gavin Casalegno (Jeremiah) and Christopher Briney (Conrad) all return, joined by new regulars Isabella Briggs and Kristen Connolly.

Plot-wise, the final season adapts We’ll Always Have Summer, jumping two years ahead to find Belly and Jeremiah engaged while Conrad re-enters their lives. Season 1 ended with Belly and Conrad’s first kiss, whereas Season 2 closed on Belly choosing Jeremiah, a decision Season 3 will test. Below is everything watchers need to know, from episode titles to global release times.

Episode guide for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3

Amazon has not yet published individual episode titles. Each slot above reflects the official calendar.

When new episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 drop in six major time zones

Prime Video originals typically debut at 00:00 GMT, producing the above local conversions. The same pattern is expected for every Wednesday rollout through mid-September.

Cast and creative updates of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3

1) Main cast members reprising their roles include Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno, Christopher Briney, Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, and Jackie Chung.

2) New faces: Isabella Briggs and Kristen Connolly join Cousins Beach, with several recurring college classmates added.

3) Production team: Amazon MGM Studios produces in association with Wiip. Episodes are directed by an expanded roster that includes Jenny Han herself for Episode 5.

Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, stated, as per the About Amazon report dated March 7 2025,

"We’ve been delighted to see the passion with which fans have embraced The Summer I Turned Pretty, making Summer Fridays an entertainment phenomenon,"'

Jenny Han told Entertainment Weekly, cited in their report dated March 31 2025.

“Three books, three seasons,...It feels right to me.”

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 films primarily in Wilmington, North Carolina, with Paris sequences shot in October 2024 to reflect Belly’s semester abroad. Han says the extra episode gives the writers room to honor the two-year time jump and let every character land properly, another nod to delivering a conclusive arc. As per the EW report, Jenny Han stated,

“There are going to be surprises....There are the things that they know and then there are things they think they know, and then there's going to be, hopefully, things that surprise them”

How Seasons 1 and 2 paved the way for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3

Season 1 (seven episodes, all released June 17 2022) ended with Belly and Conrad’s moonlit kiss, cementing the love triangle’s stakes. Season 2 (eight episodes, July 14 – Aug 18 2023) pivoted to grief over Susannah’s death and closed on Belly choosing Jeremiah after a beach-house rescue, leaving Conrad heartbroken.

The final chapter of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 revisits that decision two years later, exploring adult pressures, college, medical school, and an imminent wedding, while resolving the Fisher-Conklin families’ intertwined futures. Lola Tung told Entertainment Weekly, as per their exclusive report dated May 20, 2025,

“So even if you walk away from it feeling a little heartbroken and sad, it's like, 'At least we were able to make you feel something.' And I think that's really the goal. You’re here to break hearts as much as fill hearts..”

With an expanded runtime, weekly drops and a global mid-week slot, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 aims to give its YA phenomenon a send-off that balances book loyalty with fresh twists, just in time for one last beach sunset.

Stay tuned for more updates.