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Sasha Bhasin has had quite a year already.

The rising actress joined the cast of Netflix’s To All The Boys spinoff dramedy Xo, Kitty earlier this year, playing Praveena. The character was a new love interest for the titular character, played by Anna Cathcart.

“Once I got [to set on Xo, Kitty], I felt comfortable, and I feel like that’s how Praveena was too,” Bhasin tells The Hollywood Reporter of her experience on the YA show, which recently earned a season three renewal. “She’s technically new, but she was comfortable in the space that she was in.”

Bhasin has also joined Max’s medical drama, The Pitt, as Nandi, an influencer and patient. “I’m really just basking in the moment and just being right here and right now,” she says.

Below, Bhasin speaks with THR about her latest roles, the “anxiety of being an actor” and she’s hoping to tackle next.

Anna Cathcart’s Xo, Kitty gets renewed for season 3? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

After the huge success of Xo, Kitty season 2, the series about teenage romance and friendship, has been renewed for a third season. So, Kitty’s (Anna Cathcart) adventures in South Korea will continue amid her friends. But will she finally find the love of her life or not, we need to watch further to know. But, so far, the creators of the series have updated everyone that the cast has started filming and will begin from where it left the fans hanging.

If you have watched season 2, you would know that Kitty has asked Min-Ho (Sang Heon-Lee) if she can join him on the summer tour. Now, their fans have all been waiting with bated breath about what will happen next. Xo, Kitty is a spin-off series of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and follows Kitty...

Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey, Gia Kim as Yuri Han, and Sunny Oh as Mihee Yoon in ‘Xo, Kitty’ season 2 (Cr. Park Young-Sol/Netflix © 2024)

Kitty Song Covey is signing up for another semester at Kiss. Netflix officially renewed Xo, Kitty for a third season, with series star Anna Cathcart helping break the news in a short Valentine’s Day video. Season two arrived in January 2025. The streamer hasn’t announced when fans can expect the third season to premiere.

“I’m so excited to head back to Seoul for another season with our incredible cast and crew. If you thought junior year at Kiss brought the drama…just wait,” said showrunner, executive producer, and writer Jessica O’Toole. “I know we left fans on a cliffhanger at the end of Season 2 but I can promise season 3 will be worth the wait, including our first summer episode — not to mention plenty of romance,...

Netflix has renewed Xo, Kitty, the spinoff series inspired by the popular To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film franchise, for a third season.

“I’m so excited to head back to Seoul for another season with our incredible cast and crew. If you thought junior year at Kiss brought the drama…just wait,” said Xo, Kitty showrunner, executive producer and writer Jessica O’Toole.

She continued: “I know we left fans on a cliffhanger at the end of Season 2 but I can promise season 3 will be worth the wait, including our first summer episode — not to mention plenty of romance, friendship, adventure…and kissing. Lots of kissing.”

Xo, Kitty Season 2 premiered on January 16, 2025, and debuted at #2 on Netflix’s English TV List with 14.2 million views — bringing back Season 1 at No. 6 with 3.1 million views — and the original 2018 film that introduced us to Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart), To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,...

Kitty Song Covey’s days of matchmaking are far from over: Netflix has renewed the YA series Xo, Kitty for Season 3, TVLine has learned.

“I’m so excited to head back to Seoul for another season with our incredible cast and crew. If you thought junior year at Kiss brought the drama…just wait,” showrunner Jessica O’Toole says in a statement. “I know we left fans on a cliffhanger at the end of Season 2 but I can promise season 3 will be worth the wait, including our first summer episode — not to mention plenty of romance, friendship, adventure…and kissing. Lots of kissing.

Exclusive: Kitty’s Korean adventure will continue. Netflix has renewed its popular YA comedy series Xo, Kitty for a third season. Naturally, with romance front and center in the spinoff from the hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film franchise, Anna Cathcart, who plays the titular character, got the renewal news on Valentine’s Day. (You can watch the video below.) It comes less than a month after the Jan. 16 Season 2 release.

In her reaction to the pickup, Xo, Kitty showrunner Jessica O’Toole hints at how the show will handle the Season 2 cliffhanger, which had Kitty spontaneously joining Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) for a summer tour with his father and brother. Season 1 and 2 chronicled Kitty’s time at the Korean Independent School of Seoul during the two semesters of her junior year of high school. Season 3 is expected to do the same, focusing on her third semester...

One of the many reasons Xo, Kitty is all the rage is because K-culture fans get to live their Korean fantasies through Kitty Song Covey’s story. This includes, but isn’t limited to, being surrounded by beautiful Korean people, experiencing the culture, and living your life to a K-pop soundtrack. You know I needed something to get into the topic of today’s discussion! Anyway, while a lot of the music on the show is quite random, some of it is very strategically placed specifically with context to the show. Of course, that one Enhypen song is the most obvious choice for this season, almost like it was specifically written to shine in this moment. But, leaving that aside, I thought this would be a great opportunity to inspect something that doesn’t need inspecting and try to put reason to something that’s perfectly wholesome by itself, just because I can.

Can I let you all in on a little secret?

I watched the entirety of Xo, Kitty Season 2, and by the time the credits rolled, I had forgotten everything important that had happened.

It genuinely sucks when that happens, but it’s worse when it’s something that happens with a show that genuinely has great potential.

(Park Young-Sol/Netflix) Xo, Kitty is One of the Few Teen Series in a Disappearing Market

One of the biggest takeaways from Xo, Kitty is that the season came to a quick end by the time it started to find its rhythm, which sums up the series itself.

Kitty is a cute and fun teen protagonist in an age that lacks them.

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Warning: Spoilers for Xo, Kitty season 2!

Xo, Kitty season 2 continues Kitty Covey's search for true love, a journey which only became more confusing when she realized that she had a crush on her friend Yuri. Now streaming on Netflix, Xo, Kitty season 2 is filled with surprising twists and turns, as well as a lot of drama. The characters move through love triangles, and even love diamonds, as Kitty must decide who she wants to be with before she ruins any of her friendships.

Sasha Bhasin plays Praveena, a queer Indian student at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (Kiss). New to the world of Xo, Kitty in season 2, she expressed interest in dating Kitty but was leery because it was clear Kitty still had feelings for Yuri. Fans instantly fell in love with the character of Praveena due to her fun-loving nature, despite admitting that she may not be the...

Xo, Kitty stands on its own, separate from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, telling a coming-of-age story set in Seoul. Kitty Song-Covey moves beyond her past role as a meddling younger sister into the spotlight of her own tale, mixing romance with self-discovery. Back at Kiss (Korean Independent School of Seoul) following her first semester’s troubles and getting kicked out, Kitty searches for a new beginning—yet finds herself pulled into emotional tangles once again.

Season 2 continues previous storylines: Kitty and Dae share uncomfortable moments after their split; her feelings toward Yuri stay hidden; her friendship with Min Ho shifts after his honest admission of feelings. Running alongside these relationship complications, Kitty investigates her late mother’s history at Kiss—a story thread that weaves in questions about cultural roots and finding one’s place.

New students Praveena and Stella bring fresh energy to the school’s social...

Kitty Song Covey's romance journey in Xo, Kitty Season 2 has led her to two notable candidates that could change her life forever: her girl best friend, Yuri, and the unexpected wildcard, Min Ho.

Season 2 of the To All The Boys I've Loved Before spin-off on Netflix revolves around Kitty's coming-of-age journey in Seoul, Korea as she is now involved in a much more complicated four-sided love square, which includes Yuri, Min Ho, and a new romantic interest, Praveena. 

Does Kitty End Up With Yuri? Read full article on The Direct.

Spoiler Alert! This piece contains major spoilers for the ending of Xo, Kitty Season 2.

Though Xo, Kitty revolves around several romantic relationships and a shape beyond a love triangle for its main character Katherine Song Covey (Anna Cathcart), lovingly dubbed “chaos queen” by her platonic soulmate Q (Anthony Keyvan), Q and Kitty’s friendship also anchors the show.

Cathcart is the first to acknowledge that her courageous character still has much work to do in figuring out her “very big, very chaotic heart” as well as supporting her friends, particularly Q as much as he has her back throughout the series.

“I feel like Q shows up for Kitty so much. There were so many times watching the season where I was like, ‘Girl, you need to show up for your friends,’” Cathcart told Deadline. “And we all know that Kitty always means well and sometimes, she just can’t help it.

Despite my obsession with K-dramas and K-culture as a whole, I was never truly interested in Netflix’s To All The Boys I Loved Before spin-off series, Xo Kitty. Already I didn’t quite like those movies, because at the time it felt like teen media had just completely stagnated. But, to my surprise, even with all of its cringe, I did quite enjoy Xo Kitty, even more than the movies it came from and more than most of the lovey-dovey teen stuff out there right now. I think what made the show so compelling was how self-aware it was, and of course, it’s the parasocial relationship with the cast that pushes these shows to become super successful and then be forgotten when a new show comes our way.

What made Xo Kitty work was how it essentially made every non-Korean K-drama fan’s fantasy come to life in...

A little less than two years ago, I expected to brush off Netflix's Xo, Kitty with barely a second thought, operating under the assumption that the To All the Boys I've Loved Before spinoff was unnecessary. And yet, after season 1 exceeded my expectations, I spent the last 19 months eagerly waiting for the next chapter in Kitty Song Covey's story. Now, having binged all eight episodes of Xo, Kitty season 2, I'm thrilled to say the YA show is just as entertaining and heartfelt as ever.

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.

Netflix's Xo, Kitty continues the story of Kitty Song-Covey, bringing together an impressive cast of up-and-coming actors, led by Anna Cathcart. After helping build her sister Lara Jean's relationship with Peter Kavinsky in the To All The Boys movies, Kitty Song-Covey embarks on a journey of self-discovery and romance at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (Kiss) in Xo, Kitty. The unapologetically young adult rom-com might be packed with clichés and tropes, but it’s still remarkably fun to watch, thanks to the lovable cast.

While Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song-Covey is the main character of the show, the Netflix rom-com frequently feels like an ensemble show. By the end of Xo, Kitty season 1 where Kitty’s classmates and teachers are just as important. Rather than flattening them down, the writers make the rest of the main and supporting cast three-dimensional. Interestingly, most of the Xo, Kitty actors are up-and-coming,...

Is Ram Charan’s Game Changer Getting A Two-Week Price Hike In AP? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The Telangana government led by Cm Revanth Reddy took action after a woman died at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad during the premiere of Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 The Rule movie on December 4. The government decided not to allow future benefit shows or ticket hikes for any Tollywood movie. But with the important Sankranti season approaching, filmmakers hoped that the Andhra Pradesh government would approve ticket hikes and early shows for big-budget movies like Game Changer.

Finally, the Andhra Pradesh government responded positively to Game Changer, a film starring Ram Charan. The movie will be released on January 10 in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi worldwide in 2D and IMAX formats. The film marks Shankar’s directorial debut in Telugu. According to India Today, the government issued a special order allowing Game Changer a two-week ticket price hike.

All The Boys I’ve Loved Before‘s Noah Centineo reprises his role as Peter Kavinsky in season two of Netflix’s Xo, Kitty. The official trailer includes snippets with Peter, and also finds Kitty declaring she’s ready to launch Kitty 2.0.

Anna Cathcart returns to lead the cast as Kitty Song Covey. Season two also stars Minyeong Choi as Dae, Gia Kim as Yuri, Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho, Anthony Keyvan as Q, and Regan Aliyah as Juliana. Peter Thurnwald plays Alex, Philippe Lee is Mr. Moon, Audrey Huynh is Stella, Jocelyn Shelfo is Madison, Michael K. Lee is Professor Lee, Sasha Bhasin plays Praveena, and Joshua Lee is Jin.

Commenting on his return to the franchise, Noah Centineo said, “Working with Anna again was amazing. She’s so wonderfully talented and her work ethic shows in every scene. Stepping back into the To All The Boys universe...

Netflix has released the official trailer and key art for Xo, Kitty Season 2, which will premiere on the streaming service on January 16, 2025. For the first time in the series, Noah Centineo will reprise his role of Peter Kavinsky from the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film franchise.

Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey is back in Seoul for a new semester at Kiss. She’s single for the first time in a long time and ready for a fresh start: no more meddling, no more drama.

Maybe just some casual dating. Emphasis on casual. But she has more to worry about than her love life, as a letter from her mother’s past sets her on a wild journey, and new faces at Kiss bring change.

As secrets unravel and bonds are tested, Kitty will learn that life, family, and love are more complicated than she ever imagined.

“It...

Though Katherine “Kitty” Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) will be less of an outsider in her second semester at the Korean International School of Seoul, she says it best in the show’s newly released trailer: “There’s nothing like a familiar face from home” to boost one’s confidence every now and then.

That friendly face just happens to be Noah Centineo’s Peter Kavinsky, star of Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film trilogy based on the books by Jenny Han. Xo, Kitty Season 2 will continue its spinoff story of Han’s books, which centered on Lana Condor’s Lara Jean Song Covey and her love story with Peter. Kavinsky returns to visit Kitty in Korea towards the end of the trailer for Season 2, which premieres on Netflix on January 16.

Next up for teen matchmaker and “chaos queen” according to her best friend Q (Anthony Keyvan...

Today, Netflix officially announced that Xo, Kitty Season 2 is premiering globally on January 16, 2025. The cast took to the streets of Seoul, South Korea, for a fun social post to announce the news. Plus, get a first look at the cast in new photos from Season 2.

Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey is back in Seoul for a new semester at Kiss. She’s single for the first time in a long time and ready for a fresh start: no more meddling, no more drama.

Maybe just some casual dating. Emphasis on casual. But she has more to worry about than her love life, as a letter from her mother’s past sets her on a wild journey, and new faces at Kiss bring change.

As secrets unravel and bonds are tested, Kitty will learn that life, family, and love are more complicated than she ever imagined.

A refresher of what happened...

Love is officially in the air: Xo, Kittywill return to steal hearts once again. The To All the Boys spin-off — starring Anna Cathcart as teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey — has begun production of Season 2 in its home city of Seoul, South Korea. And Kitty’s social circle is about to get a little bit bigger.

You can expect three new cast members in Xo, KittySeason 2. New series regular Audrey Huynh will portray Stella, and Sasha Bhasin (Brave the Dark) and Joshua Lee (Gangnam Project) will recur as Praveena and Jin, respectively.

Of course, this trio are joining the returning cast from Season 1, which includes: Minyeong Choi (Dae), Gia Kim (Yuri), Sang Heon Lee (Min Ho), Anthony Keyvan (Q), Peter Thurnwald (Alex), and Regan Aliyah (Juliana).

While most other details about Xo, Kitty Season 2 are kept under lock and key like a (Kiss) secret,...

Netflix has expanded the Season 2 cast for To All The Boys spinoff series Xo, Kitty, as production gets underway in Seoul. (You can watch a start of production clip below). Audrey Huynh has joined as a new series regular, and Sasha Bhasin (Brave the Dark) and Joshua Lee (Gangnam Project) are set to recur in the half-hour dramedy inspired by the popular movie trilogy and Jenny Han’s bestselling book series.

In Season 1, teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) 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 a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.

In addition to Cathcart, the series stars Minyeong Choi (Dae), Gia Kim (Yuri), Sang Heon Lee (Min Ho), Anthony Keyvan (Q), Regan Aliyah (Juliana...

“Xo, Kitty” Season 2 is kicking off production with the addition of three new cast members.

Variety has learned exclusively that Audrey Huynh, Sasha Bhasin (“Brave the Dark”), and Joshua Lee (“Gangnam Project”) have all joined the second season of the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” spinoff series at Netflix. Production is now underway in Seoul.

Huynh will appear in the series regular role of Stella, while Bhasin and Lee will recur in the roles of Praveena and Jin respectively.

The three join series lead Anna Cathcart as well as cast members Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Anthony Keyvan, Regan Aliyah, and Jocelyn Shelfo.

The official logline for the series states, “Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Cathcart) 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...

Dhanush, who plays the lead in Venky Atluri’s upcoming bilingual film, ‘Vaathi’, has put out a video clip in which he is seen singing a few lines from the first single of the film which is to be released on November 10.

The video, which is almost a minute and a half long, has music director G V Prakash playing the piano and Dhanush singing along. Needless to say, the video clip has caught the attention of fans.

The original song has been sung by singer Shweta Mohan, who Dhanush has disclosed is his favourite.

Posting the video clip on his timeline on social media, Dhanush wrote: “‘Vaathi’/’Sir’ first single ‘Vaa Vaathi'(Tamil)/ Masteru (Telugu) from 10th. G V Prakash musical and my favourite Shweta Mohan has sung it. Hope you guys like it.”

While Dhanush has penned the lyrics for the Tamil version of the song, the lyrics...

Two-time National Award winning actor Dhanush’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual ‘Sir’ (Telugu)/’Vaathi’ (Tamil) will release on December 2 this year as announced earlier.

Dismissing rumours that claimed that the film’s release would get pushed to next year, a source close to the unit of the film said that the film would be releasing on December 2.

Leading production house Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas together are producing the high budget film on a lavish scale.

Written and directed by Venky Atluri, the film features Samyuktha Menon as the female lead.

The film is about making quality education accessible to the poor. Actor Dhanush plays Bala Gangadhar Tilak, a junior lecturer in Tripathi Educational Institute in the film.

Dhanush delivers a punch line in the film, which many believe to be the bottomline of ‘Vaathi’. He says, “Education is equal to the offering we place before God in a temple. Distribute it.

Director Hari Haran Ram’s new film, featuring actor Rio Raj in the lead, went on floors in the city on Sunday with a traditional ceremony.

Ace director Lokesh Kanagaraj officially launched the film, by operating the clapboard for the first shot.

The film, a romantic entertainer, will feature actor Rio Raj, who has been preparing himself for this role by growing long hair and a beard for nearly a year-and-a-half, in the lead.

Sources close to the unit say that the film will be a love story that will lay emphasis on emotions.

The film will not be centered on the love and relationship between boys and girls alone, but will also highlight the unconditional love that parents have for their children as well.

Interwoven with feel-good moments that highlight family bonding, the film will be a tailor-made treat for both youngsters and their parents, who can watch the...

Two-time National Award winning actor Dhanush’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual ‘Sir’ (Telugu)’/’Vaathi’ (Tamil) will have a grand release worldwide on December 2 this year, its makers announced on Monday.

Leading production house Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas together are producing the high budget film on a lavish scale. Written and directed by Venky Atluri, the film features Samyuktha Menon as the female lead.

The film is about making quality education accessible to the poor. Actor Dhanush plays Bala Gangadhar Tilak, a junior lecturer in Tripathi Educational Institute in the film.

Dhanush delivering a punch line in the film, which many believe to be the bottomline of Vaathi. He says, “Education is equal to the offering we place before God in a temple. Distribute it. Don’t sell it like a dish from a five-star hotel.”

Apart from Dhanush and Samyuktha Menon, the film also features Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani, Samuthirakani,...

KollywoodThe Tamil-Telugu bilingual ‘Vaathi/ Sir’ will have Dhanush playing the role of a lecturer, and also stars Samyuktha Menon in the lead. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe teaser of actor Dhanush’s upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Vaathi/ Sir was unveiled on Thursday, July 28, marking the occasion of the actor’s 39th birthday. Dhanush, who essays the role of a lecturer, stands up against loopholes in the education system in the film. “Education is more than about books, marks and results. The right mix of chalk and challenges can shape the future generation,” the description below the YouTube video reads. Helmed by filmmaker Venky Atluri, the film stars actor Samyuktha Menon as the female lead. Bankrolled by Sithara Entertainments in association with Fortune Four Cinemas, the cast also includes actors Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani, Samuthirakani, Thotapalli Madhu, Narra Srinivas, Pammi Sai, Hyper Aadhi, Shara, Aadukalam Naren, Ilavarasu, Rajendran, Hareesh Peradi, and Praveena among others.

CinemaRishab Shetty’s 'Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasargodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai' speaks loudly at a time cultures, languages are being appropriated with impunity. Subha J RaoA still from the movieTen days ago, a small film set out to speak about a subject that would go on to touch a chord among a large swathe of people. Director Rishab Shetty’s Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasargodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai is the kind of film that speaks loudly at a time when cultures and languages are being appropriated with impunity. Set in Kasargod, a lovely place by the sea that has a sizeable Kannada population, but which has never been part of modern-day Karnataka, the film tells us the story of children studying in the only Kannada-medium school in the district, which is in Kerala. When an official from the Education Department issues orders to close the school, the children decide to take matters into their hands,...

FilmRishab Shetty speaks to Tnm about the inspiration behind 'Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale' and how he handled the sensitive issue of linguistic identities.Prajwal Bhat'Sarakari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasargod, Koduge: Ramanna Rai', the title of the recently released Kannada film, is quite a mouthful. Referred to as Shpsk, the film by Rishab Shetty of Kirik Party fame, does not easily roll off the tongue but has received rave reviews from audiences and critics alike since its release on August 24. The film, Rishab's third directorial venture, depicts the struggle of children attempting to save a Kannada school in Kasargod, a town in Kerala which is near the Kerala-Karnataka border, from shutting down.  It delves into the complex linguistic identities of the residents of Karnataka's border areas with Kerala. Some offer violent remedies to save the school, others contemplate cunning diplomacy while a few even wonder about learning a new language - Malayalam.