What He Doesn't Know

Julie James is a fictional character in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. The character was created by American writer Lois Duncan and appears in her 1973 suspense novel I Know What You Did Last Summer. In the story, Julie is a young woman whose friend group is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt portrayed Julie in the Kevin Williamson-scripted feature film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), in which she is the final girl. She returns in the sequels I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025). Over the years, the character has received generally weak reception because of her role in the first film, with many arguing that other characters in the story were more compelling and should have survived over Julie. However, her character development over the course of the series has led some critics to appreciate her more.