Spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty .

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Spoilers Sexually Fluid in Book-to-TV Series Change

Warning | This contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1. Proceed further On your own risk.

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One of the bigger changes in The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s transition from novel to TV series involves the character of Jeremiah Fisher.

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One of two brothers vying for the heart of 16-year-old Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) in Prime Video’s YA drama

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In Prime Video’s YA drama (which premiered Friday with all seven episodes), Jeremiah is sexually fluid compared to his book counterpart.

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Episode 2, he points out all the girls and boys at the country club that he’s kissed, then later describes himself as an equal opportunity flirt.

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“My approach to this adaptation was: How would I tell the story in 2022? What would that look like?

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And how would that change things?” co-showrunner Jenny Han, who wrote the novels, tells TVLine about the series.

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Given that he’s just a high schooler, Jeremiah is still exploring his sexuality and isn’t ready to identify as bisexual, Han adds.

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The books’ central love triangle of Belly, Jeremiah and the other Fisher brother, Conrad (Christopher Briney), remains “intact” in the show

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