Cruel Summer
The truth is how you see it.
TV-142021•42m•7.4/10
DramaMystery
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7.4/10(358)
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.
Production
Entertainment One, Iron Ocean, Entertainment One Television
Language
EN
Status
Canceled
First Aired
April 20, 2021
Last Aired
July 31, 2023
Networks
Freeform
Created By
Bert V. Royal
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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
Air date: 2021-04-20
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.
E2
A Smashing Good Time
Air date: 2021-04-20
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.
E3
Off with a Bang
Air date: 2021-04-27
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.
E4
You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
Air date: 2021-05-04
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.
E5
As the Carny Gods Intended
Air date: 2021-05-11
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.
E6
An Ocean in Me
Air date: 2021-05-18
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.
E7
Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
Air date: 2021-05-25
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.
E8
Proof
Air date: 2021-06-01
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.
E9
A Secret of My Own
Air date: 2021-06-08
Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.
E10
Hostile Witness
Air date: 2021-06-15
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.
Cast
Sadie Stanley
Megan Landry
Lexi Underwood
Isabella LaRue
Griffin Gluck
Luke Chambers
Lisa Yamada
Parker Tanaka
Sean Blakemore
Sheriff Myers
KaDee Strickland
Debbie Strickland
