Word: This story incorporates spoilers from “The Summer season I Turned Fairly” Season 3, Episode 11.
“The Summer season I Turned Fairly” concluded its three-season run with a dramatic sequence finale, however creator and showrunner Jenny Han had one other trick up her sleeve that was revealed simply hours after the finale dropped: a film to conclude the Prime Video sequence.
“It was my imaginative and prescient for fairly a while, however now all of the items have type of come collectively,” Han instructed TheWrap of the film, which she is about to put in writing alongside Sarah Kucserka in addition to direct. “The sequence was all constructing in the direction of Stomach and Conrad’s reunion, and I simply didn’t need to take away from that.”
Han instructed TheWrap that she has a draft of the script for the film, however a selected launch timeline has not but been set — they nonetheless need to shoot it, after all.
The sequence finale additionally lastly concluded the love triangle between Lola Tung’s Stomach, Christopher Briney’s Conrad and Gavin Casalegno’s Jeremiah with a Parisian reunion for Stomach and Conrad, which noticed the couple work via their strains and queued up for a romantic declaration of affection on a prepare.
Under, Han breaks down the sequence ending, teases what viewers can count on from the film and retains us guessing on the opportunity of a by-product sequence.
The key is now lastly out concerning the film! How did the film come collectively and why did it really feel like the appropriate transfer to separate the sequence’ conclusion from what we are able to solely anticipate shall be Stomach and Conrad’s wedding ceremony?
The sequence was all constructing in the direction of Stomach and Conrad’s reunion, and I simply didn’t need to take away from that after which brief shrift the viewers with 5 minutes of seeing what comes subsequent. I believe a film felt actually becoming and wonderful, and I hoped that that’s what we might be capable to do. It was my imaginative and prescient for fairly a while, however now all of the items have type of come collectively, so I’m actually excited and relieved that I can lastly say that it’s occurring.
With the film popping out, how did you need to depart off the present in these closing moments?
I needed to see Stomach return dwelling and to her favourite place on the earth. I believe now that she’s seen a bit extra of the world and appreciated it, in some methods, Cousins is all of the extra pricey to her. I believed it could be a beautiful and becoming finish to the present.
The final three episodes of the sequence ventured off to Paris in a departure from the books. Why did it really feel proper to deliver the journey to Paris and the way did you need to floor this a part of the story?
I like Paris, and it’s, I believe, essentially the most romantic metropolis on the earth. Though I haven’t seen the entire world, I can say that from what I’ve seen, it’s so romantic and in every single place you look, there’s magnificence. There’s a purpose why it’s such a standard theme in motion pictures and books {that a} younger lady goes to Paris to seek out herself as a result of I believe the town has a lot historical past. It’s crammed with magnificence in every single place you flip, and for me, it makes me really feel actually alive and inventive, so I actually needed to offer that have to Stomach.
What’s the standing of the film? Is it written but? Has something been filmed?
We proper now have a draft, nevertheless it’s nonetheless very a lot early days. There’s actually not a lot I can share for the time being, however hopefully you’ll know extra quickly.
You’re additionally making your function directorial debut with the film. Why did it really feel best for you to direct the film your self?
I actually liked the expertise of doing it this season, so I believed I might like to be the one to complete out the story myself.
And are you hoping for a theatrical launch?
I believe we’ll see. I imply, I don’t know. It’s nonetheless actually early, however I assume we’ll have to seek out out.
There’s all the time chatter a few potential spin-off sequence, and followers have been loving the thought of 1 centered on Suzanne and Laurel in school. The place do you stand on a spin-off sequence proper now?
I’m engaged on the film and centered on that, and I believe if I get struck with an concept that feels actually thrilling to me, then that’s one thing I might be actually completely happy to discover. However I believe in the interim, my eyes are on the film, and making that pretty much as good as it may be.
Because the film has been introduced, there’s been a lot of hypothesis about the place it take would possibly happen. We’ve so lots of our supporting characters going to San Francisco. Will a few of or not it’s set in California, or will it principally happen in cousins?
It’s too quickly to say.
Why do you suppose Jeremiah and Denise had been an excellent match? And what’s your message to followers who had been delivery Jeremiah and Redbird?
To me, Jeremiah and Denise is smart, as a result of I believe generally opposites can appeal to. It’s a pleasant steadiness as a result of Denise doesn’t actually take guff from folks. She’s a badass, and I believe that Jer finds it horny. I believe we had been in a position to kind of safely get to know Denise as a result of she wasn’t launched as a love curiosity for Jeremiah. I really feel actually completely happy that the followers favored Denise, and hopefully had enjoyable with the romance. Oh and Jeremiah and Redbird, effectively sorry, it didn’t go your approach this time, however hopefully you loved the friendship.
When Conrad arrives in Paris, we’re type of anticipating this huge reunion, and Stomach is type of hesitant to let herself go there. Why did that really feel true to her? And why did you need to craft that second possibly not as the large romantic reunion that some fairy tales may need?
She’s out of that relationship with Jeremiah, however she clearly doesn’t need to harm him and kind of leaping into his brother’s arms after she type of ended issues with him over Conrad could be definitely hurtful. I believe she’s cognizant of the truth that she has triggered him lots of ache and has been the supply of harm for him and of their relationship, and I believe she feels a lot disgrace and guilt over it that she’s being actually cautious. I additionally suppose she’s cautious together with her personal coronary heart. She liked Conrad actually deeply for a very long time, and that first heartbreak was actually exhausting, and I believe she didn’t need to really feel that once more.
In her relationship with Jeremiah, she simply by no means noticed him as somebody who would ever harm her that approach. And I believe that there was actual security and luxury in that. She didn’t have that with Conrad. He’s had this actually nice development in Season 3, and we’ve gotten to see him actually eager for her and craving for her and being actually steadfast. However let’s not neglect, in Season 2, when she’s says to him, ‘I believed we liked one another,’ and she or he has like tears in her eyes, and he says, ‘We did.’
He didn’t say, ‘I do’ or ‘We do.’ He didn’t give her that in that second as a result of he wasn’t in a position to. From her perspective, she’s simply isn’t utterly certain, and she or he’s afraid, and she or he is aware of that after she begins with him, it’s actually exhausting to not love him utterly. She actually has taken this time in Paris to seek out herself and to be on her personal, and I believe it’s scary to see him once more and possibly probably have him rock her entire world, as a result of she is aware of as soon as she’s again in it, she’s in it as a result of that’s how intense her emotions for him are.
This interview has been edited for size and readability.
“The Summer season I Turned Fairly” Seasons 1-3 are actually streaming on Prime Video.
