After greater than a 12 months, we lastly have an replace relating to season 2 of Freeform’s Merciless Summer time. Regardless of the rumors about Merciless Summer time getting canceled, the present will return with an all-new solid and story this summer season. Right here’s all the pieces we learn about Merciless Summer time Season 2 together with plot particulars and casting updates.
‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 launch teased throughout TCA panel
Based on the Television Critics Association, Merciless Summer time will return in summer season 2023 with “new faces and a new mystery spanning three different timelines.” Government producers Michelle Purple, Elle Triedman, and Jessica Biel dropped hints about the new season of Merciless Summer time throughout the winter panel. Cast members Lexi Underwood, Sadie Stanley, and Griffin Gluck have been additionally current.
An official launch date for Merciless Summer time Season 2 has not been introduced at the time of publication.
New episodes of ‘Cruel Summer’ are set in the Pacific Northwest
The primary season of Merciless Summer time occurred in Skylin, Texas and adopted the disappearance of Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt). Season 2 of the Freeform sequence is about in “an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest” and follows the “rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship” (by way of Disney).
Per the logline: “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.”
Season 2 will characteristic a brand new solid
Since that is an all-new story, meaning an all-new solid for Merciless Summer time Season 2. Starring this season are Sadie Stanley (Kim Attainable, The Goldbergs), Lexi Underwood (Little Fires In all places), Griffin Gluck (Tall Woman, Locke & Key), KaDee Strickland (Shut Eye, American Gangster), Lisa Yamada (Little Fires In all places, By no means Have I Ever), and Sean Blakemore (Church Woman, Motives).
Underwood replaces Eloise Payet, who was initially slated to play Isabella in the Freeform sequence. The recasting resolution got here throughout a desk learn in April 2022 (by way of The Hollywood Reporter). What’s extra, Paul Adelstein will recur in new episodes, reuniting together with his Non-public Follow co-stars Strickland and Gluck.
The place to stream the first season of ‘Cruel Summer’
If you wish to compensate for the first season of Merciless Summer time when you await information about the official launch date for the upcoming season, it’s streaming on just a few platforms. Hulu, Fubo, Directv, Freeform, and Sling have season 1 accessible to observe with a subscription.
Disney+ subscribers even have entry to the first season of the sequence. It’s also possible to purchase episodes of Merciless Summer time Season 1 by means of Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Google Play.
Keep tuned to Showbiz Cheat Sheet for the newest updates relating to the launch of Merciless Summer time Season 2.