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Here's where you might recognize the cast of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' from
- Amazon's "The Summer I Turned Pretty" series, based on Jenny Han's book, is set to air on June 17.
- The young cast is filled with newbie actors, like Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno, and Sean Kaufman.
Belly is Lola Tung's first professional acting role.
Isabel "Belly" Conklin is spending the summer at the Fisher's beach house in Cousins like she has her whole life.
But this year feels different as she starts dating and prepares for the debutante ball.
This is Lola Tung's first professional acting role. She's currently a student at Carnegie Mellon University.
Gavin Casalegno plays Jeremiah Fisher.
Jeremiah is one of the two Fisher boys who've been in Belly's life since she was born.
He's spending the summer working as a lifeguard while flirting with girls and guys at the pool.
Gavin Casalegno previously appeared on shows like The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" and in films like "Noah" (2014).
More recently, Casalegno played Trevor Strand on The CW's "Walker."
Conrad, Jeremiah's older brother, is played by Christopher Briney.
Conrad is the older Fisher boy who's suffering through his last summer before college.
Before taking on the role, Christopher Briney wrote and directed the short "Paix."
Sean Kaufman plays Belly's older brother, Steven.
Belly's brother Steven spends his summer in Cousins working at the country club with Jeremiah.
Sean Kaufman has previous credits on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Netflix/NBC's "Manifest," and CBS' "FBI: Most Wanted."
Belly's mother, Laurel, is played by Jackie Chung.
Belly and Steven's mom, Laurel, is an author who's dealing with writer's block in the wake of her divorce.
Jackie Chung has appeared on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and ABC's "Station 19."
Chung also wrote and starred on the miniseries "Finding My America."
Susannah, Jeremiah and Conrad's mother, is played by Rachel Blanchard.
Susannah is Laurel's best friend and Jeremiah and Conrad's mom.
Before joining the cast, Rachel Blanchard was best known for starring as Cher on ABC/UPN's "Clueless" sitcom, Roxanne on The WB's "7th Heaven," and Emma on Audience Network's "You Me Her," along with other TV roles.
She also recently appeared in the Ben Affleck-led Hulu drama "Deep Water" (2022).
Rain Spencer plays Belly's best friend, Taylor.
Taylor is Belly's childhood best friend who comes to visit her in Cousins for her birthday.
She's played by Rain Spencer, who previously appeared on KoldCast TV's "The Super Man."
Cam is played by actor David Iacono.
Belly meets Cam at the beach bonfire and they start dating.
David Iacono has appeared on a few successful TV shows, including Netflix's "Grand Army," HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant," and Showtime's "City on a Hill."
Like Tung, Minnie Mills is making her professional acting debut on "The Summer I Turned Pretty."
Shayla, who's dating Steven, is one of the fellow debutantes Belly meets in Cousins.
The character is Minnie Mills' first acting credit.
Summer Madison plays former debutante Nicole.
The current debutante girls are introduced to former debutantes who guide them through the process.
Belly's "big sister" is Nicole, who's also seeing Conrad.
Summer Madison previously appeared on Showtime's "First Wives Club," on ABC's "The Wonder Years" reboot, and in "Emergency" (2022).
Alfredo Narciso plays rival author Cleveland.
Laurel meets another author in town named Cleveland, who's working on a book about sailing with Conrad's help.
Alfredo Narciso has credits on a number of TV shows, most notably, Netflix/NBC's "Manifest."
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