Justine Yeung/FreeformCruel Summer’s first season was a hit for Freeform, the Disney-owned cable channel known for its teen-centric fare. And its record-setting viewership was well-deserved: The show’s central mystery, about several high school friendships gone wayward and leading to one girl’s kidnapping, was thrilling. Season 1 also boasted strong performances that anchored its high-concept storytelling—which followed the same set of characters at three different points of a mystery, slowly re
The Freeform drama couldn't recapture the deviousness of Season 1 in its second installment, despite compelling performances from Lexi Underwood and Sadie Stanley.