PopWire has received intel on Cruel Summer‘s latter half of its second season. The titles and loglines for the upcoming installments can be found 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.
Episode 206: “The Plunge”
Airs Monday, July 3 at 10pm
In summer 1999, sparks fly at Luke’s birthday party. In winter 1999, relationships are tested as Megan becomes more distant from Luke. In summer 2000, Megan obsesses over an interesting letter she received.
Episode 207: “It’s the End of the World”
Airs Monday, June 10 at 10pm
In winter 1999, tensions are high on Y2K. At the New Year’s Eve party, a not-so-secret conversation changes the lives of the trio forever. In summer 2000, suspicion falls on Ned after some new evidence from summer 1999 comes to light.
Episode 208: “Confess Your Sins”
Airs Monday, June 17 at 10pm
In summer 1999, new friendships are formed and secrets are kept as the crew approaches senior year at the annual school car wash. In winter 1999, Megan and Isabella push for answers. In summer 2000, Debbie wants to protect her daughter.
Episode 209: “The Miseducation of Luke Chambers”
Airs Monday, June 24 at 10pm
Luke examines all his relationships and worries that the pressures of being a “Chambers man” have changed him.
Episode 210: “Endgame” – SEASON TWO FINALE
Airs Monday, June 31 at 10pm
As timelines collide, friendships implode, new evidence emerges and the shocking truth is revealed … in more ways than one.
Cruel Summer airs Mondays at 10pm on Freeform.
Rowell was born and raised on Maui, Hawai’i, and now lives in the almost-as-green Pacific Northwest. He’s obsessed with Cirque du Soleil, loves teen dramas (especially those with a supernatural element) and horror movies, and is addicted to sushi. Prior to PopWire, he created individual fan sites for the shows Friends, Hellcats, Nikita and others, which led to creating and working on OMFGTV.
