Cruel Summer
“The truth is how you see it.”
Cruel Summer is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in Australia. Availability checked 19 June 2026.
Where to watch Cruel Summer
🇦🇺 Australia
Good to know
- Creator
- Bert V. Royal
- Release date
- 2021-04-20
- Runtime
- 42m
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 20
- Network
- Freeform
- Status
- Canceled
- Country
- United States of America
- Studio
- Entertainment One
Cruel Summer — trailer
About Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer is a 2021 web series in the Drama and Mystery genres, created by Bert V. Royal, starring Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck. It spans 2 seasons and 20 episodes, and originally aired on Freeform. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 371 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Cruel Summer in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America.
Seasons (2)
Cast
Themes & keywords
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Cruel Summer in Australia?+
In Australia, you can stream Cruel Summer on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
Is Cruel Summer on Netflix?+
Cruel Summer is not on Netflix in Australia right now, but you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
How many seasons of Cruel Summer are there?+
Cruel Summer has 2 seasons and 20 episodes in total.
Who stars in Cruel Summer?+
Cruel Summer stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
When did Cruel Summer come out?+
Cruel Summer is a 2021 web series created by Bert V. Royal.
What genre is Cruel Summer?+
Cruel Summer is Drama and Mystery series.
Who created Cruel Summer?+
Cruel Summer was created by Bert V. Royal.
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