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‘Riverdale’ Star K.J. Apa Cast in Netflix’s Romantic Comedy ‘Last Summer’

Netflix has acquired the rights to romantic comedy Last Summer, and Riverdale‘s K.J. Apa has joined the cast as lead. The film also features The Foster‘s Maia Mitchell, Teen Wolf‘s lead Tyler Posey, Jacob Latimore (Krystal), Halston Sage (Paper Towns), Sosie Bacon (13 Reasons Why), Gage Golightly (Red Oaks), Wolfgang Novogratz (Grown-ish), Jacob McCarthy (A.P. Bio), […]

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Netflix has acquired the rights to romantic comedy Last Summer, and Riverdale‘s K.J. Apa has joined the cast as lead.

The film also features The Foster‘s Maia Mitchell, Teen Wolf‘s lead Tyler Posey, Jacob Latimore (Krystal), Halston Sage (Paper Towns), Sosie Bacon (13 Reasons Why), Gage Golightly (Red Oaks), Wolfgang Novogratz (Grown-ish), Jacob McCarthy (A.P. Bio), Mario Revolori (Sierra Burgess is a Loser) and Gabrielle Anwar (Burn Notice).

The story follows a group of teens, who in the months before college, navigate relationships with family and friends over a Chicago summer before moving on to adulthood.

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Source: Variety

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