Write On with 'Cruel Summer' Showrunner Elle Triedman

With an excited fanbase and even more exciting plot twists, the
drama/thriller series Cruel Summer is back for Season 2 on
Freeform. Final Draft sat down with showrunner Elle Triedman to
talk about murders, music from 1999 and the show's impressive
ratings. (Season 1 was the most watched series in the Freeform's
history!).  


This delicious show tackles teenage friendships, betrayals and
characters with very big flaws. Triedman says one of her favorite
parts of the show is all the room to play with morality. "Saints
are boring. No one wants to write a saint, no actor wants to play
a saint," she says.


Character flaws make things interesting, she says. And teenage
life is about the bond you create with those around you. “It is
that ride-or-die, it is the person where you call and you say I
need you to help me... you know, bury a body and they say where
should I meet you? That sort of crazy intense with all the highs
and all the lows. And so, to build that friendship from ground
zero and then blow it up,” she says. It's not only super fun to
create, it's fun to watch. Click to hear more from our podcast
with Triedman about the new season of Cruel Summer.