"XO, Kitty" is drama-centric for it's sophomore season on Netflix

By The Real Perspectives

Published January 16, 2025

Courtesy: Netflix

Netflix's hit coming of age series XO, Kitty is back for season 2 and premiers today with 8 episodes and with it, all of the teen angst of the first season. The series follows Anna Cathcart in the titular role of teenage matchmaker Kitty Song Covey, who follows her heart and moves to Seoul to be with her long-distance boyfriend, but Kitty soon discovers difficult life lessons and complications of the heart.

XO, Kitty, which first premiered in May 2023 on Netflix, is a spinoff of the movie trilogy To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, who also created and executive produced the series for Netflix.

The series stars:

• Anna Cathcart as Katherine "Kitty" Song Covey

• Choi Min-young as Dae-heon Kim

• Gia Kim as Yuri Han

• Sang Heon Lee as Min-ho Moon

• Anthony Keyvan as Quincy "Q" Shabazian

• Regan Aliyah as Juliana

• Peter Thurnwald as Professor Alex Finnerty

• Audrey Huynh as Esther "Stella Cho" Shim

• Philippe Lee as Mr. Moon

Courtesy: Netflix

The chaotic and all consuming feelings of teenage angst pick right up from the events of season 1 when Kitty accepts a scholarship at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS) attended by her late mother and decides to follow in her footsteps to learn more about her heritage and connect with her culture. She decides to surprise her long distance boyfriend, Dae, but soon discovers he's in a relationship with Yuri, but they're in a fake relationship because she's gay. In return for the cover, she pays his tuition. Things get messy when Kitty and Yuri get closer, and she develops feelings for Yuri and breaks up with Dae. Even messier is the love confession from Min-ho, her frenemy, whose love-hate relationship was one of the best of the series. At the end of season 1, Kitty loses her scholarship and gets expelled from KISS.

In season 2, Kitty explores all three... three! of her romantic options while continuing to delve deeper into her Korean heritage, which feels really wholesome and authentic. The series with its typical teenage angst, is funny, vibrant, and socially realistic, where figuring out one's sexual identity can be confusing and not nearly explored enough on our screens. Here, XO, Kitty does that in a way that feels organic as we take the ride with Kitty to figure out the core of her identity.

With a mix of returning and new characters to shake things up for Kitty, this season packs a really entertaining punch. You do not have to be a fan of To All the Boys I've Loved Before to appreciate the series. It's a great watch for anyone who loves a good romantic, coming of age story.

---

All 8 episodes of XO, Kitty is currently streaming on Netflix.

---