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‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 Episode 1 Preview: Photos, Cast, Plot and Trailer

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 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.

Lexi Underwood and Sadie Stanley in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
KaDee Strickland and Paul Adelstein in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Lexi Underwood in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Sadie Stanley and Griffin Gluck in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Sadie Stanley and Griffin Gluck in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Griffin Gluck and Sadie Stanley in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)
Braeden De La Garza and Lisa Yamada in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Justine Yeung)



This post was last modified on June 6, 2023 2:26 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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