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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why are women over 30 hooked on teenage TV dramas?
In recent weeks, I've spent an unprecedented amount of time thinking about two teenage boys and the various merits of dating each. Before you call the police, let me explain. I've become completely addicted to The Summer I Turned Pretty, a television show based on Jenny Han's Young Adult novels of the same name, which has a love triangle between a 15-year-old girl, Belly Conklin, and two brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, at its heart. First released on Amazon Prime in 2022, the show has attracted a passionate and vocal fanbase, a large proportion of which, if Reddit forums and anecdotal evidence are to be believed, is over the age of 30 – like me. 'I started watching the show from the very first season and have been hooked on it ever since,' shares Rebecca Newham, a 43-year-old fashion stylist. 'I haven't read the books but as soon as I saw the trailer I knew it would be a show that I would enjoy.' Isla Heller, a 41-year-old copy editor, is also a fan. 'It's got it all! Love triangles, brooding youths, long hot summers, sexual awakenings, country club politics… what's not to love?' The phenomenon of older women enjoying teen dramas right now is far from unique to TSITP either, with others waxing lyrical about Ginny and Georgia, a Netflix series following a single mother and her teenage daughter; or XO Kitty, a Korean dating drama set in a high school. Personally, I've spent a lot of time questioning why I'm enjoying a TV series about people two decades younger than me. Is this a sign of an imminent mid-life crisis? Perhaps not. According to Dana Moinian, psychotherapist at The Soke, our thirties and forties often feel like times of great change, much like our teenage years, so there's a resonance there. 'The appeal to women in their thirties and beyond is rooted in both emotional resonance and psychological projection,' she explains. 'The narratives often explore identity formation, social belonging and relational intensity – core developmental themes that, while prominent in adolescence, continue to echo throughout adulthood. 'For women in mid-life, watching teen dramas can offer a form of emotional revisitation, where unresolved experiences or unarticulated feelings from adolescence can be symbolically processed through the safety of fictional characters. Additionally, these shows tend to emphasise heightened emotional clarity, which may be particularly appealing amid the often ambiguous, emotionally muted realities of adult life.' It's also undeniably nostalgic for those of a certain generation; TSITP is ostensibly set during the period in which I 'came of age' (ish). 'Nostalgia has a well-documented psychological function: it supports emotional regulation, self-continuity and resilience during periods of stress or change,' explains Moinian. 'For many adult women, especially those navigating transitional phases – career shifts, caregiving roles or identity renegotiation – nostalgic content can offer a stabilising effect. Teen dramas may not precisely mirror the viewer's past, but they often evoke sensory and emotional cues – for example, fashion, music, interpersonal dynamics – that activate autobiographical memory systems. This can foster a comforting sense of connection to an earlier, perhaps more exploratory, phase of life.' For stylist Newham, the retro fashion also appeals. 'I love the nostalgia of it in both the storyline and the fashion. I love the nods to the early '00s fashion, which includes baby tees and denim shorts. This shows the revival in Y2K fashion and how relevant it still is.' While for me, it's the music: having a first dance at the prom to 'Mayonnaise' by Smashing Pumpkins took me immediately back to the halcyon days of my late teens. Unlike many of the teen dramas from our youth, a lot of these shows also feature more people of colour, with Belly in TSITP being biracial white and Asian American. It's something that writer Isabella Silvers (31) likes in particular. 'I love shows that focus on women and girls of colour,' she says. 'As someone who writes about being mixed-race, I'm always drawn to shows with characters and storylines that represent and explore that. They also explore other topics, like mental health, eating disorders, self-harm, bullying, queerness and so much more in non-patronising ways.' Indeed, it's also refreshing that TSITP also has a strong storyline for the parent characters too, in a way that wasn't necessarily true of the original noughties teen shows like Dawson's Creek or Gossip Girl – especially as many of the viewers are closer in age to the mums than the kids themselves. Belly's mum Laurel and the Fisher boys' mother Susannah are both sassy, fun, headstrong and intelligent – but they also get high and make out with strangers in bars, despite the fact they are in their forties. For me, as a single parent, too, it's comforting to see. Teen dramas undoubtedly allow most of us to reflect on a less complicated time in our lives – and don't require us to think too much, either, unlike the majority of prestige television made today. 'I love it because being an adult with all its complexities is hard, and to have a little window into a simpler time – 'Which brother should I snog?' – is light relief,' says Heller. At the same time, it's also not exploitative, like some reality TV can feel – so there's no need to feel guilty at someone else's expense. Far from being brain rot, there are scientific benefits from indulging in these so-called 'guilty pleasure' TV shows, too. 'In clinical practice, we see increasing signs of cognitive overload and performance fatigue, particularly among high-functioning adults,' says Moinian. 'The constant pressure to 'optimise' time can lead to chronic stress, diminished creativity and emotional depletion. Watching television that allows for low cognitive load – such as teen dramas – can serve as a form of passive restoration. This type of viewing supports downregulation of the nervous system, facilitating psychological recovery. Importantly, it also counters the perfectionistic mindset that leisure must be productive, which is itself a source of distress for many individuals.' If you haven't selected your teen drama of choice yet, now's the time. You Might Also Like 8 spring/summer 2019 nail trends to be wearing now 10 best summer shorts to wear beyond the beach 10 pairs of knee-high boots to transform your autumn look
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Summer I Turned Pretty 's Lola Tung Says Fans May Be "Heartbroken"
Originally appeared on E! Online The fate of Cousins Beach may not be what fans expect. Ahead of the third and final season of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty series—which premieres on Prime Video July 16—star Lola Tung teased how the love triangle between her character Belly Conklin and brothers Conrad Fisher () and Jeremiah Fisher () might play out. 'Everybody at some point throughout the show, throughout all three seasons, will be a little bit heartbroken,' Lola told E! News in an exclusive interview that aired July 7. 'It's just how it goes. And there is heartache that comes with love and with big love stories and with complicated love stories.' While Belly does end up marrying one of the Fisher boys at the end of the final book, We'll Always Have Summer, the 22-year-old hinted that, whether they are Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah, fans will end up swooning over the romance and drama leading up to her final choice. More from E! Online Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife Shannon Price Fails Lie Detector Test About His Death Kris Jenner Celebrates Granddaughter Penelope Disick's 13th Birthday With Sweet Photos LeAnn Rimes Details 'Craziness' of Affair With Eddie Cibrian 'I hope that they are satisfied with the story and the journey because I think Jenny did such a good job with it,' Lola continued. 'We had so much fun filming it and I feel very proud of it. I think it's going to be pretty epic.' In fact, the actress admitted that some of the changes that made it into the show, including the iconic debutante ball from season one, added a lot of depth and nuance to the characters' journeys. 'Jenny had such a vision and wanted a physical representation of Belly growing up and being in bloom, as Susannah says,' she explained, referring to the Fisher household's late matriarch, played by Rachel Blanchard. 'I think it ended up being really beautiful. It was so much fun to film and so much fun to be in a beautiful gown for a couple days.' Now, four years after beginning her journey as Belly Conklin, Lola is saying goodbye to Cousins Beach—and emphasized it was a heartbreaking one. 'I get very emotional at the end of every season,' she admitted. 'I always cry on the last day and it's emotional—you never know if there's going to be another season or if there's going to be whatever. Of course, this was very emotional because it is the final season.' 'I cried, naturally,' she added. 'Especially walking away from the house and from the locations that we've been using since season one. Those have been with us since the beginning. So, it's weird to walk away from those.' Ahead of the season three premiere of The Summer I Turned Pretty, keep reading to look back on the biggest book changes from last season. —Reporting by Valerie Greenberg For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Where to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 in the UK
It's been two years since season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty wrapped up on an emotional cliffhanger. The last series, following the book's storyline, ends with Belly (Lola Tung) choosing to be with Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), leaving Conrad (Christopher Briney) brokenhearted – delighting some viewers and devastating others in what has been a very divisive Fisher brothers love triangle. Wondering what happens now? We're about to find out. Luckily for us, we won't have to wait too long to get our fix, with the third and final series premiering worldwide on 16 July. It's yet to be announced whether the entire last season will be aired all at once or if we'll need to wait for weekly episodes as before. We could even see the series split into two parts. What we do know though is there will be 11 hour-long episodes in the final season, giving us a few more episodes than both the first and second seasons. You can trust us to bring you the latest details on episode air dates as soon as we hear. Prime Video released a much-anticipated trailer that features Taylor Swift's hits. At the beginning of the trailer, we see Jeremiah and Belly announce their engagement, but over the course of the three-minute preview, it seems Conrad will cause as much drama as the previous seasons. It seems we're in for a treat. As you wait for the 16 July release date, you can catch up on the past two seasons of The Summer I Turned Pretty. You will need an Amazon Prime membership to do so, it costs £9.99 per month, but, if you haven't been an Amazon Prime member in the last year, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial, which comes with a whole range of other Amazon Prime benefits. What is ' The Summer I Turned Pretty' season 3 about? Without giving away too much, Prime Video's official synopsis for the final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty reads 'It's the end of her junior year of college, and Belly's looking forward to another summer in Cousins with her soulmate, Jeremiah. Her future seems set until some core-shaking events bring her first love Conrad back into her life. Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart. Summer will never be the same…' If the latest trailer, released on 12 June, is anything to go by, we can expect plenty of happy memories at Cousins Beach, tears, fist fights, important decisions, and a wedding. But, who will Belly choose... Are you team Conrad or Jeremiah?
