Award-winning HBO Asia series The Teenage Psychic is back for Season 2 and its young protagonists profess a strong connection, according to Taiwanese actors Kuo Shu Yao, 27, and Fandy Fan Shao Hsun, 25, who recently held an Asian press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Returning as the titular ghost whispering schoolgirl Xie Ya Zhen, now 17, Kuo says she’s elated about reprising the role. “This is my first time playing the same role twice, and I feel deeply immersed in my character’s life, sharing similarities in our personal growth,” said the actress known as Yao Yao.