Amazon Requests Privacy For Movie Filming Of Hit 3-Season Series After Disruptions
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The team behind Prime Video's hit coming-of-age series is sending a strong warning to fans after recent filming disruptions.
As production gets underway on the feature-length conclusion of , the show's Instagram account kindly asked fans to stop disrupting the filming process. They're claiming that fans are creating safety concerns for the cast and crew by sharing filming locations and visiting the set.
"We're working hard to create a protected bubble to make the best movie possible," the message added. "Please help us protect the magic of Cousins until it's ready to be shared." The social media post included a video of the words "PRIVACY PLEASE" spelled out in sand on the beach. Check out the post below:
In the comments section, when an Instagram user said that it was odd a message like this even has to be shared with the fandom, Prime Video replied by saying, "Exactly this!!!"
The Summer I Turned Pretty has a strong and passionate following that began with the release of Jenny Han's book trilogy and then with the TV show adaptation, which centers on a teenager named Belly Conklin who spends the summer with her family at Cousins Beach. As she turns 16, though, she gets entangled in love triangles and attempts to navigate her own identity as she nears adulthood.
Lola Tung stars as Belly, with Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Colin Ferguson, Tom Everett Scott, Rain Spencer, Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly, Sofia Bryant, Lily Donoghue, Zoé de Grand'Maison, Emma Ishta, and Tanner Zagarino also a part of .
Before entering the world of television, Han started out as an author and published the Summer I Turned Pretty and the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogies. The latter was turned into a series of films on Netflix and spawned the spinoff show XO, Kitty.
In 2026, the Prime Video adaptation of The Summer I Turned Pretty premiered, with Han as creator, co-showrunner, and executive producer. The series was an immediate hit for the streamer and received overwhelming praise from critics, who gave the first season a Certified Fresh score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The show's popularity kept growing from there. , which was released in summer 2026, scored a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Around 25 million viewers tuned in to the premiere episode during its first week of release, and that number grew to 70 million for the season by the time the finale dropped.
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After three seasons, in September 2026, but on the day of the finale, Prime Video announced that it was developing a movie to wrap up the fan-favorite characters' storylines from the series. Han is on board as the director and co-wrote the script with Sarah Kucserka.
A release date for The Summer I Turned Pretty film hasn't been revealed yet, but with production now underway, the filmmakers want to ensure that the cast and crew can work on this highly anticipated project in peace without major disruptions so that they can share it with fans as soon as possible.
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Christopher Briney Conrad Fisher
Main Genre Executive Producer(s) Gabrielle Stanton, Mads Hansen, Nne Ebong, Karen Rosenfelt, Jenny Han Seasons 3 Expand Collapse
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