Cruel Summer (TV series)

Cruel Summer
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Genre	Teen drama[1] Mystery[2] Thriller Anthology[3]
Created by	Bert V. Royal
Starring	Olivia Holt Chiara Aurelia Froy Gutierrez Harley Quinn Smith Brooklyn Sudano Blake Lee Allius Barnes Nathaniel Ashton Michael Landes Sadie Stanley Lexi Underwood Griffin Gluck Lisa Yamada Sean Blakemore KaDee Strickland
Music by	Wendy Melvoin Lisa Coleman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Max Winkler Bert V. Royal Tia Napolitano Jessica Biel Michelle Purple Bill Purple Elle Triedman
Producers	Nicole Colombie Jamie Neese Jason Neese Rohit Kumar
Production locations	Texas Richmond, British Columbia
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 time	42–45 minutes
Production companies	Entertainment One Iron Ocean Productions
Original release
Network	Freeform
Release	April 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.