To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film series)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a series of three American teenage romance films, based on the trilogy of novels of the same name written by Jenny Han. The plot centers around Lara Jean Song-Covey, a shy teenager who writes five letters — ones she never planned to send — to boys that she has had crushes on. The films show her experiences after the letters are received by the young men. The series stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Official film series logo
Based onTo All the Boys I've Loved Before novels
by Jenny Han
Production
company
Netflix Original Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
2018–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Produced by Netflix and released exclusively through its streaming services, the first film was critically well-received and became one of the company's most-viewed original films.[1] Following its success, Netflix quickly began developing the two sequels.[2]

Development

The book To All the Boys I've Loved Before was published in April 2014, and spent 40 weeks as a New York Times Best Selling young adult romance novel.[3] By June 2014, the novel's film adaptation rights were purchased by Overbrook Entertainment, the production company owned by Will Smith and James Lassiter.[4]

The second installment, P.S. I Still Love You, was released in May 2015, and five weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, peaking sales at #2 in the Young Adult fiction section.[5] The third installment, Always and Forever, Lara Jean, was released in May 2017.

Films

Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Status
To All the Boys I've Loved Before August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17) Susan Johnson Sofia Alvarez Jordan Levin, Matthew Kaplan and Dougie Cash Released
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12) Michael Fimognari Sofia Alvarez
and J. Mills Goodloe
Matthew Kaplan
To All the Boys: Always and Forever February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) Katie Lovejoy Chris Foss Pending release

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

Film rights were attained in June 2014, with Susan Johnson serving as director from a screenplay by Sofia Alvarez. Lana Condor was cast to star as Lara Jean Song-Covey.[6] Noah Centineo was cast to co-star, with the rest of the film's roles the following month.[7] Production took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Portland, Oregon, USA.[8][9] Photography took place from July 5, 2017, to August 4, 2017.[10]

To All the Boys I've Loved Before was released exclusively on Netflix on August 17, 2018.[11]

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)

Following the success of the first film, Netflix, Paramount Pictures and Awesomeness Films began to discuss a sequel.[12] The film was greenlit by December 2018, with Condor and Centineo signed to reprise their roles.[13] By March 2019, Michael Fimognari, cinematographer on the first film, was hired to make his directorial debut. Director of the first film, Susan Johnson, will serve as executive producer.[14] Jordan Fisher was cast as John Ambrose McClaren, a past love of Lara Jean's who joins the project, and complicates the two main characters' relationship.[15]

Filming took place once more in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and lasted from March 27, 2019, to May 10, 2019.[16][17] To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, was released exclusively on Netflix on February 12, 2020.[18]

To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)

In August 2019, a third film was announced to be in development with confirmation that it was already into production. The feature will adapt the author's third novel, with Fimognari once again serving as director, with a script by Katie Lovejoy.[19][20]

Production was announced to have officially begun on July 15, 2019, two months after production on the second film wrapped. To All the Boys: Always and Forever will be released exclusively on Netflix on February 12, 2021. The film was retitled from it's tentative title, synonymous with the name of the novel.[21]

Main cast and characters

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  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
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  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character Films
To All the Boys
I've Loved Before
To All the Boys:
P.S. I Still Love You
To All the Boys:
Always and Forever
Lara Jean "LJ" Song-Covey Lana Condor
Isabelle BeechY
Lana Condor
Momona TamadaY
Lana Condor
Peter Kavinsky Noah Centineo
Hunter DillonY
Noah Centineo
Genevieve "Gen" Emilija Baranac
Rhys FlemingY
Emilija Baranac
Josh Sanderson Israel Broussard
Christian Michael CooperY
 
Lucas James Trezzo Mahoro
John Ambrose McClaren Jordan BurtchettC
Pavel PiddockeY
Jordan Fisher
Christian ScottY
 
Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey Anna Cathcart
Margot Song-Covey Janel Parrish
Dr. Daniel "Dan" Covey John Corbett
Christine "Chris" Madeleine Arthur
Trina Rothschild   Sarayu Blue
Edith "Stormy" McClaren-Sheehan   Holland Taylor
Trevor Pike   Ross Butler

Additional production and crew details

Film Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies
Distributing
company
Running time
To All the Boys I've Loved Before Joe Wong Michael Fimognari Phillip J. Bartell and Joe Klotz Netflix Original Films,
Awesomeness Films,
Overbrook Entertainment,
All The Boys Productions
Netflix 99 minutes
To All the Boys:
P.S. I Still Love You
Joe Klotz Netflix Studios,
Ace Entertainment,
Awesomeness Films,
Overbrook Entertainment,
All The Boys Productions,
Paramount Pictures
101 minutes
To All the Boys:
Forever and Always
TBA Michelle Harrison, Joe Klotz
and Tamara Meem
All the Boys Productions,
Netflix Original Films
109 minutes

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
To All the Boys I've Loved Before 96% (68 reviews)[22] 64/100 (12 reviews)[23]
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You 75% (71 reviews)[24] 54/100 (16 reviews)[25]
To All the Boys: Always and Forever TBD TBD

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