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Exciting news for fans of Freeform’s new show Cruel Summer!

The hit breakout series, starring Chiara Aurelia and Olivia Holt, has been picked up for a second season on the network, JJJ can confirm.

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Freeform has just revealed how many people tuned in to the premiere of it’s new show Cruel Summer!

The brand new show just had it’s series premiere on April 20th and it is now the most watched debut ever on the network.

Cruel Summer averaged 3.81 million multiplatform viewers in the first week available, and is the best-ever series debut among Adults 18-49 (2.65 million) and Adults 18-34 (1.33 million).

In addition, it was the “No. 1 most social scripted series premiere across cable year-to-date.”

Cruel Summer debuted with a two premiere and is a psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis, the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette Turner, the nerdy wannabe who is accused of being connected to Kate’s disappearance. All signs point to Jeanette’s guilt, but is Kate really who she seems to be? Set over three summers and told through shifting points of view, the series challenges perception and follows how one girl can go from being a sweet outlier to the most despised person in America.

The show stars Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee and Brooklyn Sudano.

You can catch new episodes weekly on Tuesday nights at 9pm ET/PT on Freeform.

The premiere of Cruel Summer is finally here!

The thrilling new Freeform series features a tremendous young cast, and is executive produced by Jessica Biel.

Here’s a synopsis: The unconventional drama takes place over three summers in the 90s when a beautiful and popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America. Each episode is told from alternating POVs.

The series will kick off with a two hour premiere, airing the first two episodes – “Happy Birthday, Jeanette Turner” and “A Smashing Good Time.”

In episode two, it’s time for the annual Skylin Garden Club Party! Year after year after year, the residents of Skylin struggle with the truth around what happened to Kate, keeping their secrets buried and maintaining appearances.

Tune in TONIGHT (April 20) for the two hour series premiere of Cruel Summer, starting at 9pm ET/PT on Freeform!

In case you missed them, check out the photos from the first two episodes.

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Olivia Holt is dishing on the female representation on her new series Cruel Summer!

The 23-year-old actress shared in a new interview what it was like working with executive producer Jessica Biel on the Freeform show.

“Jessica was so involved. She’s incredible and not just as a producer, but as a human being,” Olivia told ET Canada. “She was just so collaborative, and having a producer like that changes everything.”

“Something that really drew me in was the female representation of the two female leads to the female creatives behind this project,” she added about the female representation to TV Guide. “I definitely think that we need more of that. I know that when I was a kid I didn’t really see a lot of that on screen. I’m very grateful to be a part of this.”

If you missed it, see what Olivia‘s co-star Chiara Aurelia shared about filming the show!

Tune in to the series premiere of Cruel Summer TONIGHT (April 20) at 9pm ET/PT on Freeform.

Cruel Summer premieres TONIGHT (April 20) and one of the stars is dishing on the filming process!

Chiara Aurelia plays Jeanette on the new Freeform series, and she recently opened up on what it was like filming three different years on the show.

If you didn’t know, the show takes place over three summers in the 90s when a beautiful and popular teen (Olivia Holt) goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl (Aurelia) transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America.

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Olivia Holt wears a strapless LBD to the premiere screening of her new Freeform series Cruel Summer held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday night (April 15) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 23-year-old actress and singer was joined by a number of her co-stars at the event, where they had socially distant viewing from different balconies.

Also in attendance were Chiara Aurelia, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, Michael Landes, Brooklyn Sudano, Sarah Drew and Andrea Anders.

Notably missing was Froy Gutierrez, who plays Jamie in the series. He’s currently back in London, where he was spotted out earlier this week with Richard Madden.

In case you missed it, be sure to check out all of the first look photos and clips from the thrilling new series, which takes place over three summers in the 90s when a beautiful and popular teen (Holt) goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl (Aurelia) transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America.

Tune in to the series premiere on Tuesday (April 20) at 9pm ET/PT on Freeform!

FYI: Olivia is wearing Prada. Allius is wearing a HEAVEN by Marc Jacobs sweater and Needles shoes.

Cruel Summer is exactly ONE WEEK away from premiering on Freeform!

The thrilling new series stars Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee and Brooklyn Sudano, and new clips and images were just released.

Here’s a synopsis: The unconventional drama takes place over three summers in the 90s when a beautiful and popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America. Each episode is told from alternating POVs.

The new show is executive produced by Jessica Biel and marks Olivia‘s return to the network following Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger.

Tune in to the Cruel Summer series premiere on Tuesday (April 20) at 9pm ET/PT on Freeform!

In case you missed it, Olivia just recently released a new song, and Froy was seen out in London with this person for the first time in a while.

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