Cruel Summer (TV series)

Cruel Summer
Season 1 title card
Genre
Created byBert V. Royal
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Nicole Colombie
  • Jamie Neese
  • Jason Neese
  • Rohit Kumar
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Damián García
  • Jayson Crothers
  • Allan Westbrook
  • Mark Berlet
Editors
  • Christopher Nelson
  • Meridith Sommers
  • Damien Smith
  • Jeff Israel
  • Troy Takaki
  • Mark Bourgeois
  • Diandra Kendall Luzon
Running time42–45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFreeform
ReleaseApril 20, 2021 (2021-04-20) –
July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)
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Cruel Summer is an American teen drama mystery thriller anthology television series created by Bert V. Royal. The first season follows two teenage girls in the mid-1990s and the repercussions on everyone's lives after one disappears and the other seemingly takes her place. The second season follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship between two girls in 1999 and 2000.

The series premiered on Freeform on April 20, 2021. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered at the ATX Television Festival on June 2, 2023, ahead of its broadcast premiere on Freeform on June 5, 2023. In December 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.

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