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Cruel Summer

2021 – 2023 · Freeform
2 seasons · 20 episodes
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Mystery
Drama

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Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America.

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Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, season 2 follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.

SERIES CAST

Olivia Holt
Kate Wallis
Chiara Aurelia
Jeanette Turner
Froy Gutierrez
Jamie Henson
Harley Quinn Smith
Mallory Higgins
Allius Barnes
Vince Fuller
Brooklyn Sudano
Angela Prescott
Blake Lee
Martin Harris
Michael Landes
Greg Turner
Created by Bert V. Royal

DETAILS

Status
Canceled
Type
Scripted
First aired
Apr 20, 2021
Original language
EN
Production
Entertainment One, Iron Ocean, Entertainment One Television
Country
US

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