The Summer I Turned Pretty

Streaming now on Prime Video

If you’re as chronically online as I am, you’ll be all too aware of the stranglehold this series has on TV viewers right now. Commentary about the finale season, based on the books created by Jenny Han, is everywhere. People are posting reaction videos; hosting viewing parties; Swifties have come on board, celebrating the show for including so many of the pop star’s tracks; people are even packing out sports bars around the globe for communal screenings.

Put simply: it’s a phenomenon.

And the most remarkable thing is this teen series is crossing demographics. You’re just as likely to find a middle-aged fan (me) watching as you are its target audience of late teens to early-20s (my niece) — and that almost never happens.

For those

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