There are two sides to every truthCruel Summer is a psychological thriller that follows two young women; Kate, the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette, the nerdy wannabe who is accused of being connected to Kate’s disappearance. All signs point to Jeanette’s guilt, but is Kate really who she seems to be? Set over three summers and told through shifting points of view, the series challenges perception and follows how one girl can go from being a sweet outlier to the most despised person in America. The line between a hero and a villain may be thinner than anyone imagined.

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Episodic SynopsesEach episode is told from the point of view of one of the two main characters,

which will have the viewers’ loyalties constantly shifting as more information is revealed.

Jeanette s Episode Kate s Episode Shared Episode

101 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEANETTE TURNER Taking place over three summers, a girl

with a charmed life goes missing, and

a nerdy wannabe transforms from an

awkward outlier to a queen bee, and then

the most despised person in America.

102 – A SMASHING GOOD TIMETaking place on the annual Garden Club

Party, Kate’s perfect girl image starts to

fracture as she makes a decision that

unknowingly starts her down the path

of separation from her parents, her

boyfriend and her best friends.

103 – OFF WITH A BANGThe Fourth of July holiday festivities

watch Jeanette continue to stray from

her “good girl” status quo, while the

police start to mount an investigation

against her, causing her family’s façade

to crumble.

104 – YOU DON’T HUNT, YOU DON’T EATFor Kate, the annual Wallis hunting trip

serves as a reminder that she can’t fully

trust those closest to her, and that try as

she might, the past always has a way of

catching up.

105 – AS THE CARNY GODS INTENDED Gossip and paranoia tighten their grip

on Jeanette and Kate as they circle each

other, hunting for answers, at the Skylin

County Fair.

106 – AN OCEAN IN ME Jeanette and her family are hanging

on by a thread as tensions build, and

rumors within the town continue

to escalate, making for three distinctly

different Turner wedding anniversaries.

107 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATE WALLISBirthday celebrations seem like the last

thing in the world Kate wants to do until

a new friend shows her that sometimes,

with the right perspective, a celebration

can liberate you from the very thing that

haunts you.

108 – 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 actions than others.

109 – A SECRET OF MY OWNAn intimate look inside Kate’s time at

Martin’s house that reveals things aren’t

always as they seem.

110 – FINALEKate and Jeannette’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.

Cast And Characters

JeanetteCHIARA AURELIA(Tell Me Your Secrets)

Over the course of our season, Jeanette goes from geek to chic to outcast; from invisible to popular to despised. In ‘93, Jeanette has a deep desire to climb the social ladder. And what begins as an innocent summer project (“the list”), becomes an addiction to the adrenaline rush of breaking the rules. This, combined with the rumors that start to swirl after Kate’s rescue, leave Jeanette almost unrecognizable. Her friendships disintegrate, her family falls to pieces - by ‘95 she’s got nobody in her corner and she’s pissed about it.

KateOLIVIA HOLT (Cloak & Dagger)

The Kate we meet in ‘93 is a confident young woman who, by ‘95, has been forced to grow up at lightning speed due to her trauma.

Initially, Kate is kind and generous, nothing like the “mean popular girl” trope. But her experiences with Martin Harris fast-track her to a painful maturity, rife with complicated damage.

Her only hope of survival is to reclaim agency over her life.

JamieFROY GUTIERREZ

(Teen Wolf)

The boyfriend

MalloryHARLEY QUINN SMITH

(Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood)

Jeanette’s former BFF

VinceALLIUS BARNES

(Unbelievable)

Jeanette’s neighbor and former friend

MartinBLAKE LEE

(Fam)

The Vice Principal with a secret

GregMICHAEL LANDES

(The Liberator)

Jeanette’s Dad

CindySARAH DREW (Grey’s Anatomy)

Jeanette’s Mom

AngelaBROOKLYN SUDANO

(Taken)

Greg’s new girlfriend and local bartender

BenNATHANIEL ASHTON

(Mr. Mercedes)

Jamie’s BFF

These are days 10,000 Maniacs

I Wanna Be Down

Brandy

Come Undone

Carina Round

Today

Fruit bats

Save Your Soul

Damned Anthem

Stupid Girl Garbage

Beautiful Girl

INXS

Can I Kick It?

Lowdown Brass Band

Dreams

The Cranberries

Fade Into you

Mazzy Star

Free Your mind

En Vogue

Dreams

Gabrielle

Low

Cracker

rEbel Girl

Raelyn Nelson Band

What’ s Up?

4 Non Blondes

Zombie

The Cranberries

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