‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Finally Confirms April 2026 Netflix Release With New First Looks

Kitty Song Covey is packing her bags for one final year in KISS. Netflix has officially confirmed the third season for all the boys The spinoff series, XO Kitty, will return in April 2026 (a little later than we expected).

It’s been a minute since we learned about the Covey sisters’ romantic entanglements, but the wait is officially over. After a successful second season, which ended in January 2025, Netflix has confirmed Season 3 of XO, Kitty will premiere on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

This release date matches up exactly with our previous reporting here on What’s on Netflix, where we predicted a Q1-Q2 2026 launch window after filming concluded late last year, although our intel initially suggested a March release.

Along with the date announcement, Netflix has provided a full synopsis, a confirmed cast list, and details about the behind-the-scenes changes.

That notable change in the creative team was first reported by Deadline & Sees valentina garza (jane the virgin, Only murders in the building) took over as showrunner, executive producer and writer. As we mentioned in our September report, former showrunner Jessica O’Toole is attached to the project as series creator as well as an executive producer. jenny hanACE Entertainment’s Matt Kaplan, and Bradley Gardner.

Will join the season 8 brand new episodeseach approximately 30 minutes long.

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What is the story of XO, Kitty Season 3?

According to former showrunner Jessica O’Toole, we previously knew that Season 3 would feature the show’s “first summer episode” and lots of kissing, but now we have a full picture of Kitty’s senior year.

The official logline for the new season is as follows:

“Kitty Song Covey returns for her final year at KISS with her perfect senior year. She’s going to make meaningful memories with her friends, grow closer to her relatives in Korea, and make big decisions about her future. And she’s going to define her relationship with Min Ho for real this time. But when surprising revelations ruin her plans and relationships, of course, Kitty has to learn to embrace the unexpected.”

The synopsis confirms that the central tension will revolve around Kitty’s (Anna Cathcart) ultimately defining relationship with Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee), a storyline that fans have been clamoring for ever since the “enemies-to-lovers” storyline kicked into high gear at the end of Season 2.

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Who is in the cast for season 3?

It looks like the whole gang is back for the final year of KISS, along with a significant list of recurring characters.

Anna Cathcart The titular Kitty Song returns as Covey. She appears as a series regular:

• minyoung choi (right)
• Gia Kim (Yuri)
• song hen lee (min ho)
• Anthony Keown (Why)
• regan aliyah (Juliana)

The cast for season 3 has also been confirmed sulle thelwell (Marius), hojo shin (jivon), Peter Thurnwald (Alex), joshua lee (Gin), Sasha Bhasin (Praveena), Michael K. Took (Professor Lee), philip lee (Mr. Moon), jocelyn shelfo (Madison), Han Bi Ryu (Eunice), sunny oh (Mihi), soy kim (Jesus), and Christine Hesun Hwang (Gigi).

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Episode titles and speculation

In September 2025, we exclusively revealed five episode titles for the upcoming season. Now that we have the synopsis, these titles make even more sense.

• before sunrise – Presumably set in the “summer episode” or immediately following the season 2 cliffhanger, the focus is on the “long night of conversation” between Kitty and Min Ho.
• Unique – Hints at a major arc for Eunice (Han Bi Ryu).
• ride or die – A test of loyalty, or perhaps a literal trip to the theme park (the casting call for Ticket Checker was revealed last year).
• seoul sisters -The synopsis mentions Kitty growing closer to “her relatives in Korea”, this could refer to her bond with the Han family, or potentially a cameo from her actual sisters (Lara Jean, anyone?).
• ships in the night – A classic romance trope title that suggests near-misses and emotional turmoil.

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Here are some more first looks that were released today: