Watch the trailer for season 3 of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,’ filmed in NC (2025)

The tides are turning at Cousins Beach, and it’s the beginning of the end for one of TV’s biggest love triangles.

It’s almost time to dive back into the drama with the third and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” which will be released Wednesday, July 16.

The television series, filmed in North Carolina, is based on Jenny Han’s best-selling romance trilogy following the ever-evolving relationships between a girl torn between two brothers.

TSITP season 3 trailer

Picking up from the last season nearly two years ago, the story continues a few years after their high school summers — with some parts of the Triangle.

“It’s the end of her junior year of college, and Belly’s looking forward to another summer in Cousins with her soulmate, Jeremiah,” the new season synopsis says. “Her future seems set, until some core-shaking events bring her first love Conrad back into her life. Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart. Summer will never be the same.”

Like the previous two seasons, the new one was filmed along the Carolina coast in Wilmington, also known in the show as the iconic “Cousins Beach,” along with parts of UNC-Chapel Hill, The News & Observer previously reported.

Last summer, while most Tar Heel students were out for break, Lola Tung and Christopher Briney were spotted shooting scenes around the campus on Franklin Street.

How to watch ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

The third and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” will have 11 episodes and premiere exclusively on Prime Video.

What to watch

If you want more television with local ties:

• “The Waterfront” — Inspired by true events and filmed along the North Carolina coast, this show is about a family “stirring up some troubled waters” to uphold their legacy in their local fishing industry. The full series will drop Thursday, June 19 on Netflix.

• “A Deadly American Marriage” — The tangled story of a widowed Irish businessman who married his children’s nanny in a storybook love affair will serve as the setting for a Netflix true-crime documentary, following them across the ocean to North Carolina and a fatal struggle in the family bedroom. Available to stream Friday, May 9 on Netflix.

• “American Idol” — This season features a 24-year-old contestant from the Charlotte area gaining national acclaim. New episodes are released every Sunday and Monday on ABC at 8 p.m., and the next day on Hulu.

• “Love Is Blind” — A recent season of the reality dating show was filmed in Charlotte featuring 30 men and women from the area, including a lawyer, flight attendant and school principal. The show follows their journey of dating behind closed doors and getting engaged before meeting in person. The full season is streaming on Netflix.

• “The Staircase” — The stunning limited series is based on the 13-part Netflix documentary series of the same name, and stars Academy Award-winning British actor Colin Firth as Michael Peterson and Academy Award-nominated Australian actress Toni Collette as Kathleen Peterson. The limited series is streaming on HBO.

This story was originally published April 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM.