How to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online: stream every episode of the new Amazon Original show right now

Lola Tung and Christopher Briney in The Summer I Turned Pretty adaptation

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After the success of Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han will be hoping for lightning to strike twice as her novel The Summer I Turned Pretty is adapted on Amazon Prime. Ready to be swept up in another swoon-worthy story about the giddy heights of first love? Then just read below as we explain how to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online and stream all episodes now.

Watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online

Release date: Friday, June 17 (all 8 episodes)

Cast: Lola Tung, Christopher Brinley, Rachel Blanchard, Jackie Chung, Gavin Casalegno, Summer Madison, Sean Kaufman

Watch now: stream The Summer I Turned Pretty FREE with a 30-day Prime Video trial

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Season one will recount the events of the 2009 book in which Isabella “Belly” Conrad finds herself on the cusp of womanhood and preparing to be a debutante, caught in a confusing love triangle between two brothers she previously just considered friends.

Newcomer Lola Tong stars as Belly, who vacations with her mom Laurel (Jackie Chung) every summer to the home of family friend Susannah (Rachel Blanchard). And while Belly nurses a crush on her son Conrad, the brooding brothers – played by Christopher Briney (Dali Land) and Gavin Casalegno (Walker) respectively – wrestle with their own changing feelings for Belly.

It's an 8-part series which should break, melt, and mend your heart in equal measure – and hopeless romantics shouldn’t have to wait long for season two either, because it’s already been greenlit! So, keep reading for our guide on how to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online now, available with an Amazon Prime Video subscription globally.

How to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online: stream the Amazon Prime Video series today

Viewers were able to stream eight episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty from Friday, June 17.

In even better news, if you’re new to the VOD service, or haven’t had an active account for 12 months or more, you could watch every single episode without paying a thing as part of Amazon Prime’s 30-day FREE trial.

If you decide to keep it after the free trial expires, then Prime costs:

US: $14.99 per month or $139 for the year
UK: £7.99 per month or £79 for the year
Canada: $9.99 per month or $99 for the year
Australia: $6.99 per month or $59 for the year

All Amazon Prime memberships include Amazon’s VOD service, in addition to ad-free music streaming, Prime Gaming, exclusive deals, and their famed free delivery service.

In addition to The Summer I Turned Pretty, there are heaps of Amazon Originals to enjoy, like Modern Love, The Boys, and Hunters, plus award nominated movies like Minari and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Subscribers can access the service in web browsers, on smart TVs, iOS and Android smartphones/tablets, games consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One X, streaming boxes and dongles like those made by Roku, Amazon’s Fire TV devices, Apple TV, as well as a number of compatible Blu-ray players.

- Head to Amazon Prime Video now to watch for free

How to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty from abroad

If you're a Prime Video subscriber and find yourself stuck in a country where the service isn't available, or you can’t access the same content provided back home, then that's probably down to geo-blocking restrictions.

Luckily, there’s a simple solution. Downloading a VPN will let you to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty online no matter where you are, simply by changing your IP address to one that's back in your country of residence. Now, here's how to get started with this essential bit of streaming software.

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Daniel Pateman is a freelance writer, producing articles across the cultural spectrum for magazines like Aesthetica, Photomonitor, The Brooklyn Rail and This is Tomorrow. He also provides text-writing services to individual curators and artists worldwide, and has had work published internationally. His favourite film genre is horror (bring on Scream 5!) and he never tires of listening to Absolute 80s on the radio.