{"id":48379,"date":"2023-01-12T15:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=48379"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:51:28","slug":"cruel-summer-returns-for-highly-anticipated-second-season-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/cruel-summer-returns-for-highly-anticipated-second-season-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Cruel Summer&#8221; Returns for Highly Anticipated Second Season This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48380\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48380\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cruel-Summer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cruel-Summer.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cruel-Summer-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Look at New &#8220;Cruel Summer&#8221; Cast Revealed Photo: \u00a9Freeform\/Frank Ockenfels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Cruel Summer<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the highest-rated series in Freeform history, will return for its second season in Summer 2023. 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