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Story
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.
About the show
Cruel Summer is an American teen drama mystery thriller anthology television series created by Bert V. Royal. The first season follows two teenage girls in the mid-1990s and the repercussions on everyone's lives after one disappears and the other seemingly takes her place. The second season follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship between two girls in 1999 and 2000.
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The series premiered on Freeform on April 20, 2021. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered at the ATX Television Festival on June 2, 2023, ahead of its broadcast premiere on Freeform on June 5, 2023. In December 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons. The first season received critical acclaim, particularly for Holt's and Aurelia's acting. In August 2025, it was announced the series had been revived and that a third season was in development.
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Behind the camera
- Created by
- Bert V. Royal
- Executive producers
- Bert V. Royal, Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple
Seasons
Cancelled 2023 · 2 seasons · 20 episodes
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