I’ve always been a big fan of teen stories, obviously, because I’ve been writing them my whole career. How have teen soaps influenced you as a person and a creator? , Gossip Girl, and even The Parent Trap in certain moments. I loved picking up on little nods to teen dramas of the past-I found myself thinking about The O.C. It felt like a stab to the heart when Susannah Fisher was talking to Belly about the Olsen twins and Belly said, “Who are they?” I’m just hoping that the original fans of the book will be happy.
I’m not looking to recreate the success of To All the Boys.
I’m excited to give them the thing that they’ve been asking for. I feel really excited, because I know that the longtime fans of the book have been waiting for this adaptation for many years-the first book came out 13 years ago. How are you feeling about the release of this show on the heels of the To All the Boys films being such massive successes? Does it come with pressure or does that success just give you confidence? To me, being this sort of wealthy world, it felt like a great opportunity to bring that to life. Why did you add that to the story?Īs I was adapting Summer, I was thinking a lot about visual representations of coming of age and how many different cultures celebrate that moment, like a quinceañera or a coming-out ball or a bat mitzvah. A major new plot point of the show is an annual debutante ball. I felt like a proud mom at the Olympics, waiting to see if she would nail the landing-and she did. We saw many young women and everyone brought something special, but I found that when I was watching Lola’s tape I was just really rooting for her. I was looking for somebody who genuinely felt like a teenage girl going through this sort of awakening. Tell me about the casting process: What did she bring to the role? Lola Tung makes her debut as the teen protagonist, Belly. As a showrunner, you’re sort of the air-traffic controller. Filmmaking is kind of like a military operation where everybody knows what their job is. TIME: In addition to writing the source material, you were the creator, a co-showrunner, and an executive producer on the series. Sign up for More to the Story, TIME’s weekly entertainment newsletter, to get the context you need for the pop culture you love. Han spoke to TIME about finding the right young actor to bring Belly to life, moving the conversation about diversity on TV forward, and the potency of first love.
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