Dead of Summer

Name: Dead of Summer
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: June 28, 2016
Rating: 39

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Freeform | Release Date: June 28, 2016

Summary: The drama series from Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, and Ian Goldberg is set in the 1980s at Camp Stillwater, a midwestern summer camp where danger also looms.

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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S1:E10. Let Love Rule
Air Date: August 30, 2016
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S1:E9. Home Sweet Home
Air Date: August 23, 2016
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S1:E8. The Devil Inside
Air Date: August 16, 2016

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Critic Reviews

Mitchel Broussard

Jun 29, 2016

Season 1 Review: It’s that fuck-it sense of kitchen sink 80’s nostalgia that endears me to Dead of Summer, despite its failings. It’s overkill, but at least it’s trying to be more than the next show down the thriller list on your DVR whose season pass you delete after 2 weeks. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Jun 17, 2016

Season 1 Review: Dead of Summer starts out feeling like an homage to ’80s slasher films with a dash of “Beverly Hills 90210” here and a sprinkling of “Heathers” there. And that could be a lot of fun, but it’s a hard tone to authentically sustain, and soon enough the pilot episode becomes more like a library book in the young-adults section that never gets checked out anymore. Read full review

Terry Terrones

Jun 27, 2016

Season 1 Review: While this new series makes some dubious choices with its characters and setting (Why did it need to be set in 1989?), the premiere of Dead of Summer provided much of what I look for in a summer show--an enjoyable distraction. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Jun 28, 2016

Season 1 Review: This is not a show that is particularly original; every twist is a cliché, and every character is playing to type. But with so many well-worn at play, Dead of Summer makes for a schlocky hour that never quite gets boring. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jun 27, 2016

Season 1 Review: This mélange of styles may be intentional, but it fails to cohere into anything amusing or frightening. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Jun 28, 2016

Season 1 Review: There's a different version of Dead of Summer in which having a character half-named after the Antichrist and half-named after the 20th century's most notorious occultist prophet would be part of a general wink-and-nudge approach to a slew of genre conventions. The actual version premiering on Freeform June 28 is not that fun, smart or creative, and not satisfyingly scary, mysterious or disturbing either. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 28, 2016

Season 1 Review: After watching a mere two episodes, I felt as though I’d squandered an entire summer watching Dead of Summer, a supernatural/horror/YA drama/soap opera, which starts moldering on Freeform Tuesday night. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 28, 2016
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  S1:E10. Let Love Rule
  Air Date: August 30, 2016
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  S1:E9. Home Sweet Home
  Air Date: August 23, 2016
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  S1:E8. The Devil Inside
  Air Date: August 16, 2016
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  S1:E7. Townie
  Air Date: August 9, 2016
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  S1:E6. The Dharma Bums
  Air Date: August 2, 2016
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  S1:E5. How to Stay Alive in the Woods
  Air Date: July 26, 2016
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  S1:E4. Modern Love
  Air Date: July 19, 2016
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  S1:E3. Mix Tape
  Air Date: July 12, 2016
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  S1:E2. Barney Rubble Eyes
  Air Date: July 5, 2016
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  S1:E1. Patience
  Air Date: June 28, 2016