Cruel Summer (2021)
Cruel Summer is set in Texas, where Kate Wallis, a popular teen in high school, is kidnapped. The series takes place over the summer of 1993, 1994, and 1995, showing Jeanette Turner becoming the new popular girl in her town to one of the most hated women in America. Cruel Summer stars Chiara Aurelia as Jeanette and Olivia Holt as Kate.
Cruel Summer
- Cast
- Michael Landes , Allius Barnes , Olivia Holt , Froy Gutierrez , Brooklyn Sudano , Chiara Aurelia , Harley Quinn Smith , Blake Lee
- Release Date
- April 20, 2021
- Seasons
- 1
- Network
- ABC
- Writers
- Taylor Swift
- Directors
- Jessica Biel
- Showrunner
- Bert V. Royal
- Story By
- Taylor Swift
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