It's a new cast and mystery in the second season of the Cruel Summer TV show on Freeform. As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Cruel Summer is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Cruel Summer here. *Status Update Below.
A Freeform teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from...
A Freeform teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from...
- 12/9/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The first season of Cruel Summer was Freeform's highest-rated scripted series a couple of years ago. Rather than end the show, the cable channel changed it to an anthology series with a new cast and story. Will the show be a winner this time around? Will Cruel Summer be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines in the 1990s leading up to Y2K, the story twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between computer genius...
A teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines in the 1990s leading up to Y2K, the story twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between computer genius...
- 12/9/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Freeform has made other plans for next summer. The cable channel has cancelled the Cruel Summer anthology series, so viewers shouldn't bother looking for a third season.
A teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines in the 1990s leading up to Y2K, the story twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between computer genius Megan (Stanley), mysterious foreign exchange student Isabella (Underwood), and Luke (Gluck), Megan’s best friend. A popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to...
A teen thriller series, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines in the 1990s leading up to Y2K, the story twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between computer genius Megan (Stanley), mysterious foreign exchange student Isabella (Underwood), and Luke (Gluck), Megan’s best friend. A popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to...
- 12/9/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The end has come for Freeform series Cruel Summer and Good Trouble. The Disney-owned cable net has canceled Cruel Summer after two seasons and Good Trouble will end with the second half of its upcoming fifth season, Deadline has confirmed.
We hear Good Trouble will be given the opportunity to film some additional scenes for a supersized series finale episode to properly wrap up the series. Season 5B premieres on January 2.
The series were Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals following the November cancellation of animated comedy Praise Petey.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the final chapter of Cruel Summer followed the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twisted and turned as it tracked the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed,...
We hear Good Trouble will be given the opportunity to film some additional scenes for a supersized series finale episode to properly wrap up the series. Season 5B premieres on January 2.
The series were Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals following the November cancellation of animated comedy Praise Petey.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the final chapter of Cruel Summer followed the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twisted and turned as it tracked the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform will not be moving forward with new seasons of “Cruel Summer” and “Good Trouble,” Variety has confirmed.
An anthology series, Season 2 of of “Cruel Summer” followed the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. “Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward,” reads the official description.
After making waves with its explosive first season (which averaged multiplatform+35 viewership of 6.8 million viewers per episode) that quickly became the network’s most-watched series ever, Freeform followed up the performance with a fast Season 2 renewal in 2021 — a move Freeform president Tara Duncan called an “easy decision” at the time.
Variety previously reported on creator Bert V. Royal’s exit from “Cruel Summer...
An anthology series, Season 2 of of “Cruel Summer” followed the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. “Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward,” reads the official description.
After making waves with its explosive first season (which averaged multiplatform+35 viewership of 6.8 million viewers per episode) that quickly became the network’s most-watched series ever, Freeform followed up the performance with a fast Season 2 renewal in 2021 — a move Freeform president Tara Duncan called an “easy decision” at the time.
Variety previously reported on creator Bert V. Royal’s exit from “Cruel Summer...
- 12/8/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering The Grudge (2004) was Written and Narrated by Adam Walton, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
If there was one thing the early noughties had in an abundance, especially within the horror genre, it was remakes. We were graced with reboots, or re-imaginings, whatever you want to call them, of the likes of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, The Amityville Horror, House of Wax, Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake from 2007 and The Ring. However, despite the decent quality of those examples, well most of them, one thing that stands out in the film we’re focusing on today, The Grudge (watch it Here), is the fact that the original’s director, Takashi Shimizu, chose to also take on the remake. In 2002 the aforementioned The Ring,...
If there was one thing the early noughties had in an abundance, especially within the horror genre, it was remakes. We were graced with reboots, or re-imaginings, whatever you want to call them, of the likes of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, The Amityville Horror, House of Wax, Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake from 2007 and The Ring. However, despite the decent quality of those examples, well most of them, one thing that stands out in the film we’re focusing on today, The Grudge (watch it Here), is the fact that the original’s director, Takashi Shimizu, chose to also take on the remake. In 2002 the aforementioned The Ring,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Righteous Gemstones, Physical, Hijack and Cruel Summer!
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- 8/4/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Dave Nemetz, Nick Caruso, Keisha Hatchett and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Cruel Summer Season 3 is getting a lot of attention, and here we’ve gathered the latest information for you.
I am damn sure that all the viewers who have seen the previous two seasons of this twist-and-turn-filled anthology series must be quite excited to know more updates about the future of it which means the third season of the series.
Let us tell you that the first season of the series was released back in the year 2021. Cruel Summer became Freeform’s most watched and most loved series in network history, but the story had a fairly definitive ending, with only small threads left to tie into a second season.
And in spite of the fact the series returned with season 2 which was also quite popular among all the viewers.
And the Cruel Summer Season 2 of the series just finished premiering on 31st of July 2023 and just after its ending...
I am damn sure that all the viewers who have seen the previous two seasons of this twist-and-turn-filled anthology series must be quite excited to know more updates about the future of it which means the third season of the series.
Let us tell you that the first season of the series was released back in the year 2021. Cruel Summer became Freeform’s most watched and most loved series in network history, but the story had a fairly definitive ending, with only small threads left to tie into a second season.
And in spite of the fact the series returned with season 2 which was also quite popular among all the viewers.
And the Cruel Summer Season 2 of the series just finished premiering on 31st of July 2023 and just after its ending...
- 8/2/2023
- by Bhavi Parihar
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Sadie Stanley and Griffin Gluck in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 8 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
With just two episodes to go in Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two and, finally, with episode eight, we’re getting down to the business of discovering what went down during Luke’s last hours. Episode eight, “Confess your Sins,” takes place on:
August 1, 1999
January 1, 2000
August 1, 2000
Summer of 1999
After Megan (Sadie Stanley) tells Isabella (Lexi Underwood) about the kiss she and Luke shared (in episode seven), Megan thinks this could have never happened if it wasn’t for Isabella. Megan thanks her and calls Isabella the best friend she could ever have asked for.
Luke (Griffin Gluck) comes over and Megan wants some alone time with him, which seems to make Isabella sad. Debbie (KaDee Strickland) gives Isabella a pep talk about how she’s going to have fun when school starts.
Megan and Luke have a make-out session,...
With just two episodes to go in Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two and, finally, with episode eight, we’re getting down to the business of discovering what went down during Luke’s last hours. Episode eight, “Confess your Sins,” takes place on:
August 1, 1999
January 1, 2000
August 1, 2000
Summer of 1999
After Megan (Sadie Stanley) tells Isabella (Lexi Underwood) about the kiss she and Luke shared (in episode seven), Megan thinks this could have never happened if it wasn’t for Isabella. Megan thanks her and calls Isabella the best friend she could ever have asked for.
Luke (Griffin Gluck) comes over and Megan wants some alone time with him, which seems to make Isabella sad. Debbie (KaDee Strickland) gives Isabella a pep talk about how she’s going to have fun when school starts.
Megan and Luke have a make-out session,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Sadie Stanley and Lexi Underwood in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 6 (Freeform/Ricardo Hubbs)
Did season two episode six of Freeform’s Cruel Summer bring more answers or more questions? Given the previous five episodes, it’s unlikely we’ll get any real answers until the season finale. Episode six certainly didn’t do anything but muddy the water.
The key dates for “The Plunge” are:
July 30th, 1999
December 30th, 1999
December 30th, 2000
Summer of 1999
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) informs Megan (Sadie Stanley) that she broke up with Luke. She claims she couldn’t be with him anymore knowing that Megan likes him.
Megan plans a 17th birthday party at her house for Luke with the help of his brother, Brent (Braeden De La Garza). As she’s ordering him around, Brent urges her to relax. He leaves with the parting words, “Just trust me, this party is going to be something Luke will never forget.
Did season two episode six of Freeform’s Cruel Summer bring more answers or more questions? Given the previous five episodes, it’s unlikely we’ll get any real answers until the season finale. Episode six certainly didn’t do anything but muddy the water.
The key dates for “The Plunge” are:
July 30th, 1999
December 30th, 1999
December 30th, 2000
Summer of 1999
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) informs Megan (Sadie Stanley) that she broke up with Luke. She claims she couldn’t be with him anymore knowing that Megan likes him.
Megan plans a 17th birthday party at her house for Luke with the help of his brother, Brent (Braeden De La Garza). As she’s ordering him around, Brent urges her to relax. He leaves with the parting words, “Just trust me, this party is going to be something Luke will never forget.
- 7/4/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Lexi Underwood and Olly Sholotan in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 5 (Freeform/Ricardo Hubbs)
So, we’ve made it halfway through Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two with episode five which takes place on July 25th, 1999, December 25th, 1999, and July 25th, 2000.
Summer of 1999
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) writes to her mysterious best friend Lisa about how she’s getting along in Washington. She ends her note which reveals she’s going to a Christmas in July thing by saying, “You’d make fun of it with me if you were here. I wish you were.”
Isabella fishes for information on Megan and Jeff, wondering if they’re a couple. Megan (Sadie Stanley) has fun with him but doesn’t really see much there. Isabella informs her that Luke doesn’t like seeing Megan and Jeff together. Isabella asks if Megan and Luke have feelings for each other, and Megan insists that no,...
So, we’ve made it halfway through Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two with episode five which takes place on July 25th, 1999, December 25th, 1999, and July 25th, 2000.
Summer of 1999
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) writes to her mysterious best friend Lisa about how she’s getting along in Washington. She ends her note which reveals she’s going to a Christmas in July thing by saying, “You’d make fun of it with me if you were here. I wish you were.”
Isabella fishes for information on Megan and Jeff, wondering if they’re a couple. Megan (Sadie Stanley) has fun with him but doesn’t really see much there. Isabella informs her that Luke doesn’t like seeing Megan and Jeff together. Isabella asks if Megan and Luke have feelings for each other, and Megan insists that no,...
- 6/27/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 4 (Freeform/Ricardo Hubbs)
Viewers know the drill; every episode of Freeform’s Cruel Summer starts off the same way. The dates of season two episode four are:
July 23, 1999
December 23, 1999
July 23, 2000
Summer of 1999
Megan (Sadie Stanley) tells Isabella (Lexi Underwood) she’s tired of the same boring Megan Landry. She wants to do something fun. Nothing too bad, but more along the lines of taking risks and going on adventures. She wants to be unpredictable.
Megan informs Luke (Griffin Gluck) and Jeff that she wants to go out and do something fun. They settle on a bar, and she and Jeff (Nile Bullock) volunteer to make fake IDs. Luke seems shocked that Megan’s up for this.
Megan and Jeff bond over making fake IDs and grow closer. He’s impressed with her hacking skills. Megan receives an Instant Message from...
Viewers know the drill; every episode of Freeform’s Cruel Summer starts off the same way. The dates of season two episode four are:
July 23, 1999
December 23, 1999
July 23, 2000
Summer of 1999
Megan (Sadie Stanley) tells Isabella (Lexi Underwood) she’s tired of the same boring Megan Landry. She wants to do something fun. Nothing too bad, but more along the lines of taking risks and going on adventures. She wants to be unpredictable.
Megan informs Luke (Griffin Gluck) and Jeff that she wants to go out and do something fun. They settle on a bar, and she and Jeff (Nile Bullock) volunteer to make fake IDs. Luke seems shocked that Megan’s up for this.
Megan and Jeff bond over making fake IDs and grow closer. He’s impressed with her hacking skills. Megan receives an Instant Message from...
- 6/20/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Cruel Summer has made a splashy return to Freeform, with the Season 2 premiere marking the network’s top telecast in two years — since the Season 1 finale of the hit series in June 2021.
After seven days of delayed viewing, the Season 2 premiere drummed up 2.6M viewers across linear and digital platforms, according to Freeform. That’s up more than 1,000% from the live+same-day audience of 223,000.
Through two episodes, Cruel Summer is averaging 2.3M total viewers, marking Freeform’s most-watched season two series of all-time and Freeform’s No. 1 current series.
The series is finding continued success due to its next-day availability on Hulu, which is opening it up to a wider audience. In its debut week, the first two episodes of Cruel Summer Season 2 were the most-watched scripted TV episodes on Hulu via SVOD on-demand.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel...
After seven days of delayed viewing, the Season 2 premiere drummed up 2.6M viewers across linear and digital platforms, according to Freeform. That’s up more than 1,000% from the live+same-day audience of 223,000.
Through two episodes, Cruel Summer is averaging 2.3M total viewers, marking Freeform’s most-watched season two series of all-time and Freeform’s No. 1 current series.
The series is finding continued success due to its next-day availability on Hulu, which is opening it up to a wider audience. In its debut week, the first two episodes of Cruel Summer Season 2 were the most-watched scripted TV episodes on Hulu via SVOD on-demand.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel...
- 6/16/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Cruel Summer’s unexpected Private Practice family reunion was “a very lucky accident,” according to new showrunner Elle Triedman.
The Freeform drama’s Season 2 premiere on Monday introduced viewers to a complicated teenage love triangle between Megan (played by Sadie Stanley), Isabella (Lexi Underwood) and Luke (Griffin Gluck). But it’s Luke’s relationship with two other costars that is full of history: Gluck’s Cruel Summer dad is portrayed by Paul Adelstein, who also played his character Mason’s father, Cooper Freedman, on ABC’s Private Practice. And Megan’s mom is none other than Private Practice vet KaDee Strickland,...
The Freeform drama’s Season 2 premiere on Monday introduced viewers to a complicated teenage love triangle between Megan (played by Sadie Stanley), Isabella (Lexi Underwood) and Luke (Griffin Gluck). But it’s Luke’s relationship with two other costars that is full of history: Gluck’s Cruel Summer dad is portrayed by Paul Adelstein, who also played his character Mason’s father, Cooper Freedman, on ABC’s Private Practice. And Megan’s mom is none other than Private Practice vet KaDee Strickland,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Vulture Watch
It's a new cast and story. Will the ratings be as good? Has the Cruel Summer TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Freeform? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Cruel Summer, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A teen thriller series airing on the Freeform television network, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story...
It's a new cast and story. Will the ratings be as good? Has the Cruel Summer TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Freeform? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Cruel Summer, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A teen thriller series airing on the Freeform television network, the Cruel Summer TV show stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring. Season two is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest and follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story...
- 6/7/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Lexi Underwood in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo Courtesy of Freeform)
Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two episode two begins the same way as episode one did, but this time the dates are July 18th, 1999, December 18th, 1999, and July 18th, 2000. Episode one took place on July 16th, December 15th, and July 16th.
Just to make it easier to follow the story, this recap’s going to split the action into three separate time periods instead of following the events in the order they aired. Jumping around in time periods is fine for the show but not super helpful when you’re reading a recap and trying to figure out who did what to whom and when.
The Summer of 1999:
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) writes a letter to Lisa, her best friend back home, about how messing with the people in this new town is going to be fun, but there is just one obstacle.
Freeform’s Cruel Summer season two episode two begins the same way as episode one did, but this time the dates are July 18th, 1999, December 18th, 1999, and July 18th, 2000. Episode one took place on July 16th, December 15th, and July 16th.
Just to make it easier to follow the story, this recap’s going to split the action into three separate time periods instead of following the events in the order they aired. Jumping around in time periods is fine for the show but not super helpful when you’re reading a recap and trying to figure out who did what to whom and when.
The Summer of 1999:
Isabella (Lexi Underwood) writes a letter to Lisa, her best friend back home, about how messing with the people in this new town is going to be fun, but there is just one obstacle.
- 6/7/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Sadie Stanley and Griffin Gluck in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Although season one of Freeform’s Cruel Summer ended with a cliffhanger, season two focuses on new characters and a brand-new storyline. Season two episode one starts off much like the first season’s opening, with typing appearing on an older computer screen that reads, “The events that are about to unfold take place on or around July 16th, 1999, December 15th, 1999, and July 16th, 2000.”
The action begins in the summer of 1999 with Megan (Sadie Stanley) and her mom, Debbie Landry (KaDee Strickland), talking about someone named Isabella coming to stay with them. Megan doesn’t seem pleased, but her mom thinks it would be good for her to have a female friendship.
Fast forward to the winter of 1999 – and just 15 days until Y2K – and Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood) returns home to give Megan good news. Megan...
Although season one of Freeform’s Cruel Summer ended with a cliffhanger, season two focuses on new characters and a brand-new storyline. Season two episode one starts off much like the first season’s opening, with typing appearing on an older computer screen that reads, “The events that are about to unfold take place on or around July 16th, 1999, December 15th, 1999, and July 16th, 2000.”
The action begins in the summer of 1999 with Megan (Sadie Stanley) and her mom, Debbie Landry (KaDee Strickland), talking about someone named Isabella coming to stay with them. Megan doesn’t seem pleased, but her mom thinks it would be good for her to have a female friendship.
Fast forward to the winter of 1999 – and just 15 days until Y2K – and Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood) returns home to give Megan good news. Megan...
- 6/6/2023
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Griffin Gluck Shared an Apartment With His "Cruel Summer" Costars During Filming: It Was Like "Camp"
Image Source: Freeform
In our Q&a series Popsugar Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their first celebrity crush to their best love advice. This month, we're crushing on "Cruel Summer" actor Griffin Gluck.
For six months in 2022, Sadie Stanley, Lisa Yamada, and Griffin Gluck were roommates. The trio were filming the second season of Freeform's hit mystery drama "Cruel Summer" in Vancouver, Canada, an experience Gluck now likens to "summer camp." "Those people become like the closest thing you have to a family," he tells Popsugar ahead of "Cruel Summer" season two's June 5 debut.
"With a lot of the cast, we bonded really quickly, and Sadie, who plays Megan, and Lisa, who plays Parker, we actually moved in together," the 22-year-old shares. "Rent in Vancouver was really expensive. And somehow it was cheaper for all of us to get a nice...
In our Q&a series Popsugar Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their first celebrity crush to their best love advice. This month, we're crushing on "Cruel Summer" actor Griffin Gluck.
For six months in 2022, Sadie Stanley, Lisa Yamada, and Griffin Gluck were roommates. The trio were filming the second season of Freeform's hit mystery drama "Cruel Summer" in Vancouver, Canada, an experience Gluck now likens to "summer camp." "Those people become like the closest thing you have to a family," he tells Popsugar ahead of "Cruel Summer" season two's June 5 debut.
"With a lot of the cast, we bonded really quickly, and Sadie, who plays Megan, and Lisa, who plays Parker, we actually moved in together," the 22-year-old shares. "Rent in Vancouver was really expensive. And somehow it was cheaper for all of us to get a nice...
- 6/6/2023
- by Lindsay Kimble
- Popsugar.com
Limited series have become the equivalent of trial marriages for cable networks and streamers. When they don’t catch fire — or run hot initially only to smolder by season’s end – they complete their self-contained stories and disappear into the void. (It’s technically not a cancellation!) But when the audience falls in love with a limited series, networks are more than happy to extend the runway, even when doing so is narratively prohibitive.
Such is the case with Freeform’s “Cruel Summer,” the intelligent, twisty teen mystery that debuted in 2021 and became the most-watched series since the network’s 2016 rebrand. Technically, “Cruel Summer” wasn’t announced as a limited series, but it came to such a comprehensive conclusion that extending it after its wrapped up state would have reeked of desperation. After considering multiple options, including having the same ensemble return as new characters, the producers opted to anthologize the show,...
Such is the case with Freeform’s “Cruel Summer,” the intelligent, twisty teen mystery that debuted in 2021 and became the most-watched series since the network’s 2016 rebrand. Technically, “Cruel Summer” wasn’t announced as a limited series, but it came to such a comprehensive conclusion that extending it after its wrapped up state would have reeked of desperation. After considering multiple options, including having the same ensemble return as new characters, the producers opted to anthologize the show,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Joshua Alston
- Variety Film + TV
The first season of Cruel Summer was an unexpected hit for Freeform back in 2021 when it became the No. 1 new cable drama among women. The series had a great hook: the story was divided across three years, each visually distinct, following the same characters as their circumstances changed in relation to a central mystery.
In season one, that was the kidnapping of a popular girl. In season two of showrunner Elle Triedman‘s anthology series, the stakes have escalated to murder.
Just like before, the action involves two high school girls: risk-averse, straight A student Megan Landry (Sadie Stanley) and Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood), the wealthy daughter of diplomats. The latter girl is essentially an exchange student who comes to stay with Megan and her family – mom Debbie (KaDee Strickland) and younger sister Lily (Jenna Lamb) – for a year in the small Pacific North West tourist town of Chatam.
The...
In season one, that was the kidnapping of a popular girl. In season two of showrunner Elle Triedman‘s anthology series, the stakes have escalated to murder.
Just like before, the action involves two high school girls: risk-averse, straight A student Megan Landry (Sadie Stanley) and Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood), the wealthy daughter of diplomats. The latter girl is essentially an exchange student who comes to stay with Megan and her family – mom Debbie (KaDee Strickland) and younger sister Lily (Jenna Lamb) – for a year in the small Pacific North West tourist town of Chatam.
The...
- 6/5/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Crowded Room, Atx TV Festival and Never Have I Ever.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiere
Returning stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez joined newcomers Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman at the Los Angeles premiere of the Spider-Verse sequel on Tuesday night, alongside writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Shea Whigham, Danielle Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Daniel Pemberton, Rachel Dratch and Christina Steinberg Chris Miller, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Phil Lord Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Rothman
Cruel Summer premiere
Executive producer Jessica Biel debuted season two of her Freeform series alongside new cast members Sadie Stanley,...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiere
Returning stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez joined newcomers Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman at the Los Angeles premiere of the Spider-Verse sequel on Tuesday night, alongside writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Shea Whigham, Danielle Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Daniel Pemberton, Rachel Dratch and Christina Steinberg Chris Miller, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Phil Lord Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Rothman
Cruel Summer premiere
Executive producer Jessica Biel debuted season two of her Freeform series alongside new cast members Sadie Stanley,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Unlike so many other ill-fated stabs at the anthology format, the second season of Cruel Summer counts on some rather distinct storytelling techniques, including frequent jumps between three different timelines. Each period is separated by mere months yet signifies a huge shift in the lives of its protagonists—often with the help of unmistakable fashion makeovers and ostentatious color filters. The result is another kitschy season of the Bert V. Royal series that’s nevertheless rewarding for its ambitious, unpredictable thrills.
The show’s first timeline is set in the summer of 1999, with studious 17-year-old Megan Landry (Sadie Stanley) dismayed at her mother Debbie’s (KaDee Strickland) decision to host exchange student Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood), who was born in the United States but spent most of her life abroad. The new girl’s mysterious, globe-trotting history couldn’t be further removed from that of Megan, who’s from a...
The show’s first timeline is set in the summer of 1999, with studious 17-year-old Megan Landry (Sadie Stanley) dismayed at her mother Debbie’s (KaDee Strickland) decision to host exchange student Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood), who was born in the United States but spent most of her life abroad. The new girl’s mysterious, globe-trotting history couldn’t be further removed from that of Megan, who’s from a...
- 6/2/2023
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
Jessica Biel rose to stardom in the early 2000s-era of movies, starring in films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Stealth, Blade: Trinity, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, not to mention her time on hit series 7th Heaven. Now, the actress returns to that Y2K nostalgia as an executive producer of Freeform’s Cruel Summer, now in its second season.
“It just brought me back to my youth,” Biel told The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s season two Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday night. “It brought me back to being a young woman in Hollywood and a young woman trying to work through this business and the world at this time when technology was changing so much — fashion and music and everything. I think at the time, we didn’t realize how cool it was. But looking back now, I miss it so much.”
Cruel Summer’s second season,...
“It just brought me back to my youth,” Biel told The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s season two Los Angeles premiere on Wednesday night. “It brought me back to being a young woman in Hollywood and a young woman trying to work through this business and the world at this time when technology was changing so much — fashion and music and everything. I think at the time, we didn’t realize how cool it was. But looking back now, I miss it so much.”
Cruel Summer’s second season,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cruel Summer returns as an anthology with a fresh mystery and cast when its highly anticipated second season premieres Monday, June 5th. Executive produced by Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple, the first season of Cruel Summer was a critical and ratings smash, making it Freeform’s most-watched series in network history.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan (Sadie Stanley), Isabella (Eloise Payet) and Megan’s best friend Luke (Griffin Gluck), the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Other cast members include KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore and Paul Adelstein.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan (Sadie Stanley), Isabella (Eloise Payet) and Megan’s best friend Luke (Griffin Gluck), the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Other cast members include KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore and Paul Adelstein.
- 6/1/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
It's been 10 years since "Private Practice" came to an end, but we have some good news for fans of the Oceanside Wellness crew: there's a mini reunion, of sorts, headed to Freeform. "Cruel Summer" is officially returning for season two on June 5, featuring a brand new storyline and fresh cast that will reunite KaDee Strickland ("Private Practice"'s Charlotte King), Paul Adelstein (Cooper Freedman), and Griffin Gluck (Mason Warner). As a refresher, Gluck played Adelstein's son on the show, and Strickland was Adelstein's wife and Gluck's stepmom. In "Cruel Summer," however, Strickland portrays Sadie Stanley's mom, Debbie Landry, while Gluck once again plays Adelstein's son, Luke Chambers.
Of reuniting with Adelstein and Gluck, Strickland tells Popsugar, "The three of us were so obnoxious in the beginning because we were reliving everything around everyone." Strickland reveals the crew put up a "really sweet image" of Adelstein and Gluck from their...
Of reuniting with Adelstein and Gluck, Strickland tells Popsugar, "The three of us were so obnoxious in the beginning because we were reliving everything around everyone." Strickland reveals the crew put up a "really sweet image" of Adelstein and Gluck from their...
- 5/30/2023
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
"Cruel Summer" Season 2 Is Full of Twists and Turns: "[Fans Will] Be Really Surprised by the Ending"
Nothing is quite as it seems in season two of "Cruel Summer." Freeform's breakout anthology series officially returns this summer with a new mystery and a fresh cast led by "Little Fires Everywhere" star Lexi Underwood, Disney's Sadie Stanley, and "Locke & Key"'s Griffin Gluck. Set in a small Pacific Northwest town, the second installment centers on a complicated love triangle between friends Megan Landry (Stanley), Isabella Larue (Underwood), and Luke Chambers (Gluck) and a mysterious incident that changes their lives forever.
"I don't want to spoil anything, but the mystery is going to be very hard to move on from," Stanley tells Popsugar. "The events that happen are life-changing. The stakes are really high this season." Though it follows a completely new storyline, similar to the first season, the second chapter is told through three different timelines surrounding Y2K, which is part of what drew Stanley...
"I don't want to spoil anything, but the mystery is going to be very hard to move on from," Stanley tells Popsugar. "The events that happen are life-changing. The stakes are really high this season." Though it follows a completely new storyline, similar to the first season, the second chapter is told through three different timelines surrounding Y2K, which is part of what drew Stanley...
- 5/29/2023
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Freeform’s coming-of-age drama Cruel Summer will finally return for season two on June 5, 2023 with episode one, “Welcome to Chatham.” New season two episodes will air on Mondays at 9pm Et/Pt.
Season two of the anthology series created by Bert V. Royal stars Sadie Stanley as Megan Landry, Lexi Underwood as Isabella Larue, Griffin Gluck as Luke Chambers, KaDee Strickland as Debbie, Lisa Yamada as Parker, and Sean Blakemore as Sheriff Myer. Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appear in recurring roles.
“Welcome to Chatham” Plot: In Summer 1999, small-town computer genius Megan resents the arrival of outgoing and mysterious foreign exchange student Isabella. Little does she know how her life will change by Summer 2000.
Griffin Gluck, Sadie Stanley, and Lexi Underwood in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
The Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of Freeform:
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter...
Season two of the anthology series created by Bert V. Royal stars Sadie Stanley as Megan Landry, Lexi Underwood as Isabella Larue, Griffin Gluck as Luke Chambers, KaDee Strickland as Debbie, Lisa Yamada as Parker, and Sean Blakemore as Sheriff Myer. Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appear in recurring roles.
“Welcome to Chatham” Plot: In Summer 1999, small-town computer genius Megan resents the arrival of outgoing and mysterious foreign exchange student Isabella. Little does she know how her life will change by Summer 2000.
Griffin Gluck, Sadie Stanley, and Lexi Underwood in ‘Cruel Summer’ season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
The Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of Freeform:
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter...
- 5/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 Trailer Earns Record-Breaking Viewership For Freeform Ahead Of June Premiere
Exclusive: Audiences appear to be eagerly awaiting Season 2 of Freeform’s Cruel Summer.
In the 10 days since the trailer dropped on Freeform’s social media, it has amassed more than 24M views across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
It’s on track to become the network’s most-watched trailer ever, surpassing the total views over the same time period for Cruel Summer Season 1 as well as Freeform’s other thriller series, The Watchful Eye.
Watch the Cruel Summer Season 2 trailer above.
Related: We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023
“Fans have been eagerly awaiting season two of Cruel Summer and we are so happy to see them engaging with the new trailer,” said Simran Sethi, EVP, Programming and Content Strategy, ABC Entertainment and Freeform. “The imaginative creative team has outdone themselves with the new and intriguing mystery at the center of this next chapter.
In the 10 days since the trailer dropped on Freeform’s social media, it has amassed more than 24M views across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
It’s on track to become the network’s most-watched trailer ever, surpassing the total views over the same time period for Cruel Summer Season 1 as well as Freeform’s other thriller series, The Watchful Eye.
Watch the Cruel Summer Season 2 trailer above.
Related: We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023
“Fans have been eagerly awaiting season two of Cruel Summer and we are so happy to see them engaging with the new trailer,” said Simran Sethi, EVP, Programming and Content Strategy, ABC Entertainment and Freeform. “The imaginative creative team has outdone themselves with the new and intriguing mystery at the center of this next chapter.
- 5/19/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Cruel Summer is brewing another mystery, and this one promises to be a cut above the original.
Freeform unveiled the official trailer for Cruel Summer Season 2 on Monday afternoon, and we have many questions.
While Freeform dished plenty of details about the second season earlier this year, there have been questions about where the story will go.
For starters, we have a love triangle between Meghan Landry (Sadie Stanley), Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood) and Meghan's best friend Luke Chambers (Griffin Gluck).
Freeform says the focal characters will be a part of three timelines as they navigate a "mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward."
Meghan and Isabella find themselves getting questioned by the sheriff at the beginning of the trailer.
"When did you first learn your friend was missing?" he asks Meghan.
"I've already told you like 10 times," she fires back.
As for Isabella, the sheriff seemingly...
Freeform unveiled the official trailer for Cruel Summer Season 2 on Monday afternoon, and we have many questions.
While Freeform dished plenty of details about the second season earlier this year, there have been questions about where the story will go.
For starters, we have a love triangle between Meghan Landry (Sadie Stanley), Isabella Larue (Lexi Underwood) and Meghan's best friend Luke Chambers (Griffin Gluck).
Freeform says the focal characters will be a part of three timelines as they navigate a "mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward."
Meghan and Isabella find themselves getting questioned by the sheriff at the beginning of the trailer.
"When did you first learn your friend was missing?" he asks Meghan.
"I've already told you like 10 times," she fires back.
As for Isabella, the sheriff seemingly...
- 5/8/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Summer is all about getting one’s cover story straight in a newly released trailer for Season 2 of the Freeform anthology series Cruel Summer, premiering Monday, June 5 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes, before moving to its regular 10 pm timeslot the following week.
The upcoming installment of the psychological drama features a fresh mystery and an all-new cast, led by Sadie Stanley (The Goldbergs), Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere) and Griffin Gluck (Locke & Key, Private Practice).
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The upcoming installment of the psychological drama features a fresh mystery and an all-new cast, led by Sadie Stanley (The Goldbergs), Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere) and Griffin Gluck (Locke & Key, Private Practice).
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- 5/8/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The trailer for Freeform’s Cruel Summer teases the new murder at the heart of season two. It also introduces the teenagers who pledge to be ride-or-die friends…even when the “die” portion of the equation might actually turn out to be taken literally.
Season one starred Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano. Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore star in season two, with Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appearing in recurring roles.
The anthology series was created by Bert V. Royal, and Elle Triedman serves as showrunner. Triedman, Bill Purple, Tia Napolitano, and Iron Ocean Productions’ Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple serve as executive producers.
The first season debuted in April 2021 and wrapped up in June 2021. Season two will premiere on June 5, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt with the...
Season one starred Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano. Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore star in season two, with Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appearing in recurring roles.
The anthology series was created by Bert V. Royal, and Elle Triedman serves as showrunner. Triedman, Bill Purple, Tia Napolitano, and Iron Ocean Productions’ Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple serve as executive producers.
The first season debuted in April 2021 and wrapped up in June 2021. Season two will premiere on June 5, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt with the...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The ’90s set thriller series “Cruel Summer” is returning for a second season on Freeform, and we’ve learned today that “Cruel Summer” Season 2 will premiere on June 5, 2023.
You’ll be able to stream Season 2 on Hulu beginning June 6.
Watch the “Cruel Summer” Season 2 trailer below.
“Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of “Cruel Summer” follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.”
The new cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore, and Paul Adelstein.
Elle Triedman is the new showrunner for the second season.
Season One...
You’ll be able to stream Season 2 on Hulu beginning June 6.
Watch the “Cruel Summer” Season 2 trailer below.
“Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of “Cruel Summer” follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.”
The new cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore, and Paul Adelstein.
Elle Triedman is the new showrunner for the second season.
Season One...
- 5/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Freeform has announced its summer lineup with the returns of Grown-ish and Cruel Summer set for June and the arrival of the new animated series Praise Petey in July.
Starring Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, and Daniella Perkins, Grown-ish is returning for its sixth and final season. The series will end the universe that began with ABC's Black-ish family comedy series.
As for Cruel Summer, the series stars Sadie Stanley, Eloise Payet, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, and it's returning for its second season after a long wait. Introduced as a limited series, the thriller drama is now an anthology, and season two will revolve around a new mystery and new characters.
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Starring Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, and Daniella Perkins, Grown-ish is returning for its sixth and final season. The series will end the universe that began with ABC's Black-ish family comedy series.
As for Cruel Summer, the series stars Sadie Stanley, Eloise Payet, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, and it's returning for its second season after a long wait. Introduced as a limited series, the thriller drama is now an anthology, and season two will revolve around a new mystery and new characters.
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- 4/18/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Lexi Underwood, Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck, Lisa Yamada, KaDee Strickland, and Sean Blakemore in ‘Cruel Summer’ (Freeform/Frank Ockenfels)
It’s taken two years, but Freeform’s finally set a premiere date for the second season of Cruel Summer. Season one of the coming-of-age anthology series debuted in April 2021 and wrapped up in June 2021. Season two will launch on June 5, 2023.
The second season will kick off with the release of the first two episodes at 9pm Et/Pt. Additional new season two episodes will air on Mondays at 10pm Et/Pt.
The first season starred Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano. Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore star in season two, with Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appearing in recurring roles.
Bert V. Royal created the series, and Elle Triedman...
It’s taken two years, but Freeform’s finally set a premiere date for the second season of Cruel Summer. Season one of the coming-of-age anthology series debuted in April 2021 and wrapped up in June 2021. Season two will launch on June 5, 2023.
The second season will kick off with the release of the first two episodes at 9pm Et/Pt. Additional new season two episodes will air on Mondays at 10pm Et/Pt.
The first season starred Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano. Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore star in season two, with Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza appearing in recurring roles.
Bert V. Royal created the series, and Elle Triedman...
- 4/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Are you ready for a new mystery, Cruel Summer fans?
Freeform finally announced a premiere date for the highly-anticipated second season on Monday.
Cruel Summer Season 2 will get underway Monday, June 5 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes.
The series will then move to its regular 10 pm timeslot for the remainder of the season.
The decision to keep the show at 10 pm is surprising because Cruel Summer Season 1 was one of the buzziest shows of 2021.
Granted, the show dominated when delayed viewing was factored in, so perhaps the cabler is expecting more of the same this season.
"Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship," the logline teases.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan's best friend Luke,...
Freeform finally announced a premiere date for the highly-anticipated second season on Monday.
Cruel Summer Season 2 will get underway Monday, June 5 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes.
The series will then move to its regular 10 pm timeslot for the remainder of the season.
The decision to keep the show at 10 pm is surprising because Cruel Summer Season 1 was one of the buzziest shows of 2021.
Granted, the show dominated when delayed viewing was factored in, so perhaps the cabler is expecting more of the same this season.
"Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship," the logline teases.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan's best friend Luke,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It will once again feel like a Cruel Summer on Freeform this, well, summer.
Season 2 of the anthology series will premiere Monday, June 5 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes, before moving to its regular 10 pm timeslot the following week, Freeform announced on Monday.
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The upcoming installment of the psychological...
Season 2 of the anthology series will premiere Monday, June 5 at 9/8c with two back-to-back episodes, before moving to its regular 10 pm timeslot the following week, Freeform announced on Monday.
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The upcoming installment of the psychological...
- 4/17/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Freeform has set its summer slate premiere dates, with the sophomore installment of the anthology series “Cruel Summer” and the sixth and final season of “Grown-ish” eyeing June debuts.
“Cruel Summer” Season 2, which stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck, will launch Monday, June 5 at 9 p.m. Et with a special two-episode premiere and subsequent episodes premiering during at 10 p.m.
The final chapter of “Grown-ish,” which follows Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner) as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) overshadowing presence, premieres the first half of the season on Wednesday, June 28, at 10 p.m. Et. The second half of the season is set to air in 2024.
The network also makes its animated debut with “Praise Petey,” an adult animated comedy centering on New York City “it” girl Petey, will launch Friday, July 21, at 10 p.m. Et. After Petey’s life crashes down around her,...
“Cruel Summer” Season 2, which stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck, will launch Monday, June 5 at 9 p.m. Et with a special two-episode premiere and subsequent episodes premiering during at 10 p.m.
The final chapter of “Grown-ish,” which follows Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner) as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) overshadowing presence, premieres the first half of the season on Wednesday, June 28, at 10 p.m. Et. The second half of the season is set to air in 2024.
The network also makes its animated debut with “Praise Petey,” an adult animated comedy centering on New York City “it” girl Petey, will launch Friday, July 21, at 10 p.m. Et. After Petey’s life crashes down around her,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Freeform is kicking off its summer slate with the return of its hit series Cruel Summer and the final season of grown-ish.
The second season of Cruel Summer will debut on June 5 with a special two-episode premiere, the network announced Monday. The premiere episodes will air at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, before the show transitions to its normal timeslot at 10 p.m.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
The series stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
The second season of Cruel Summer will debut on June 5 with a special two-episode premiere, the network announced Monday. The premiere episodes will air at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, before the show transitions to its normal timeslot at 10 p.m.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
The series stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
- 4/17/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Season Two of the anthology TV series "Cruel Summer', will star Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, Sean Blakemore and Paul Adelstein, airing Summer 2023 on Freeform:
"... set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of 'Cruel Summer' follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding 'Y2K', the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between 'Megan', 'Isabella' and Megan’s best friend 'Luke', the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward..."
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"... set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of 'Cruel Summer' follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding 'Y2K', the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between 'Megan', 'Isabella' and Megan’s best friend 'Luke', the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward..."
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- 1/12/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
ABC has picked “Jeopardy! Masters,” a new primetime version of the game show that will pit six of its top-ranked, current champions in a Champions League style event. The goal: To crown the a new “Jeopardy! Masters” champion. Ken Jennings will host the series, from Sony Pictures TV.
The following contestants will be the first-ever “Jeopardy! Masters”: Matt Amodio, whose 38-game winning streak spanned seasons 37 and 38, holds the No. 3 spots for both all-time consecutive games won and highest winnings in regular season play; Sam Buttrey, who became the 2021 Professors Tournament champion; Andrew He, a season 38 five-day champion; James Holzhauer, who held a 32-game streak in season 35 and is No. 4 on the all-time consecutive wins list, setting the single-game winnings record with a 131,127 score; Mattea Roach, the youngest contestant currently ranked in the Top 5 for all-time consecutive games won; and Amy Schneider, whose 40-game streak in season 38 landed her at No.
The following contestants will be the first-ever “Jeopardy! Masters”: Matt Amodio, whose 38-game winning streak spanned seasons 37 and 38, holds the No. 3 spots for both all-time consecutive games won and highest winnings in regular season play; Sam Buttrey, who became the 2021 Professors Tournament champion; Andrew He, a season 38 five-day champion; James Holzhauer, who held a 32-game streak in season 35 and is No. 4 on the all-time consecutive wins list, setting the single-game winnings record with a 131,127 score; Mattea Roach, the youngest contestant currently ranked in the Top 5 for all-time consecutive games won; and Amy Schneider, whose 40-game streak in season 38 landed her at No.
- 1/12/2023
- by Julia MacCary, Katie Reul and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Freeform took to the Television Critics Association Winter press tour armed with some exciting announcements.
Cruel Summer, which will transition to an anthology series with its second season, is set to return in the summer.
The series was a breakout success with its initial season, but the story and cast will be overhauled in the new season.
"Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship," according to the logline.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan's best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward."
The cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore. Paul Adelstein will recur.
Cruel Summer, which will transition to an anthology series with its second season, is set to return in the summer.
The series was a breakout success with its initial season, but the story and cast will be overhauled in the new season.
"Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship," according to the logline.
"Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan's best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward."
The cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore. Paul Adelstein will recur.
- 1/11/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Freeform‘s hit anthology series Cruel Summer will return for its second season in the Summer of 2023 and will feature a new cast of characters and a mystery to unravel. The Season 2 synopsis, which is set in “an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest,” according to the network, “follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella, and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.” The series stars Sadie Stanley, Little Fires Everywhere star Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore. Originally, newcomer Eloise Payet was set to lead in the show before Underwood was confirmed as her replacement. Additionally, Paul Adelstein will recur, reuniting him with Strickland and Gluck,...
- 1/11/2023
- TV Insider
Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” has unveiled the first look at its new cast for Season 2, which will tackle the twists and turns of an intense friendship set in the early 2000s.
The second installment of the anthology series — which is the highest rated show in the network’s history — will premiere Summer 2023.
In a new mystery, “Cruel Summer” Season 2 is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, tracing the rise and fall of a trio of friends. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season tracks the relationships among Megan (“The Goldbergs” actress Sadie Stanley), Isabella (“Little Fires Everywhere” star Lexi Underwood) and Megan’s best friend Luke (Griffin Gluck of “American Vandal”), the love triangle that blossomed and the unknown factors that impact all of their lives.
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The second installment of the anthology series — which is the highest rated show in the network’s history — will premiere Summer 2023.
In a new mystery, “Cruel Summer” Season 2 is set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, tracing the rise and fall of a trio of friends. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season tracks the relationships among Megan (“The Goldbergs” actress Sadie Stanley), Isabella (“Little Fires Everywhere” star Lexi Underwood) and Megan’s best friend Luke (Griffin Gluck of “American Vandal”), the love triangle that blossomed and the unknown factors that impact all of their lives.
Also Read:
‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 Adds Lexi Underwood in Recasting
As previously shared by Freeform,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Freeform‘s breakout anthology series Cruel Summer is set to return for a second season this summer, featuring a new cast and a new mystery. On Wednesday, the network released a first look at the new ensemble.
The cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore. Paul Adelstein will recur. Freeform hasn’t given a specific release date for the season yet.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
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The cast includes Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore. Paul Adelstein will recur. Freeform hasn’t given a specific release date for the season yet.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
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- 1/11/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Shonda Rhimes, head boss and creative for a litany of Shondaland intellectual properties, revealed on Good Morning America that out of all the IPs currently off the air, she would like to revive ABC‘s Private Practice the most. The Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, which originally aired for 6 seasons from 2007 to 2013 on ABC, saw Kate Walsh’s Addison transfer from Seattle to L.A. The series also featured actors Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Chris Lowell, Taye Diggs, and Amy Brenneman. “I actually feel like we didn’t finish telling our stories on Private Practice,” Rhimes told GMA while promoting her new Bridgerton book. “We had so many more stories we could tell. I just felt like we had so much more to say with those characters and so much further to go, and that also felt like a show that had endless possibility.” Walsh’s popularity with...
- 10/27/2022
- TV Insider
Private Practice fans were shocked by the abrupt conclusion of the Grey's Anatomy spinoff in 2013.
Series creator Shonda Rhimes revealed on Good Morning America that she would be interested in returning the show to the air.
In a word? Whoa.
The series hit the air in 2007, with Kate Walsh's Addison Montgomery moving to a new location, complete with a wealth of new cast members.
The original cast included Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Chris Lowell, Taye Diggs, and Amy Brenneman.
The show had strong ratings throughout its earlier seasons, but the numbers fell slightly at the end.
Taking a decade off has worked wonders for some shows, and given that Walsh currently appears in Grey's Anatomy in the role again, maybe ABC is preparing some sort of reboot.
“I actually feel like we didn’t finish telling our stories on Private Practice,” Rhimes told GMA this week,...
Series creator Shonda Rhimes revealed on Good Morning America that she would be interested in returning the show to the air.
In a word? Whoa.
The series hit the air in 2007, with Kate Walsh's Addison Montgomery moving to a new location, complete with a wealth of new cast members.
The original cast included Tim Daly, Audra McDonald, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Chris Lowell, Taye Diggs, and Amy Brenneman.
The show had strong ratings throughout its earlier seasons, but the numbers fell slightly at the end.
Taking a decade off has worked wonders for some shows, and given that Walsh currently appears in Grey's Anatomy in the role again, maybe ABC is preparing some sort of reboot.
“I actually feel like we didn’t finish telling our stories on Private Practice,” Rhimes told GMA this week,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Los Angeles is paging Dr. Addison Montgomery again.
Shonda Rhimes revealed on Good Morning America this week that the piece of Shondaland intellectual property she would most like to revive is Private Practice.
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Shonda Rhimes revealed on Good Morning America this week that the piece of Shondaland intellectual property she would most like to revive is Private Practice.
More from TVLineGrey's Recap: Abra-Cadavers -- Plus, a Big Hint About Mer's Imminent ExitIs The Conners Gonna Kill Off [Spoiler]?The Rookie: Feds Picked Up for (a True) Full Season at ABC
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy offshoot, which transplanted Kate Walsh’s doc from Seattle to L.A., ran for six seasons on ABC, from 2007-2013 (read our recap of the series finale here). The Og ensemble also included Tim Daly,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Nile Bullock, Jenna Lamb and Braedan De La Garza have joined the cast of Freeform’s Cruel Summer and will recur in the series’ sophomore season. The will join Lexi Underwood, Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck and KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Bullock will recur as Jeff, a filmmaker who is more comfortable experiencing life from behind the camera lens. He has long nursed a crush on Megan and finally gets the opportunity to make his feelings clear.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Bullock will recur as Jeff, a filmmaker who is more comfortable experiencing life from behind the camera lens. He has long nursed a crush on Megan and finally gets the opportunity to make his feelings clear.
- 5/6/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
There is a change in the Season 2 cast Freeform’s Cruel Summer unveiled last week. Lexi Underwood has been tapped for a role in the second installment of the anthology series, which features a new cast, a new mystery and a new showrunner.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the second chapter follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Underwood joins previously announced series regulars Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck and KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore and recurring Paul Adelstein. She replaces Eloise Payet after the character of Isabella was reworked.
Cruel Summer comes from...
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the second chapter follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
Underwood joins previously announced series regulars Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck and KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore and recurring Paul Adelstein. She replaces Eloise Payet after the character of Isabella was reworked.
Cruel Summer comes from...
- 4/27/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Another mystery is on the way. Freeform has announced details about the second season of Cruel Summer. The show was introduced as a regular drama series but has now shifted to become an anthology that will feature a new cast and a new mystery. Season two, which is expected to debut later this year, is currently being filmed. It will star Sadie Stanley, Eloise Payet, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada, and Sean Blakemore, with Paul Adelstein recurring.
Here's more information about the upcoming season of Cruel Summer from Freeform:
Freeform Announces New Cast For The Highly Anticipated ‘Cruel Summer’ Season Two
Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck, and Newcomer Eloise Payet Set To Lead Ensemble Cast
Read More…...
Here's more information about the upcoming season of Cruel Summer from Freeform:
Freeform Announces New Cast For The Highly Anticipated ‘Cruel Summer’ Season Two
Sadie Stanley, Griffin Gluck, and Newcomer Eloise Payet Set To Lead Ensemble Cast
Read More…...
- 4/22/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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