XO, Kitty Season 3 premiered on April 2, 2026 on Netflix, dropping all eight episodes at once. Kitty Song Covey returns to the Korean Independent School of Seoul for her senior year, armed with a carefully planned Senior Sunset list and unresolved feelings for Min Ho. Production wrapped in Seoul in July 2025, and Netflix confirmed the April premiere in February 2026. The season debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10, continuing the franchise’s impressive global reach.
This third season brings together the most stacked cast in the show’s three-year run, mixing fan-favorite returners with three compelling new additions. Whether you’ve followed Kitty since the 2018 To All the Boys film or just binged your way through seasons one and two, here’s everything you need to know about who’s playing who and where you’ve seen them before.
Who Plays Kitty Song Covey in Season 3?
Anna Cathcart, 22, reprises the lead role of Kitty Song Covey, a character she first played at age 14 in the 2018 Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. She continued through both sequels before landing the spinoff. Outside the franchise, Cathcart played a young agent on the long-running PBS Kids series Odd Squad and appeared in Descendants 2 and Descendants 3 for Disney. Senior year Kitty is her most emotionally complex arc yet, focused on defining her relationship with Min Ho before graduation.
Who Plays Min Ho and Where Is Sang Heon Lee From?
Sang Heon Lee, 29, plays Moon Min Ho, the K-pop-adjacent charmer who was name-dropped before appearing and has been the show’s slow-burn romantic centerpiece since Season 1. Born in Korea and raised in Hong Kong, Lee made his acting debut in XO, Kitty with no prior screen credits, which makes his natural ease on camera all the more impressive. Since then, he appeared in the 2023 racing drama Gran Turismo and the 2024 miniseries Secret Ingredient. One detail most articles skip: Lee and his co-star Gia Kim are real-life siblings.
Who Plays Q and Where Is Anthony Keyvan From?
Anthony Keyvan, 25, plays Quincy “Q” Shabazian, KISS’s openly gay student and Kitty’s most loyal confidant. Keyvan is a California-born child actor with a long television resume that includes iCarly, Grey’s Anatomy, Fresh Off the Boat, NCIS, and Hulu’s Genera+ion. He also had a significant arc in Hulu’s Love, Victor, which gave him early LGBTQ+ storytelling experience before Q. Notably, Keyvan is next set to star opposite Millie Bobby Brown in the Netflix rom-com Just Picture It, a casting announcement that dropped in November 2025.
Who Are the New Cast Members Joining Season 3?
Three new actors join the ensemble for Season 3. Sule Thelwell, 24, a Jamaican actor and musician who performs under the name Sule Kamu, plays Marius, Q’s ex-flame and former KISS suitemate first mentioned in Season 1. Thelwell trained at drama school in London before making his TV debut in the Hulu thriller Saint X. Soy Kim, known for Like a French Film, plays Yisoo, a high-fashion designer mentoring Eunice. Christine Hwang, previously seen in Law & Order: SVU, plays Yisoo’s assistant Gigi.
Is Lana Condor Back as Lara Jean in Season 3?
Yes, Lana Condor returns as Lara Jean Song Covey, making her first appearance in the spinoff series after being absent from Seasons 1 and 2. Condor starred in all three To All the Boys films between 2018 and 2021. Her return is significant because Lara Jean is Kitty’s emotional compass, and her appearance in multiple episodes adds a sisterhood dimension the show hadn’t been able to explore before. Condor told Netflix Tudum she felt “honored” to step back into the Covey universe alongside Cathcart.
Who Plays Yuri and Dae, and What Do You Know Them From?
Gia Kim plays Yuri Han, the queen bee of KISS navigating Han family financial fallout and her relationship with Juliana. Kim is Sang Heon Lee’s real sister, which adds a layer of authentic chemistry to their sibling-like dynamic on screen. Minyeong Choi plays Dae Heon Kim, Kitty’s first KISS boyfriend, brought back into the orbit of senior-year tensions. Both actors are Korean and were cast as series regulars back in April 2022 when the show was first assembled, meaning they’ve grown alongside their characters through all three seasons.
Who Is Hojo Shin and What Changed for the Character Jiwon?
Hojo Shin plays Jiwon Ahn, Kitty’s newly discovered Korean cousin introduced in Season 2. What changed for Season 3 is meaningful: Shin was promoted from recurring guest to full series regular, reflecting how central Jiwon has become to Kitty’s Korean family storyline. Jiwon now teaches a Korean literature course at KISS so demanding that Principal Lee reportedly wept reading the syllabus, and Kitty has quietly decided to play matchmaker between Jiwon and Alex.
Who Plays Alex, and Where Is Peter Thurnwald From?
Peter Thurnwald, 27, plays Alex, the Australian chemistry teacher who arrived at KISS in Season 1 not knowing his biological father was Principal Lee. Thurnwald grew up in Australia and got his industry start as a background extra on Kong: Skull Island and Thor: Ragnarok before landing speaking roles. He’s best known for the Australian drama Bump, the Paramount+ series Players, and NBC’s Young Rock. He also starred in the Australian rom-com It’s Our Time in 2025, essentially bookending his work on XO, Kitty with romantic leads on both sides of the genre.
Who Plays Jin and What’s His Season 3 Arc?
Joshua Hyunho Lee, 27, plays Jin, the KISS track star and former bully who evolved into a surprisingly tender love interest for Q. Lee’s background is one of the most unusual in the cast: he graduated from Harvard and worked in corporate finance before pivoting to acting. His U.S. TV debut was in XO, Kitty; prior credits include the Canadian series Gangnam Project and, most notably, a role in the 2022 Broadway musical KPOP. In Season 3, Jin steps back from competitive running and visits Q at USC over the summer, cementing their relationship’s next chapter.
Who Plays Michael K. Lee and Eunice, and What Are They Known For?
Michael K. Lee plays Principal Lee, the stern but secretly musical father figure who closed out Season 2 playing guitar at the talent showcase. Lee is a veteran Broadway actor with a long stage career. Han Bi Ryu plays Eunice Kang, who moves from showcase winner to actual K-pop act in Season 3, releasing an original debut single called “Euniq” first heard in Episode 3. Showrunner Valentina Garza specifically described the track as channeling Jennie from BLACKPINK, which tells you exactly what sonic territory the show is now exploring.
The KISS Cast Has Quietly Built One of Netflix’s Best Ensembles
What makes the Season 3 cast genuinely interesting isn’t just the résumés. It’s the unusual combination of Broadway-trained actors, child TV veterans, Korean-Australian crossover talent, and total newcomers who landed their first roles here and then booked major Hollywood projects off the back of them. Sang Heon Lee went from no credits to Gran Turismo. Anthony Keyvan is now co-starring with Millie Bobby Brown. Joshua Lee went from finance to Harvard to Broadway to Netflix. The Covey universe, built quietly from a 2018 YA rom-com, has become a genuine launching pad, and Season 3 on April 2, 2026 is the fullest proof of that yet.
