Cruel Summer(2021)

7.4

2 Seasons

DramaMystery

"The truth is how you see it."

Overview

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

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Ep 1

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.

20/04/202146 min

Ep 2

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.

20/04/202143 min

Ep 3

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.

27/04/202143 min

Ep 4

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.

04/05/202143 min

Ep 5

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.

11/05/202143 min

Ep 6

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.

18/05/202143 min

Ep 7

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.

25/05/202143 min

Ep 8

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.

01/06/202143 min

Ep 9

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.

08/06/202143 min

Ep 10

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.

15/06/202145 min