Cruel Summer

42min

Drama

Mystery

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.

Production Companies

Entertainment One

Iron Ocean

Entertainment One Television

Episodes

Cast

Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner

1. Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner

46min

20th Apr 2021

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.

A Smashing Good Time

2. A Smashing Good Time

43min

20th Apr 2021

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.

Off with a Bang

3. Off with a Bang

43min

27th Apr 2021

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.

You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat

4. You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat

43min

4th May 2021

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.

As the Carny Gods Intended

5. As the Carny Gods Intended

43min

11th May 2021

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.

An Ocean in Me

6. An Ocean in Me

43min

18th May 2021

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.

Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis

7. Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis

43min

25th May 2021

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.

Proof

8. Proof

43min

1st Jun 2021

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.

A Secret of My Own

9. A Secret of My Own

43min

8th Jun 2021

Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.

Hostile Witness

10. Hostile Witness

45min

15th Jun 2021

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.

First air date

20th Apr 2021

Last air date

31st Jul 2023

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks