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Cruel Summer

Show Info

  • Status: Canceled
  • First Aired: April 20, 2021
  • Seasons: 2
  • Episodes: 20
  • Networks: Freeform
  • Genres: Drama, Mystery
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Cruel Summer(2021)
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The truth is how you see it.

TMDB Rating: 7.4 (355 votes)

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.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

10 episodes • 2021Avg: 7.6Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Happy Birthday, Jeanette TurnerApr 20, 20217.2
2A Smashing Good TimeApr 20, 20217.8
3Off with a BangApr 27, 20217.2
4You Don't Hunt, You Don't EatMay 4, 20217.3
5As the Carny Gods IntendedMay 11, 20217.3
6An Ocean in MeMay 18, 20217.3
7Happy Birthday, Kate WallisMay 25, 20217.7
8ProofJun 1, 20217.7
9A Secret of My OwnJun 8, 20218.5
10Hostile WitnessJun 15, 20218.2
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

10 episodes • 2023Avg: 7.3

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Welcome to ChathamJun 5, 20237.8
2Ride or DieJun 5, 20237.8
3Bloody KnucklesJun 12, 20236.3
4Springing a LeakJun 19, 20237.5
5All I Want for ChristmasJun 26, 20237.2
6The PlungeJul 3, 20237.0
7It's the End of the WorldJul 10, 20237.3
8Confess Your SinsJul 17, 20237.5
9The Miseducation of Luke ChambersJul 24, 20237.2
10EndgameJul 31, 20237.2

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