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Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer
★ 7.4/10•2021•42m•TV-14•Mystery•Drama
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The truth is how you see it.

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.

StatusCanceled
Runtime42m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 20, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - Happy Birthday, Jeanette TurnerE146m

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.

Apr 20, 2021

Episode 2 - A Smashing Good TimeE243m

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.

Apr 20, 2021

Episode 3 - Off with a BangE343m

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.

Apr 27, 2021

Episode 4 - You Don't Hunt, You Don't EatE443m

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

Episode 5 - As the Carny Gods IntendedE543m

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

Episode 6 - An Ocean in MeE643m

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

Episode 7 - Happy Birthday, Kate WallisE743m

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

Episode 8 - ProofE843m

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.

Jun 1, 2021

Episode 9 - A Secret of My OwnE943m

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.

Jun 8, 2021

Episode 10 - Hostile WitnessE1045m

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.

Jun 15, 2021

Actors

Sadie Stanley

Sadie Stanley

Megan Landry

Lexi Underwood

Lexi Underwood

Isabella LaRue

Griffin Gluck

Griffin Gluck

Luke Chambers

Lisa Yamada

Lisa Yamada

Parker Tanaka

Sean Blakemore

Sean Blakemore

Sheriff Myers

KaDee Strickland

KaDee Strickland

Debbie Landry

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