Davis the Summer I Turned Pretty
The plot is simple: Belly Conklin, a teenage girl, spends every summer at a beach house with her mom’s best friend’s family. That family includes two sons: Conrad, the brooding, emotionally unavailable type who reads poetry, and Jeremiah, the golden retriever in human form who probably brings snacks. Belly has pined for Conrad since she was a fetus, but suddenly both brothers are interested. It’s like a Game of Thrones for the Hollister crowd.
Fun fact: The show is based on a book trilogy by Jenny Han, who also wrote To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. So she basically knows how to make you feel nostalgic for a prom you never had. The series debuted on Amazon Prime in 2026 and became a cultural event so big that people actually argued over which brother was better. Spoiler alert: it’s like choosing between a broken heart and a papercut.
The Characters: A Therapy Session Waiting to Happen
Let’s start with Belly. Her real name is Isabel, but everyone calls her Belly, which sounds like a medical condition. She’s played by Lola Tung, who is so perfect it hurts. Belly spends most of her time sighing, staring at Conrad, and making decisions that make you yell at your TV. She’s the reason you realize you were a dramatic teenager too—you just didn’t have a camera crew.
Then there’s Conrad, played by Christopher Briney. He’s the older brother with a dark past and a jawline that could cut glass. He’s so moody that if he were any more brooding, he’d emit actual fog. Surprising fact: Christopher Briney actually auditioned for the role of Peter Kavinsky in To All the Boys but didn’t get it. So he came back for revenge by making millions of girls cry. He’s a menace.
Jeremiah is played by Gavin Casalegno, and he’s the sunshine sibling. He laughs, he flirts, he probably hugs strangers. But don’t be fooled—he has a dark side too. In the books, he does something that makes fans scream. In the show, he just makes you question if you’ve been wasting your life not being a beach lifeguard.