anthology,psychological thriller,summer,missing person,1990s

Cruel Summer (2021)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
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    Megan Landry Sadie Stanley
  • Profile picture of Lexi Underwood
    Isabella LaRue Lexi Underwood
  • Profile picture of Griffin Gluck
    Luke Chambers Griffin Gluck
  • Profile picture of Lisa Yamada
    Parker Tanaka Lisa Yamada
  • Profile picture of Sean Blakemore
    Sheriff Myers Sean Blakemore
  • Profile picture of KaDee Strickland
    Debbie Strickland KaDee Strickland

Videos

Poster for Season 2

Season 2

2023

10 episodes

Season 2 of Cruel Summer premiered on June 5, 2023

Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, season 2 follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.

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Keywords

  • anthology
  • psychological thriller
  • summer
  • missing person
  • 1990s