Netflix renews XO Kitty for Season 2
David Farnor | On 21, Jun 2023
Kitty Song Covey is officially writing another diary entry for Netflix.
Played by Anna Cathcart, the teen matchmaker first appeared in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, where the younger sister who thinks she knows everything there is to know about love became an instant fan favourite. After two film sequels, it was no surprise that she got her own spin-off series, XO Kitty.
Produced by Awesomeness Studios and ACE Entertainment, the young adult drama follows her as she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend – but soon realises that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.
Season 1 premiered on 18th May and promptly landed in Netflix’s top 10 most popular shows in 90 countries in its first week, with 72.1 million hours viewed. Now, Netflix has renewed the show for a second season.
Season 2 details and additional information will be shared at a later time, but you can expect Jenny Han and Sascha Rothchild to return as co-showrunners and executive producers. The cast will also likely return, with the main ensemble including Minyeong Choi (Dae), Gia Kim (Yuri), Sang Heon Lee (Min Ho), Anthony Keyvan (Q), Peter Thurnwald (Alex) with Yunjin Kim (Jina), Sarayu Blue (Trina), John Corbett (Dan Covey), Michael K Lee (Professor Lee), Jocelyn Shelfo (Madison) and Regan Aliyah (Juliana).
XO, Kitty: To All the Boys spin-off starts production, expands cast
11th April 2022
Production is officially underway on XO, Kitty, Netflix’s spin-off series from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
The show is inspired by the best-selling book series by Jenny Han, who will serve as co-showrunner, alongside Sascha Rothchild. XO, Kitty will follow Lana Covey’s sister, Kitty Song Covey, the teen matchmaker who thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realise that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.
Netflix announced the project last year, with a 10-episode order for the first season and with Anna Cathcart set to reprise her role as Kitty. Now, she’s got company, with a wave of new additions expanding the cast.
In series regular roles, Choi Min-yeong (Dream Palace) will play Dae, Anthony Keyvan (Love, Victor, Genera+ion) will play Q, Gia Kim will play Yuri, Sang Heon Lee will play Min Ho, Peter Thurnwald (Players, BUMP) will play Alex, Regan Aliyah (Club Mickey Mouse) will play Juliana.
Recurring cast members will include Yunjin Kim (Lost, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area) as Jina, Michael K Lee (Stage Performances of Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon in South Korea) as Professor Lee and Jocelyn Shelfo (The Summer I Turned Pretty, American Soul) as Madison.
Filming is underway in Seoul, South Korea, with Jennifer Arnold, Jeff Chan, Pamela Romanowsky and Katina Medina Mora set to direct.
XO, Kitty: Netflix orders To All the Boys spin-off
19th October 2021
Netflix turning its To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise into an expanding universe with a new spin-off series following Kitty Song Covey.
Starring Anna Cathcart, who will reprise her role as Lana Covey’s sister from the films, the spin-off is inspired by the best-selling book series by Jenny Han, who will serve as co-showrunner, alongside Sascha Rothchild.
The young adult series will follow the teen matchmaker, who thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realise that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.
Netflix has ordered 10 half-hour episodes, with Han and Rothchild exec-producing alongside Matt Kaplan of ACE Entertainment. The pilot was co-written by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.