Cruel Summer

The truth is how you see it.

7.4/10202142mCanceled2 Seasons · 20 Episodes

DramaMystery

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: Apr 20, 2021

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Seasons

Season 1

10 episodes

Season 2

10 episodes

Top Cast

Sadie Stanley

Megan Landry

Lexi Underwood

Isabella LaRue

Griffin Gluck

Luke Chambers

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