Overview

• The show’s official accounts posted, “The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are,” alongside a graphic reading, “The summer we started acting normal online.”
• Variety reported public death threats against Gavin Casalegno and noted additional backlash tied to social media activity attributed to conservative views.
• Production sources told Variety the reminder was issued as anonymous, overly harsh criticism increased, and the show reshared its earlier zero‑tolerance PSA.
• Lola Tung urged fans not to issue threats in a previous interview, and Casalegno said he avoids Instagram while acknowledging Amazon’s efforts to curb abuse.
• Author Jenny Han cautioned fans after posts depicting violence circulated, and the series stands eight episodes into an 11‑episode final season that ends September 17.