Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
The truth is how you see it.
Drama
Mystery
74
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Overview
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.
Status: Canceled
First Air Date: 2021-04-20
Runtime: 0h 42m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Sadie Stanley
Sadie Stanley
Megan Landry
Lexi Underwood
Lexi Underwood
Isabella LaRue
Griffin Gluck
Griffin Gluck
Luke Chambers
Lisa Yamada
Lisa Yamada
Parker Tanaka
Sean Blakemore
Sean Blakemore
Sheriff Myers
KaDee Strickland
KaDee Strickland
Debbie Strickland
Official Videos
Cruel Summer Premiere | Kate Tells Her Story | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Kate Tells Her Story | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: Happy Birthday | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: Happy Birthday | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Jeanette Runs Into Old Friends | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Jeanette Runs Into Old Friends | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Let's Do Something Illegal | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Let's Do Something Illegal | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Everybody Has an Opinion | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Everybody Has an Opinion | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Happy Birthday, Jeanette | Freeform
Cruel Summer Premiere | Sneak Peek: Happy Birthday, Jeanette | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: She's No Angel | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: She's No Angel | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: The Most Hated Girl in America | Freeform
Cruel Summer | Trailer: The Most Hated Girl in America | Freeform
Teaser
Teaser
Episodes - Season 1
Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
Episode 1
Taking place over 3 summers in the 90s when a popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America.
A Smashing Good Time
A Smashing Good Time
Episode 2
It’s time for the annual Skylin Garden Club Party! Year after year after year, the residents of Skylin struggle with the truth around what happened to Kate, keeping their secrets buried and maintaining appearances.
Off with a Bang
Off with a Bang
Episode 3
Victim or villain? Jeanette continues to add fuel to the fire as her reckless behavior causes her friends and family to question her even more.
You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
Episode 4
Kate, reeling from the lawsuit, prepares her defense and finds friendship in an unlikely source. The annual Wallis hunting trip becomes the setting for an important first meeting.
As the Carny Gods Intended
As the Carny Gods Intended
Episode 5
Jeannette and Kate cross paths at the Skylin High takeover of the County Fair, where one is desperate to prove herself and the other to lose herself.
An Ocean in Me
An Ocean in Me
Episode 6
A new deposition threatens Jeanette’s case. A discovery causes Cindy’s suspicions about her own daughter to reach new heights as her relationship with Greg becomes further strained.
Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
Episode 7
Kate struggles with a family secret she’s been holding on to. Joy tries to convince Kate to go on “The Marsha Bailey Show.” Mallory has a birthday surprise.
Proof
Proof
Episode 8
On the first day of school, everyone learns that the drama of the summer is anything but over and that some people will pay more for the consequences of Jeanette and Kate's deception than others.
A Secret of My Own
A Secret of My Own
Episode 9
Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.
Hostile Witness
Hostile Witness
Episode 10
Kate and Jeanette's worlds collide as the court date arrives, finally forcing the two young women to answer the question on everyone's mind, but the answer comes with a price that not everyone can pay.
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