在得克萨斯州的一个小镇，受欢迎的青少年凯特被绑架。看似毫无关系，一个名叫珍妮特的女孩从一个甜美、笨拙的局外人变成了镇上最受欢迎的女孩，但到了1995年，她成了美国最受鄙视的人。

Freeform预订Bert V. Royal执笔﹑Max Winkler执导的惊悚剧试映集《残酷夏天 Cruel Summer》，这部非常规剧项目讲述93-95年得州小镇里的两个女主角，第一个是Kate，在剧中被绑架，另一是Jeanette，甜美﹑不擅社交的她成为了镇上 最受欢迎的人，但于95年时成为全美最被鄙视的人。剧集每集都以这两女主的视角描述剧情，然后慢慢披露事情的真相。

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.