We’re halfway into 2021, and this year has given us more amazing TV shows than we can count. We won’t have to say goodbye to them anytime soon, because many beloved fan favorites have recently been renewed for their second season.

Cruel Summer

The chilling teen mystery will return for another chapter, but we’re yet to learn if it will come back as an anthology series or continue the story of Kate Wallis and Jeanette Turner.

​Shadow and Bone

The renewal of this fantasy series was pretty much a no-brainer for Netflix—not only because it was viewed by 55 million households in its first 28 days on the platform, but because Leigh Bardugo’s source material offers many more amazing stories to tell in this universe.

Starstruck

The tale of a 20-something-year-old woman living in London whose life turns upside down after she gets romantically involved with a famous film star is one of the year’s most underrated and effortlessly funny shows and it fully deserves its Season 2 renewal.

Girls5eva

Another hilarious underdog story, Girls5eva centers on members of a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90s who reunites after getting another shot at stardom.

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Since its premiere earlier this spring, Cruel Summer built a passionate following and become Freeform’s most-watched series. Its renewal was a no-brainer for the network, but what will this teen mystery drama have in store once it returns for Season 2?

The Story Continues?

The first season of Cruel Summer centered on Kate Wallis, a popular teenage girl who disappears without a trace, and Jeanette Turner, her shy and nerdy classmate who seemingly tries to take her place after her disappearance and is later accused of covering up her kidnapping.

The first season of Cruel Summer offered a lot of twists and turns, and it can stand on its own after Season 1 finale. There’s still room to revisit Kate, Jeanette, and the rest of the characters from the first chapter of this story, but there’s still no guarantee that will happen in Season 2.

Anthology Series?

There’s a chance the upcoming season of Cruel Summer won’t continue the story from the first one but focus on a new mystery. It could return in anthology form, and use multiple timelines to tell another story from different points of view. Both ideas are compelling, but even the showrunner Tia Napolitano isn’t 100% sure what the future holds at this point.

“We know we’re going to deliver a super-twisty mystery, we know we’re going to live with some interesting characters and their psychology and talk about some important stuff… Other than that, it’s completely open-ended at this point,” Napolitano told Entertainment Weekly.

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Freeform gave us one of its most-talked-about shows in recent memory with the teen mystery drama Cruel Summer. The tale of a popular Texan teen who goes missing and the shy outcast who takes her place was met with great reactions, and here are a few similar shows you can watch while waiting for new episodes.

Switched at Birth

Another beloved Freeform show, Switched at Birth is much lighter in tone than Cruel Summer, but it has a similar premise. It focuses on two teenagers whose lives turn upside down after learning they were switched at birth and raised by their non-biological parents.

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars is another huge Freeform hit that had an obvious tonal influence on Cruel Summer. Both shows revolve around a mystery involving privileged teenagers with a dark secret, but we’re yet to see if Cruel Summer will offer the messy and melodramatic twists that Pretty Little Liars was known for.

Finding Carter

If you’re looking for another teen drama with mystery elements and an abduction sub-plot, Finding Carter is your best bet. It centers on a teenage girl who was kidnapped as a toddler and must reunite with her biological family after being raised by the woman who abducted her.

The post Top 3 TV Shows to Check Out if You Love Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

We’re halfway into 2021, and this year has given us more amazing TV shows than we can count. We won’t have to say goodbye to them anytime soon, because many beloved fan favorites have recently been renewed for their second season.

Cruel Summer

The chilling teen mystery will return for another chapter, but we’re yet to learn if it will come back as an anthology series or continue the story of Kate Wallis and Jeanette Turner.

​Shadow and Bone

The renewal of this fantasy series was pretty much a no-brainer for Netflix—not only because it was viewed by 55 million households in its first 28 days on the platform, but because Leigh Bardugo’s source material offers many more amazing stories to tell in this universe.

Starstruck

The tale of a 20-something-year-old woman living in London whose life turns upside down after she gets romantically involved with a famous film star is one of the year’s most underrated and effortlessly funny shows and it fully deserves its Season 2 renewal.

Girls5eva

Another hilarious underdog story, Girls5eva centers on members of a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90s who reunites after getting another shot at stardom.

The post These Beloved 2021 Shows Are Getting Renewed for a Second Season appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Since its premiere earlier this spring, Cruel Summer built a passionate following and become Freeform’s most-watched series. Its renewal was a no-brainer for the network, but what will this teen mystery drama have in store once it returns for Season 2?

The Story Continues?

The first season of Cruel Summer centered on Kate Wallis, a popular teenage girl who disappears without a trace, and Jeanette Turner, her shy and nerdy classmate who seemingly tries to take her place after her disappearance and is later accused of covering up her kidnapping.

The first season of Cruel Summer offered a lot of twists and turns, and it can stand on its own after Season 1 finale. There’s still room to revisit Kate, Jeanette, and the rest of the characters from the first chapter of this story, but there’s still no guarantee that will happen in Season 2.

Anthology Series?

There’s a chance the upcoming season of Cruel Summer won’t continue the story from the first one but focus on a new mystery. It could return in anthology form, and use multiple timelines to tell another story from different points of view. Both ideas are compelling, but even the showrunner Tia Napolitano isn’t 100% sure what the future holds at this point.

“We know we’re going to deliver a super-twisty mystery, we know we’re going to live with some interesting characters and their psychology and talk about some important stuff… Other than that, it’s completely open-ended at this point,” Napolitano told Entertainment Weekly.

The post What the Future Holds for “Cruel Summer” After Explosive Season 1 Finale? appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Freeform gave us one of its most-talked-about shows in recent memory with the teen mystery drama Cruel Summer. The tale of a popular Texan teen who goes missing and the shy outcast who takes her place was met with great reactions, and here are a few similar shows you can watch while waiting for new episodes.

Switched at Birth

Another beloved Freeform show, Switched at Birth is much lighter in tone than Cruel Summer, but it has a similar premise. It focuses on two teenagers whose lives turn upside down after learning they were switched at birth and raised by their non-biological parents.

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars is another huge Freeform hit that had an obvious tonal influence on Cruel Summer. Both shows revolve around a mystery involving privileged teenagers with a dark secret, but we’re yet to see if Cruel Summer will offer the messy and melodramatic twists that Pretty Little Liars was known for.

Finding Carter

If you’re looking for another teen drama with mystery elements and an abduction sub-plot, Finding Carter is your best bet. It centers on a teenage girl who was kidnapped as a toddler and must reunite with her biological family after being raised by the woman who abducted her.

The post Top 3 TV Shows to Check Out if You Love Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” appeared first on toppoptoday.com.