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A sister she didn't know existed. A summer that rewrites everything.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sterling Point official trailer&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3678843}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/07\/09\/4964274420890420444\/480x270_MP4_4964274420890420444.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve long accepted that I have a soft spot for YA dramas, from the silly to the serious \u2013 and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/06\/amazon-prime-fans-regret-nothing-ditching-work-binge-addictive-new-drama-29313472\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/06\/amazon-prime-fans-regret-nothing-ditching-work-binge-addictive-new-drama-29313472\/\">Amazon Prime\u2019s Sterling Poin<\/a>t may just have nabbed the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>I was immediately reeled in when I saw that not only was it an original series (a breath of fresh air in a sea of IP), but it was also from creator Megan Park, the mastermind behind the emotional, witty hit, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/13\/chart-topping-prime-comedy-wrecks-viewers-heartwrenching-twist-21985722\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/13\/chart-topping-prime-comedy-wrecks-viewers-heartwrenching-twist-21985722\/\">My Old Ass<\/a>, starring <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aubrey-plaza\/\">Aubrey Plaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-part drama follows 17-year-old Annie (Ella Rubin), the type-A eldest daughter who parents her father and brother and expects nothing but excellence from herself.<\/p>\n<p>We quickly learn that she and her brother Connor (Keen Ruffalo) were adopted at birth, but their mother died shortly after, and they were raised in New York by their father Steven (Jay Duplass).<\/p>\n<p>But when their maternal grandfather, Gordon, whom they\u2019ve never met, dies, his will states that they have a claim to his land in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>, in an area called Muskoka.<\/p>\n<p>Stuck in a rut, and determined to reconnect with the mother she never knew and the place she loved, Annie packs her bags and sneaks away to spend her summer uncovering the side of the family she never got to know.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307525910-9498.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29313339\" alt=\"Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin), Maple (Mabel Strachan), Oona (Bo Bragason), and Ramona (Amelie Hoeferle) in Sterling Point\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Sterling Point gets one thing totally right (Picture: Sabrina Lantos\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But curiosity killed the cat. Her whole life is turned upside down when she discovers a sister she never knew she had, and a whole history hidden from her.<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t say any more than that, as this is the type of show you want to relish in the twists and turns of. I mean, it\u2019s not number one on Prime worldwide for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>What made the series all the more compelling, beyond the layered plot, however, was the characters and the way they interacted with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every time I switch on a new teen or young adult show, my biggest gripe is almost always the dialogue \u2013 and the surface-level, cringeworthy discussions the young Gen Zers are having. <\/p>\n<p>The most obvious culprit of this is the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a> show <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/netflix-show-tops-chart-17-600-000-views-fans-declare-best-season-yet-23385498\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/netflix-show-tops-chart-17-600-000-views-fans-declare-best-season-yet-23385498\/\">Ginny and Georgia<\/a>, which has more facepalm-worthy moments than fingers on my hand. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/04\/02\/cringiest-show-netflix-back-im-obsessed-27827982\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/04\/02\/cringiest-show-netflix-back-im-obsessed-27827982\/\">XO, Kitty<\/a>\u2019s dialogue is as hilarious as it is bad; <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/17\/heartstopper-forever-a-near-perfect-farewell-a-series-changed-tv-forever-29153034\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/17\/heartstopper-forever-a-near-perfect-farewell-a-series-changed-tv-forever-29153034\/\">Heartstopper<\/a> may as well hit you over the head with its sometimes contrived chatter, and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/18\/im-a-40-something-mum-love-summer-turned-pretty-24197438\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/18\/im-a-40-something-mum-love-summer-turned-pretty-24197438\/\">The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/a>, although not as egregious, had its moment of eye-roll-worthy dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah was often at the scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_290641058-5d98.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29351967\" alt=\"A still from XO Kitty\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Very few teen and young adult dramas have mastered it (Picture: Netflix, Inc.\/Park Youngsol)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_265614888-5f84.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29351971\" alt=\"A still from The Summer I Turned Pretty\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>They are often a mixed bag (Picture:Amazon Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gen Z are not just looking to pick fights over pronouns or talk in \u2018internet speak\u2019 to spook their older relatives. Also, many of these shows miss just how sarcastic this generation is, often leaning full throttle into sickening sincerity. <\/p>\n<p>Although often I can push past the initial annoyance, sometimes it\u2019s enough to take me out of the moment and think \u2018a real human wouldn\u2019t say this\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Sterling Point seems to have cracked it.From the moment Annie lands at Sterling Point and meets the gang of characters we\u2019ll be following for the rest of the season \u2013 it all feels\u2026 natural.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lovely chemistry between her and estranged sister Ramona (Amelie Hoeferle), and the rest of the locals, Oona (Bo Bragason), Ellis (Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie) and Sully (Nikko Angelo Hinayo), all seem as though they\u2019ve known each other for years.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, they all have unique personalities, from the outgoing cake decorator Sully to the reserved and moody Ramona.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s sharp-witted back-and-forth; they all have the sensibilities of forward-thinking young people without spelling it out, and many times you feel like a fly on the wall of an actual conversation. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307525811-165b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29313354\" alt=\"Ramona and Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin) in STERLING POINT.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>There are so many cases of well-executed conversation (Picture: Sabrina Lantos\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>I\u2019m not alone in feeling this way. One clip, which perfectly illustrates what I mean, has been going viral. In the scene, Annie is gossiping about her love life with Ramona \u2013 and it\u2019s filled with all the tongue-tripping whimsy one has relating a perfect first kiss.<\/p>\n<p>(If you\u2019re looking to avoid spoilers, I\u2019d proceed with caution).<\/p>\n<p>Megan herself has spoken about how important creating believable dialogue was in the creative process, giving her cast free rein to play around with the script as well.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\"\/>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/sterling-point-the-line-megan-park-refused-to-cross-when-writing-dialogue-for-her-triumphant-teen-drama-185325284.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/sterling-point-the-line-megan-park-refused-to-cross-when-writing-dialogue-for-her-triumphant-teen-drama-185325284.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo<\/a>, Megan admitted \u2018it kills me when it feels like it\u2019s not exactly how a real human being would talk\u2019. Me too, Megan, me too.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u2018I give the actors a lot of freedom. You know what the scene\u2019s about. You know your character. If you wouldn\u2019t say it that way, say it how you feel like your character would say it. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307525887-a0c8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29313357\" alt=\"Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin), Rory (Daniel Quinn-Toye)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Creator Megan Park has spoken about how important it is to write realistic humans (Picture: Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Or if \u2026 I made a millennial joke, make it a Gen Z joke. \u2026 I really want them to weigh in on all of that every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But also, you don\u2019t want it to seem like you\u2019re trying to be trendy at the same time; you just want it to feel like normal people talking.;<\/p>\n<p>What resonates most with Megan\u2019s approach is shying away from making it too \u2018trendy\u2019, a pitfall for many shows which quickly feel outdated.<\/p>\n<p>My only regret is that the show isn\u2019t longer, but I\u2019ll settle for what we\u2019ve been given.<\/p>\n<p>All this to say, screenwriters take note! This is how it\u2019s done. 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