Meet Anna Cathcart, the rising Asian star on Netflix’s XO, Kitty: the Chinese-Irish Gen Z actress from Canada has 3 million Instagram followers and wore Coach to NYFW with co-star Anthony Keyvan
- Airing on May 18, XO, Kitty is Netflix’s spin-off from its hit film trilogy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, following Cathcart’s character Kitty Covey as she heads off to school in South Korea
- The Disney Channel inspired her to act – she appeared in Descendants 2 and 3 – she landed on Instagram’s #19under19 list in 2018, and she speaks out about her Asian heritage and LGBT issues
Are you ready for a new romcom show?
The talented Chinese-Irish actress Anna Cathcart, known as Kitty Covey from Netflix’s popular trilogy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, is set to take on the lead role in its highly anticipated spin-off titled XO, Kitty. She will star opposite Twenty Five, Twenty One actor Choi Min-young and Love, Victor’s Anthony Keyvan.
The new show follows Kitty as she heads to South Korea for school and embarks on a new adventure of young love. The show comes five years after the release of the original film, which was based on the novels written by Jenny Han.
Netflix is banking on the success of XO, Kitty to replicate the popularity of its predecessors, as To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before became Netflix’s most-watched original film upon release, with many viewers coming for repeat viewings back in 2018, reports Variety. The latest instalment To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021) continued to attract a massive audience, with 51 million viewers tuning in.
With the official trailer now released, fans are eagerly awaiting the premiere of the 10-episode first season, which will be released on May 18.
Here’s everything you need to know about the young starlet.