Tall Girl 2 New Cast & Returning Character Guide
Netflix's Tall Girl 2 returns to the world of Ruby Bridges High with several new characters and a returning core cast. Original Tall Girl writer Sam Wolfson also returns to pen the Netflix sequel, while there is a change in the director's seat, with A Year and Change producer Emily Ting helming the Tall Girl 2 production. Despite a lukewarm critical reception for the first Tall Girl movie in 2019, Netflix reported over 41 million households streaming the coming-of-age rom-com upon release, with Ting and company looking to emulate this commercial success once again.
First released on February 11th, 2022, Tall Girl 2 continues the story of its titular protagonist at Ruby Bridges High School. Following her rousing homecoming speech, eponymous "tall girl" Jody Kreyman (Ava Michelle) is enjoying her burgeoning popularity and newfound boyfriend earned by "standing tall." However, Jody quickly finds popularity has its own set of pitfalls, with her innocent miscommunications causing rifts with those closest to her.
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Tall Girl 2 sees the return of its original cast members, with familiar cameo faces such as Cowboys' Steve Zahn and Half Magic's Angela Kinsey also back as Jody's loving parents. Additionally, Tall Girl 2 introduces several new faces to its cast, such as 13 Reasons Why star Jan Luis Castellanos. Here's every new and returning character in Tall Girl 2, as well as where you know each actor from.
The titular tall girl Jodi Kreyman naturally returns for Tall Girl 2, where she is forced to enter new romantic territory and contend with a burgeoning love triangle at Ruby Bridges High. Contrary to her somewhat shy Tall Girl 2 character, actor Ava Michelle is also a dancer,
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