The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 1

2022 · 7 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 1 of The Summer I Turned Pretty

Belly Conklin is about to turn sixteen and, as every summer, travels to Cousins Beach with her mother, Laurel, and her brother, Steven. The Fishers are waiting for her there, especially Susannah, who is almost a second mother to her. Belly senses this summer will be different and starts to gain independence. Her lifelong friendships with Conrad and Jeremiah grow complicated, and her step into adolescence brings feelings she doesn't know how to handle. Changes also reach her family, where Laurel and Steven are living their own stories. Lola Tung stars in the series, created by Jenny Han.

7episodes

Jun 16, 2022released

5.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Summer House
Jun 16, 2022 · 46 min · ★ 8.2
It's the first real day of summer: the day Belly, her brother Steven, and her mother Laurel head to Cousins beach to stay with Susannah Fisher, who's like Belly's second mother, and her boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. Belly's been going to Cousins since she before was born, but something about this summer feels different for Belly. And if the first night is any indication, she's right.
Directing: Jesse Peretz · Writing: Jenny Han · Starring: Rain Spencer, Jp Lambert, David Iacono, Tom Everett Scott
1x02 Summer Dress
Jun 16, 2022 · 40 min · ★ 7.7
It's Belly's first day as a debutante, and a day of shopping and tea parties make her wonder if she made the right choice when she checked yes on Susannah's invitation. But when Cam shows up, things turn around for Belly. Her summer of firsts is just getting started. Meanwhile, Steven's having his own summer of romance, and Laurel is intrigued by a fellow author.
Directing: Jesse Peretz · Writing: Becca Gleason · Starring: Bryan McClure, Lilah Pate, David Iacono, Kelsey Rose Healey
1x03 Summer Nights
Jun 16, 2022 · 46 min · ★ 8.0
It's Belly's 16th birthday and her best friend, Taylor, arrives in Cousins to help celebrate. Belly's birthday is always her favorite day of the year, but this year she's blindsided by a secret Taylor has been keeping from her. The debs ask Belly who she's bringing to the debutante ball. Laurel and Susannah's secret finally comes to light.
Directing: Jeff Chan · Writing: Jenny Zhang · Starring: Rain Spencer, Macoy Stewart, Lilah Pate, David Iacono
1x04 Summer Heat
Jun 16, 2022 · 45 min · ★ 7.5
It's the 4th of July, and the fathers have come to Cousins for Susannah's annual party at the beach house. Tensions flare between Conrad and his father. Belly and the Fisher brothers make margaritas, and chaos ensues. Later, Belly has a romantic moment that's interrupted.
Directing: Jeff Chan · Writing: Speed Weed · Starring: Lilah Pate, David Iacono, Tom Everett Scott, Colin Ferguson
1x05 Summer Catch
Jun 16, 2022 · 53 min · ★ 7.7
Believing that Conrad might act on his feelings for her, Belly makes a decision. But when Belly and Conrad finally get a chance to talk, things don't go as she expected, and she wonders if she's had her eye on the wrong Fisher brother. Steven is assigned to work the poker room at the country club, and Laurel and Susannah have a night out.
Directing: Erica Dunton · Writing: Deborah Swisher, Marty Scott · Starring: Rain Spencer, Bryan McClure, Jp Lambert, Lilah Pate
1x06 Summer Tides
Jun 16, 2022 · 49 min · ★ 7.8
Taylor comes back to town to play in the Cousins Beach charity volleyball tournament, and to help Belly, who's caught between Conrad and Jeremiah. When a yacht party with the debs ends in disaster, Belly's decision between the brothers becomes clear. Steven finds himself in over his head with Shayla's wealthy friends, and Cleveland helps Conrad through an emotional moment.
Directing: Erica Dunton · Writing: Bayan Wolcott · Starring: Rain Spencer, Lilah Pate, Kelsey Rose Healey, Jocelyn Shelfo
1x07 Summer Love Season Finale
Jun 16, 2022 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
The debutante ball is here, but Belly's big night is almost ruined when Jeremiah learns the secret his mother has been keeping all summer. When Belly's left alone on the dance floor, someone else steps in to save the day. With Susannah and Laurel's secret out in the open, the season ends with a promise from Susannah and the confession from Conrad that Belly has been waiting for all summer.
Directing: Erica Dunton · Writing: Gabrielle Stanton, Jenny Han · Starring: Lilah Pate, Kelsey Rose Healey, Jocelyn Shelfo, Sarah Hudson