I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

“As they try to piece together who’s after them, they reveal the dark side of their seemingly perfect town - and themselves,” TVLine continues. Like the book and movie franchise, every character in I Know What You Did Last Summer becomes a suspect. According to TVLine, the story in IKWYDLS follows a group of teenagers who find themselves bound together by a dark secret and stalked by a brutal killer one year after a fatal car accident on their graduation night. The Amazon Prime series follows the same premise as the movies, but with all new characters. Amazon Prime series ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ introduces a new killer Hellbent on revenge, Ben Willis returns as the killer in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.

The following year, unbeknownst to the group, Bed Willis becomes a crazed murderer killing locals with a fish hook. Believing the victim to be dead, the group of teens agrees to get rid of the body. I Know What You Did Last Summer still features a car accident. But in the movies, Ben Willis (Muse Watson) is the person who gets hit by the car and left for dead. In the books, a grieving brother seeks revenge. When I Know What You Did Last Summer was adapted into a movie, the villain and his motive changed slightly.

Bud’s real name is Collingsworth “Collie” Wilson, but he goes by Bud because his younger brother - David from the accident - could never pronounce his first name. The villain in Duncan’s book is Bud, who Julie starts dating in the year after the accident.

I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan