Cruel Summer: Season 1

2021 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 1 of Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer is a psychological thriller about two young women: Kate, the popular girl who suddenly disappears, and Jeanette, the poor nerd who is accused of being linked to her disappearance.

10episodes

Apr 20, 2021premiered

Jun 15, 2021latest episode

7.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
Apr 20, 2021 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Max Winkler · Writing: Bert V. Royal · Starring: Barrett Carnahan, Nathaniel Ashton, Carson Cunningham
1x02 A Smashing Good Time
Apr 20, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Bill Purple · Writing: Bert V. Royal · Starring: Barrett Carnahan, Jason Allen Wear
1x03 Off with a Bang
Apr 27, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Kellie Cyrus · Writing: Bert V. Royal · Starring: Barrett Carnahan
1x04 You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
May 4, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Laura Nisbet Peters · Writing: Imogen Binnie · Starring: Barrett Carnahan
1x05 As the Carny Gods Intended
May 11, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directing: Daniel Willis · Writing: Tia Napolitano · Starring: Barrett Carnahan, Vhelma Richardson
1x06 An Ocean in Me
May 18, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Kellie Cyrus · Writing: Brian Otaño · Starring: Barrett Carnahan, Vhelma Richardson
1x07 Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
May 25, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Alexis Ostrander · Writing: Savannah Ward · Starring: Barrett Carnahan, Jason Allen Wear
1x08 Proof
Jun 1, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Daniel Willis · Writing: Addison McQuigg · Starring: Jason Allen Wear
1x09 A Secret of My Own
Jun 8, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to the surface.
Directing: Alexis Ostrander · Writing: Matt Antonelli
1x10 Hostile Witness Season Finale
Jun 15, 2021 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Bill Purple · Writing: Bert V. Royal