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Cruel Summer
The truth is how you see it.
2021·2 Seasons·20 Episodes·★ 7.4
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.
LUXEN Decision Guide
Does this fit your time and taste?
A tension-led series where questions, pressure, investigation, or shifting trust can keep the story moving from episode to episode.
Best fit
Who it is for
Best suited to viewers who want an ongoing hook and a reason to keep watching the next episode.
Commitment
Long-form commitment · 2 seasons
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Start with the trailer and first-season premise, then decide whether you want to invest in the longer arc.
The series
Seasons
Season 1
10 episodes
2021
Season 2
10 episodes
2023
Cast
Who's in it
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