Cruel Summer Eyeing Season 3 Return to Freeform and Hulu, With Olivia Holt Back as Kate Wallis

by Andy Swift-Aug 8, 2025

Cruel Summer Eyeing Season 3 Return to Freeform and Hulu, With Olivia Holt Back as Kate Wallis
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For Jeanette Turner, when he saw this news, he might have to grit his teeth in hell: Cruel Summer — although it was rumored to be "officially cancelled" in 2023 — it is now rumored to be planning a strong return Freeform and is preparing to launch the third season.And this time, Olivia Holt will once again play her iconic character Kate Wallis.

According to Variety, Holt will also serve as one of the executive producers of the third season, working with Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple.Meanwhile, Cori Uchida and Adam Lash will also serve as co-executive producers as showrunners.

Olivia Holt personally confirmed the big news on social media. In her post, she wrote: "Kate Wallis, it's great to be you again." This sentence is not only a simple return declaration, but also a prologue to a reboot of fate.

Season 1 Cruel Summer (2021) spans from 1993 to 1995 and tells a complex story full of lies and betrayal: one is Kate (played by Holt), a girl who was once glorious but completely collapsed due to a year-long kidnapping incident, and the other is her classmate Jeanette (played by Chiara Aurelia), a girl who is accused of knowing Kate’s whereabouts but choosing to hide the truth in order to improve her social status.

Despite the breathtaking suspense of the finale of the first season, as if every frame is waiting for a subsequent outbreak, Cruel Summer unexpectedly transformed into anthology (poetry selection), with the second season returning in 2023 with a brand new cast and independent storyline.

At present, Freeform has not commented on this rumor.But if you're a big fan of Season 1, are you already looking forward to reunion with Kate and those familiar characters?Or maybe you can’t wait to see Jeanette finally usher in her moment of retribution?

We know this news is shocking enough and enough to ignite the unextinguished flame in our hearts.You are welcome to share your excitement, anger, or all your emotions in the comment section below - we are here to wait for you to talk to.

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