Lola Tung was taking classes as a first-year acting student at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, when she heard the news.
She had just been selected to play the lead in a new Amazon series called “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” based on the best-selling young adult novel by Jenny Han.
“I was just in shock because I didn’t expect this,” Tung, 20, a New York City native, said in a video interview last month.
The romantic tension captivated teen and young-adult viewers when the series debuted in 2022 and helped turn the show into a social media sensation.
The hashtag #TheSummerITurnedPretty has accumulated millions of views on TikTok as users post fawning videos in support of “Team Conrad” or “Team Jere.”
Persons:
Lola Tung, Jenny Han, “, ” Tung, Tung, Isabel Conklin, —, Conrad, Christopher Briney, Jeremiah, Gavin Casalegno, Conrad ”, Jere, ”
Organizations:
Carnegie Mellon University, “
Locations:
Pittsburgh, New York City, Wilmington, N.C