When does Cruel Summer return?

Cruel Summer is an American teen drama mystery thriller anthology television series. The first season follows two teenage girls in the mid-1990s and the repercussions on everyone's lives after one disappears and the other seemingly takes her place. The second season follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship between two girls in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on Freeform on April 20, 2021. In December 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons. In August 2025, it was announced the series had been revived and a third season was in development.