"Season 3 even marked her directorial debut, with "Last Dance," the long-awaited episode from Conrad's perspective. Though the show has come to an end, the finale brought with it news of a cinematic conclusion to again be directed by Han, co-written with Sarah Kucserka, her "The Summer I Turned Pretty" co-showrunner for Season 2 and Season 3. As for whether her recent ascendance to a multi-hyphenate mogul was always the plan,"
"the first one of her books to be adapted into a streaming service project was the Netflix film "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" in 2018. While Han had enjoyed life as an author, saying "I've always loved storytelling and writing books and just being in the world of story," being an executive producer on the film gave her a new perspective on how she would bring more of her books to the screen. "Being on set and filmmaking, I just really love"
The final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty became Amazon Prime Video's top title in more than 140 countries, turning a coming-of-age romance into a global summer hit. Jenny Han created and co-ran the adaptation of her novel trilogy and made her directorial debut with the Conrad-perspective episode "Last Dance." The series finale announced a cinematic conclusion to be directed by Han and co-written with co-showrunner Sarah Kucserka. Han's earlier involvement with the 2018 Netflix film To All the Boys I've Loved Before and on-set producing shifted her ambitions toward producing and filmmaking.
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