‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 Trailer Earns Record-Breaking Viewership For Freeform Ahead Of June Premiere

Baseball may be America’s most enduring professional sport, often referred to as a national pastime. And in his latest documentary, “MLK/FBI” director Sam Pollard examines an often overlooked chapter in baseball’s history: the Negro League.   READ MORE: Tribeca 2023 Festival: 20 Films To Watch “The League,” ready for its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month, celebrates the all-black league in all of its facets: from the entrepreneurs that created it to the legendary players like Satchel Paige, Buck O’Neil, as well as Hall of Famers like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, who made it what it was.

A scene-stealing performance. Sadie Stanley is leaving a lasting impression as one of the leads of Freeform’s Cruel Summer following a series shake-up.

Cruel Summer, that is. from executive producer Jessica Biel is with a new cast, a new mystery, and a new location. This time Sadie Stanley (The Goldbergs), (Little Fires Everywhere), and Griffin Gluck (Red Band Society) are the new kids on the block, but they more than hold their own in this complex and twisty drama.

Things just got way more complicated. Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans were in for a surprise after Gary King revealed how close he and Daisy Kelliher really got between filming seasons 3 and 4.

 is headed into choppy waters, at least the proverbial kind, as the crew of Parsifal III sails into the second half of season 4.The much talked-about love triangle between chief stewardess Daisy Kelliher, chief engineer Colin MacRae and first mate Gary King makes the most waves in ET's exclusive sneak peek at what's still to come, as Daisy confronts Gary over his unwarranted jealousy toward her budding romance with Colin. That's when Gary makes a major confession, sharing that he and Daisy once had sex and it was «f**king amazing.» It's info Daisy clearly didn't want out in the world, the aftershocks of which jeopardize her future with Colin, who becomes upset over the revelation.«You're both f**king with my head!» Daisy exclaims at one point, as she's forced to navigate everyone's emotions. «He had two seasons to try and pursue me, he chose not to,» Daisy told ET of Gary's jealousy ahead of the season. «If I'm dating you for three years and you cheat on me, yeah, I’m gonna to sleep with your best friend or your brother, probably.

Chiara [Aurelia],” Gluck, 22, told The Post. “She’s phenomenally talented, and I’m a bad friend because I actually didn’t watch the show until I booked the job!“While I was watching [Season 1], I was like ‘This is good. Oh wow, I can see why everyone is praising Chiara and [why] she’s nominated for awards.’ When I got to the last episode, I genuinely was like ‘Oh my lord, what a great twist! This is awesome!’’” The first season of “Cruel Summer” was Freeform’s most-watch debut ever, snaring nearly 4 million viewers.

Note: the following contains mild spoilers for “Cruel Summer” Season 2 Episode 1In Freeform’s “Cruel Summer,” Lexi Underwood stars as Isabella, a wealthy and well-traveled exchange student eager to kickstart the typical American high school experience when she arrives to the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 1999 to stay with the Landry family. While Megan Landry (Sadie Stanley) is initially hesitant to let the outsider into her tight knit community, their relationship intensifies throughout the coming months — until a sinister discovery threatens to tear it all apart.

Joshua Alston Limited series have become the equivalent of trial marriages for cable networks and streamers. When they don’t catch fire — or run hot initially only to smolder by season’s end –  they complete their self-contained stories and disappear into the void. (It’s technically not a cancellation!) But when the audience falls in love with a limited series, networks are more than happy to extend the runway, even when doing so is narratively prohibitive. Such is the case with Freeform’s “Cruel Summer,” the intelligent, twisty teen mystery that debuted in 2021 and became the most-watched series since the network’s 2016 rebrand. Technically, “Cruel Summer” wasn’t announced as a limited series, but it came to such a comprehensive conclusion that extending it after its wrapped up state would have reeked of desperation. After considering multiple options, including having the same ensemble return as new characters, the producers opted to anthologize the show, promising new stories and new casts with each season.

At the center of the mystery. Lexi Underwood is making waves as Isabella LaRue in season 2 of Freeform’s anthology series Cruel Summer.

Freeform’s Cruel Summer is known for its toxic relationships — but its cast has faired much better when it comes to their offscreen love lives. 

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the first two episodes of Freeform’s Cruel Summer Season 2.

A household mould infestation won’t stop Tori Spelling and her family from shining under the spotlight at a premiere.

Taking it back to Y2K! Tori Spelling had a fun-filled girl’s night out while attending the Cruel Summer season 2 premiere with daughters Stella and Hattie.

Tori Spelling had a girls' night out with her daughters on Wednesday in Los Angeles! The B star took her daughters — Stella, 14, and Hattie, 11 — to the premiere of  season 2. The adorable family posed for photos on the red carpet at the Grace E. Simons Lodge in Los Angeles.

Jessica Biel has reunited with her on-screen sister Beverley Mitchell!

Timothy Olyphant is back as Raylan Givens in FX's new miniseries, and he's ready for «a shooting match.» Eight years after the end of, the actor puts on the cowboy hat once again for the eight-episode return and this time, he'll be joined by his real-life daughter, Vivian Olyphant, who plays Raylan's daughter, Willa.In the official trailer, released Wednesday, a lot has transpired since viewers last saw the US Deputy Marshal, who's relocated to Detroit. But things soon get hairy when he learns he's been «special requested» by the Task Force, putting a damper on his plans to road trip with his daughter, Willa, back to Miami.

The Crown‘s sixth and final season is set to bring the acclaimed show to an end.

next-level Eras Tour — Swift’s first concert trek since 2018’s “Reputation” Tour — launched in March, there has been no calming down for Swifties. And this was the perfect summer jump-off on a Memorial Day weekend that fans will never forget. A sea of glitter, sequins, cowboy hats and feather boas flooded MetLife as Switfies dressed in eras representing all 10 of the idol’s studio albums.And strutting across the gigantic catwalk of a stage like one of her Victoria’s Secret model squad, even Swift was feeling her swag.

The Vanderpump Rules season 10 finale broke viewership and ratings records.

. The teen anthology is back with a new mystery and fresh characters. Underwood plays Isabella LaRue, an exchange student with cool style and a mysterious past and.