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Cruel Summer

2021 Canceled 42m episodes

7.4/10 382 votes

MysteryDrama

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.

Created by:: Bert V. Royal
Cast:: Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, Lisa Yamada
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: Freeform

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.4

Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner

2021-04-20 · 46m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.8

A Smashing Good Time

2021-04-20 · 43m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.7

Off with a Bang

2021-04-27 · 43m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.8

You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat

2021-05-04 · 43m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.5

As the Carny Gods Intended

2021-05-11 · 43m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.6

An Ocean in Me

2021-05-18 · 43m

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.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 7.8

Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis

2021-05-25 · 43m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.6

Proof

2021-06-01 · 43m

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.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 8.2

A Secret of My Own

2021-06-08 · 43m

Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 8.1

Hostile Witness

2021-06-15 · 45m

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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