After a smash-hit first season on Netflix, the teen romance series XO, Kitty is returning for a highly-anticipated season 2 in the near future. XO, Kitty comes as a spinoff of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise and sees Anna Cathcart reprise her role as Katherine “Kitty” Song Covey, who travels to South Korea to embark on a journey to find true love. XO, Kitty was created by Jenny Han, author of the books that the To All the Boys movies are based on, and it’s the first Netflix series to be spun off from one of their original movies.
When the first season of XO, Kitty debuted in May 2023, the show was met with positive reviews from critics (via Rotten Tomatoes) as well as impressive viewership numbers (via Yahoo!). Each episode is essentially a half-hour romantic comedy, and with an extensive supporting cast, the series has limitless potential for future storylines. Kitty’s love life is only going to get more complicated, especially after the cliffhanger ending of XO, Kitty season 1. Unsurprisingly, Netflix has wasted no time renewing XO, Kitty for a second season.
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XO, Kitty Season 2 Latest News
Season 2’s Release Date Is Revealed
With news coming slowly regarding the popular teen romance series, the latest update confirms the release date for XO, Kitty season 2. As reported by Deadline, the sophomore outing is now set to premiere on Netflix starting January, 16, 2025. As is the case with most Netflix original series, the entirety of season 2 will drop on the streaming service on the same day.
XO, Kitty Season 2 Release Date
The Netflix Hit Returns In January 2025
After a smash-hit first season on Netflix, the streamer wasted little time when renewing XO, Kitty for a second season in June 2023. Despite uncertainty caused by the Hollywood strikes which crippled the film and TV industry for most of 2023, Netflix’s confidence in the teen romance showed just how strong the popularity of the spinoff actually was. Now, the streamer has scheduled season 2 to arrive on January 16, 2025.
Netflix made the renewal announcement via a post on X (formerly Twitter):
All 10 episodes of
XO, Kitty
season 1 premiered on Netflix on May 18, 2023.
XO, Kitty Season 2 Cast
The New & Returning Faces Of Season 2
Though the entire ensemble cast of XO, Kitty season 2 will likely be larger and see many familiar faces from season 1, only a handful of names have been confirmed thus far. Leading the cast, of course, is Anna Cathcart who is reprising her role as matchmaker Katherine “Kitty” Song. Joining Cathcart is Minyeong Choi as Dae, Kitty’s long-distance boyfriend, Gia Kim as Yuri, and Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho. Furthermore, Anthony Keyvan is back as Q, while Peter Thurnwald will once again play Alex alongside Regan Aliyah as Juliana.
Several newcomers have already joined the sophomore season, and they will all be playing recurring roles. Audrey Huynh (Wyrm) is set to appear as Stella, while Sasha Bhasin (Brave the Dark) will play Praveena, and Joshua Lee (Gangnam Project) has been tapped to play Jin. Nothing is known about their individual parts, but they will likely play major roles in season 2.
The confirmed cast of XO, Kitty season 2 includes:
Actor | XO, Kitty Role | |
|---|---|---|
Anna Cathcart | Kitty Song |  |
Minyeong Choi | Dae |  |
Anthony Keyvan | Quincy Shabazian |  |
Gia Kim | Yuri Han |  |
Regan Aliyah | Juliana |  |
Sang Heon Lee | Min Ho |  |
Peter Thurnwald | Professor Alex Finnerty |  |
Audrey Huynh | Stella |  |
Sasha Bhasin | Praveena |  |
Joshua Lee | Jin |  |
XO, Kitty Season 2 Story Details
More Romance & More Twists Expected
The fact that one of Dae’s best friends is in love with Kitty will surely create all kinds of conflict between the three, putting even more strain on Kitty’s relationship with Dae.
The cliffhanger ending of the season 1 finale set up a few storylines for XO, Kitty season 2. The first season ended with Kitty getting on a plane and reading a long-lost letter from her mother Eve, who revealed that her first love was a man named Simon. To Kitty’s surprise, Min Ho was sitting next to her on the plane, where he confessed that he has romantic feelings for her, leaving her baffled.
Following on from these revelations in the season 1 finale, XO, Kitty season 2 could revolve around Kitty’s search for Simon to get more answers about her mother’s past. The fact that one of Dae’s best friends is in love with Kitty will surely create all kinds of conflict between the three, putting even more strain on Kitty’s relationship with Dae. Kitty is still in love with Yuri, and he is still in love with Juliana, so that plot thread will likely continue to intensify in XO, Kitty season 2.
XO, Kitty is a comedy-drama series from the creator of To All The Boys I Loved Before, Jenny Han. Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey 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 realize that relationships are much more complicated when it’s your heart on the line.
- Cast
- Anna Cathcart , Sang Heon Lee , Choi Min-young , Anthony Keyvan , Gia Kim , Peter Thurnwald , Regan Aliya
- Release Date
- May 18, 2023
- Seasons
- 1
- Writers
- Jenny Han
- Directors
- Jennifer Arnold , Jeff Chan , Katina Medina Mora , Pamela Romanowsky
- Showrunner
- Jenny Han