Cruel Summer
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.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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1: Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner
Taking place over 3 summers in the 90s when a popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated g...
Episode 2: A Smashing Good Time
It’s time for the annual Skylin Garden Club Party! Year after year after year, the residents of Sk...
Episode 3: Off with a Bang
Victim or villain? Jeanette continues to add fuel to the fire as her reckless behavior causes her fr...
Episode 4: You Don't Hunt, You Don't Eat
Kate, reeling from the lawsuit, prepares her defense and finds friendship in an unlikely source. The...
Episode 5: As the Carny Gods Intended
Jeannette and Kate cross paths at the Skylin High takeover of the County Fair, where one is desperat...
Episode 6: An Ocean in Me
A new deposition threatens Jeanette’s case. A discovery causes Cindy’s suspicions about her own ...
Episode 7: Happy Birthday, Kate Wallis
Kate struggles with a family secret she’s been holding on to. Joy tries to convince Kate to go on ...
Episode 8: Proof
On the first day of school, everyone learns that the drama of the summer is anything but over and th...
Episode 9: A Secret of My Own
Kate's closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin's captivity are brought to...
Episode 10: Hostile Witness
Kate and Jeanette's worlds collide as the court date arrives, finally forcing the two young women to...
Season 2
Episode 1: Welcome to Chatham
In Summer 1999, small-town computer genius Megan resents the arrival of outgoing and mysterious fore...
Episode 2: Ride or Die
In Summer 1999, Isabella grows closer to Luke while struggling to connect with Megan. In Winter 1999...
Episode 3: Bloody Knuckles
In Summer 1999, Megan and Isabella bond during an overnight at the Chambers’ cabin. Luke tries to ...
Episode 4: Springing a Leak
In Summer 1999, Megan wants to be adventurous and makes fake IDs for the gang. In Winter 1999, a bur...
Episode 5: All I Want for Christmas
In Summer 1999, Isabella is rocked by a surprise visit from her past. In Winter 1999, Isabella’s c...
Episode 6: The Plunge
In summer 1999, sparks fly at Luke's birthday party. In winter 1999, relationships are tested as Meg...
Episode 7: It's the End of the World
In winter 1999, tensions are high on Y2K. At the New Year's Eve party, a not-so-secret conversation ...
Episode 8: Confess Your Sins
In summer 1999, new friendships are formed and secrets are kept as the crew approaches senior year a...
Episode 9: The Miseducation of Luke Chambers
Luke examines all his relationships and worries that the pressures of being a “Chambers man” hav...
Episode 10: Endgame
As timelines collide, friendships implode, new evidence emerges, and the shocking truth is revealed....