Cruel Summer (2021)
2021 · 2 seasons · Mystery, Drama
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. Starring Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
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