"I Know What You Did Last Summer" Crews said the show updates

 The solid of Amazon's I know What you did final summer edition stated the display updates the 1997 movie with a extra diverse forged of characters.

Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso and Ezekiel Goodman play excessive college grads who cover up a hit-and-run wherein they had been worried. 12 months later, a stalker begins to ship them threatening notes and killing them separately.

"not most effective will we have a brand new setting and new tale, but we have new colorings," Iseman instructed UPI in a Zoom interview, talking approximately the show's diverse cast.

"I think there may be additionally a long manner to go, so it is exceptional to just be a small stepping stone toward a more various entertainment business," Iseman stated.

The 1997 film, tailored from Lois Duncan's 1973 novel, starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. The Amazon collection solid includes Asian, Black and LGBTQ actors as new characters.

The 24-year-antique Iseman performs twins, Allison and Lennon. Lennon is in a courting with Margot (Tju), however additionally seduces Dylan (Goodman).

"they're definitely opposite humans, but additionally they share the same darkness from while their mother devoted suicide after they have been more youthful," Iseman said of her characters. "it really is the one factor that tethers them together as twins and sisters and survivors of this incident."

The 23-year-vintage Tju said she has struggled to fit in as an Asian woman in the enjoyment enterprise, and feels that I understand What you probably did final summer lets in for a various organization of friends, consisting of Margot and her sexuality.

"I nevertheless suppose she's trying to apprehend her sexuality, which lots of young humans are," Tju stated. "She confuses love with interest and validation."

Amoruso, 21, said he had not been capable of find roles for an Asian-American guy like himself in 5 years of auditioning, until his 2020 role on the collection, solve. summer season is most effective his 2nd tv role.

"The minute human beings began pushing range, I commenced being seriously considered for matters," Amoruso stated. "We see minority led tasks doing higher on streaming services and online proper now, specifically girls-led minority initiatives."

In I recognise What you probably did final summer season, Johnny (Amoruso) turned into a quarterback and musician. After the coincidence, he determined not to attend The Juilliard college.

Dylan is one of the characters who encourages his buddies to record the twist of fate to the police. but, characters like Riley (Moore), a Black girl who studies police profiling, convince the others they may face manslaughter expenses for riding after taking tablets.

Goodman, 26, said that as an actor starting out in his career, he has little manage over the casting of a show. but, he welcomed the collection of co-stars I realize What you did final summer time afforded him.

"I need to paintings with people with distinctive existence studies," Goodman stated. "that's how you turn out to be a fuller person."

The 1997 film came about in Southport, N.C. in the e-book, the town become now not named.

The Amazon series adjustments the putting to Hawaii. Iseman said the island placing added layers to the conventional tale.

"we're trapped as people and we are trapped on an island," Iseman said. "it is a metaphor with not just my character, but with many characters setting on a face and feeling trapped in themselves."

Tju stated the splendor of the island contrasts with the morbid nature of the buddies' secret.

"it is an area you would not anticipate all this horror to appear," Tju said.

Iseman and Tju have previous experience in horror movies and series. Iseman starred in Goosebumps 2 and Annabelle Comes home, however stated I realize What you did last summer time is frightening in a specific way.

"it is now not just a bunch of younger humans strolling faraway from a kill," Iseman stated. "it's a story wherein everyone is hiding some thing and nobody's innocent."

"There are gory aspects, however at the quit of the day, this is a tale," Tju stated. "We truly prioritized the relationships, so while you do lose someone, it is heartbreaking."

New episodes of I understand What you probably did closing summer season most desirable Fridays on Amazon prime.