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HELLO, CRUEL WORLD

Cruel Summer

SEASON PREMIERE

Monday, June 5, 9/8c, Freeform

“You may love a character one week and then think they’re despicable”
—SHOWRUNNER ELLE TRIEDMAN

Want a gripping TV mystery? Start in a small town that’s got big problems. Take Chatham, a sleepy Pacific Northwest beach hamlet, where you’ll find troubled teens, shady parents, bitter betrayals—and a body washing ashore. It’s the perfect setting for the twisty new installment of Cruel Summer, Freeform’s hit anthology series.

The first season, which: All the action ping-pongs between three different timelines, so you get a clearer picture of how the evolving mystery unfolds.

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