India, Aug. 3 -- Dunkin' Donuts new ad over "genetics" has created uproar on social media, drawing parallels to American Eagle's "genes" campaign starring Sydney Sweeney.

Star Gavin Casalegno from "The Summer I Turned Pretty" appeared in a brief commercial for the breakfast food chain's new summer Refresher drinks that was unveiled on Tuesday. The 35-second commercial featured the actor attributing his summertime tan to his "genetics."

"Look, I didn't ask to be the king of summer. It just kinda happened," Casalegno, 25, says in the video shared July 29. "This tan? Genetics. I just got my color analysis back. Guess what? Golden summer. Literally.

"I can't help it; every time I drink a Dunkin' Golden Hour Refresher, it's like the sun jus...