Anna Cathcart (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Odd Squad) will debut as the leading lady in Netflix’s XO, Kitty, following the To The Boys series as its new spin-off.
According to ET, the young actress will bring a new fun edge to the story as she reprises her character as Kitty, the younger know it all sister in the first To the Boys movie. She will be embarking on her own romantic dilemmas as she decides to move all the way to South Korea to be with her long-distance boyfriend Dae. However, Kitty will have to deal with difficult decisions as she navigates the path of her heart. The 19-year-old actress weighed on Kitty, stating, “She’s 17 now, so it’s very different when she was 12, 13, 11 [years old]. That time of life is also kind of where Lara Jean was… where I’m turning into Lara Jean, and it’s Kitty realizing, ‘Oh, those things I used to make fun of you for, you used to not understand because I was a kid. Now I get it, and now it’s my turn. So it definitely has that dynamic of her love life and when things are her own stakes.” It was technically Kitty’s doing that led to the events of the first To All the Boys film when she sent out all of her sister’s love letters. Hence viewers can only expect more great romantic feats in the show.
The young actress also stated that she confided in her on-screen sisters, Lana Condor (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Deadly Class) and Janel Parrish (Bratz: The Movie, Pretty Little Liars), in preparation for taking on the role, stating, “I’m so proud of everything that they’re doing,” she said. “I’ve been talking to them as an actor and as a friend who’s turning to them for support and this experience because I’ve never really been the lead and not have something like this. And to have someone to turn to when you need it really makes a big difference.”
The series will premiere on May 18, 2023, just in time for the summer, so tune in to Netflix and set your reminder and be the first to watch XO, Kitty.