Given how "beloved" the character and the 'To All the Boys' films are, Centineo tells PEOPLE it was "extremely scary" stepping back into Peter's shoes

XO, Kitty Season 2 brought back a familiar face from the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise as Noah Centineo reprised his role as Peter Kavinsky, boyfriend to Kitty Song Covey’s ( Anna Cathcart) older sister Lara Jean ( Lana Condor ).

"I don't know if it would be YA, but I do want to go back to romance," said the "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" actor.

Starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo as Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky, To All the Boys was a runaway hit for Netflix, with so many people obsessed with not only Lana and Noah's chemistry but the movie because it felt like it brought back the rom-com.

While Peter Kavinsky cameo in XO, Kitty season 2 was a dream come true for so many fans but Noah Centineo found his character’s return in the romantic show “extremely scary.”Noah reprised his role as the beloved boyfriend of

XO, Kitty' Season 2 showrunner Jessica O'Toole explained how the Noah Centineo cameo came together in an interview with Deadline.

"To All the Boys..." star Noah Centineo's character Peter guest stars in an episode of season 2 of Anna Carthcart's spin-off show "XO, Kitty." (Jan. 21)