Bert V. Royal
Director
Cruel Summer (2021)
Season 1
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.
Released April 20, 2021
Episode 43 min
14+
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Keywords: tmdb.psychological-thriller, tmdb.summer, tmdb.1990s, tmdb.missing-person, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.anthology, imdb.family-relationships + 13 more, imdb.suspense-mystery, imdb.teen-drama, imdb.girl, imdb.lesbian-relationship, imdb.gay-relationship, imdb.lgbt, imdb.lesbian-character, imdb.1990s, imdb.gay-character, mdblist.certified-fresh, imdb.murder-mystery, imdb.whodunit, imdb.whodunnit-mystery
Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: Entertainment One, Iron Ocean Films, Entertainment One Television
Network: Freeform
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
Spanish
7.2
S1E1 - Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
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.
April 20, 2021, midnight
7.8
S1E2 - A Smashing Good Time
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.
April 20, 2021, midnight
7.2
S1E3 - Off with a Bang
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.
April 27, 2021, midnight
7.3
S1E4 - You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
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.
May 4, 2021, midnight
7.3
S1E5 - As the Carny Gods Intended
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.
May 11, 2021, midnight
7.3
S1E6 - An Ocean in Me
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.
May 18, 2021, midnight
7.7
S1E7 - Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
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.
May 25, 2021, midnight
7.7
S1E8 - Proof
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.
June 1, 2021, midnight
8.5
S1E9 - A Secret of My Own
Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.
June 8, 2021, midnight
8.2
S1E10 - Hostile Witness
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.
June 15, 2021, midnight
Network: Freeform
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 861 min.
Released: April 20, 2021
Last Air Date: July 31, 2023, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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