Home > Dead of Summer > Season 1 « TV Series Page Dead of Summer: Season 1 (2016) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Dead of Summer Critics Consensus Dead of Summer sets a spooky stage for a silly period creepfest, but its lack of actual scares adds up to an altogether underwhelming experience. 63% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 16 70% Audience Score User Ratings: 110 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jun 28, 2016 In the series premiere, seven counselors begin working at a summer camp that's set to reopen after many years vacant. Amy, the only counselor who didn't attend Camp Stillwater as a child, soon begins to sense a darkness at the seemingly idyllic location. More 2 Barney Rubble Eyes Air date: Jul 5, 2016 The campers arrive at Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Alex and Blotter grow curious about the woods when one shy kid who wanders around talking to himself begins communicating cryptic messages and telling them about "the Tall Man." More 3 Mix Tape Air date: Jul 12, 2016 The counselors go into town for the night, while Blair and Joel stay back at camp with the kids. In town, Cricket flirts with Damon to incite jealousy in Alex, but Damon pushes the envelope, and he and Alex get into a physical altercation. More 4 Modern Love Air date: Jul 19, 2016 A masquerade ball is planned by Deb, and Damon's gang use this event to sneak into the camp. Meanwhile, Amy, Alex and Cricket seek Deputy Sykes' assistance in investigating Deb after they discuss the strange occurrences the around camp. More 5 How to Stay Alive in the Woods Air date: Jul 26, 2016 Deb and the counselors take the kids into the woods for an overnight camping trip. Meanwhile, Joel grows uneasy about the strange occurrences at Camp Stillwater. More 6 The Dharma Bums Air date: Aug 2, 2016 The counselors turn to drastic measures in hopes of uncovering the truth behind the dark events occurring at Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Deputy Sykes receives a tip; and Deb's past is recalled. More 7 Townie Air date: Aug 9, 2016 Dep. Sykes hatches a plan to stop the attacks after gaining intel about Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Dep. Sykes past is recalled. More 8 The Devil Inside Air date: Aug 16, 2016 The remaining counselors are divided, as some contend they haven't yet solved the mystery of Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, flashbacks feature Jessie's past. More 9 Home Sweet Home Air date: Aug 23, 2016 The counselors confront the evil of Camp Stillwater and perform an exorcism. More 10 She Talks to Angels Air date: Aug 30, 2016 In the first-season finale, the remaining counselors fight to survive as the summer comes to an end at Camp Stillwater. More Dead of Summer: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (14) Tv Season Info Genre: Horror Network: Freeform Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2016 Exec. Producers: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Ian Goldberg Cast Elizabeth Mitchell as Deb Elizabeth Lail as Amy Zelda Williams as Drew Reeves Mark Indelicato as Blair Ramos Alberto Frezza as Deputy Garrett Sykes Eli Goree as Joel Ronen Rubinstein as Alex Powell Amber Coney as Carolina "Cricket" Diaz Paulina Singer as Jessie Tyler Charles Mesure as Sheriff Boyd Heelan Tony Todd as The Tall Man Andrew J. West as Damon Crowley Dylan Neal as Keith Jones Zachary Gordon as Blotter Molly Hagan as Beth Bobbi-Jean Charlton as Dr. Martin Dan Payne as Jack Sykes Sharon Leal as Renee Show More Cast News & Interviews for Dead of Summer: Season 1 The Secret Life of Pets Is Funny and Colorful The BFG Is a Visually Striking Adventure View All Dead of Summer: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jun 28, 2016 In the series premiere, seven counselors begin working at a summer camp that's set to reopen after many years vacant. Amy, the only counselor who didn't attend Camp Stillwater as a child, soon begins to sense a darkness at the seemingly idyllic location. More 2 Barney Rubble Eyes Air date: Jul 5, 2016 The campers arrive at Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Alex and Blotter grow curious about the woods when one shy kid who wanders around talking to himself begins communicating cryptic messages and telling them about "the Tall Man." More 3 Mix Tape Air date: Jul 12, 2016 The counselors go into town for the night, while Blair and Joel stay back at camp with the kids. In town, Cricket flirts with Damon to incite jealousy in Alex, but Damon pushes the envelope, and he and Alex get into a physical altercation. More 4 Modern Love Air date: Jul 19, 2016 A masquerade ball is planned by Deb, and Damon's gang use this event to sneak into the camp. Meanwhile, Amy, Alex and Cricket seek Deputy Sykes' assistance in investigating Deb after they discuss the strange occurrences the around camp. More 5 How to Stay Alive in the Woods Air date: Jul 26, 2016 Deb and the counselors take the kids into the woods for an overnight camping trip. Meanwhile, Joel grows uneasy about the strange occurrences at Camp Stillwater. More 6 The Dharma Bums Air date: Aug 2, 2016 The counselors turn to drastic measures in hopes of uncovering the truth behind the dark events occurring at Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Deputy Sykes receives a tip; and Deb's past is recalled. More 7 Townie Air date: Aug 9, 2016 Dep. Sykes hatches a plan to stop the attacks after gaining intel about Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, Dep. Sykes past is recalled. More 8 The Devil Inside Air date: Aug 16, 2016 The remaining counselors are divided, as some contend they haven't yet solved the mystery of Camp Stillwater. Meanwhile, flashbacks feature Jessie's past. More 9 Home Sweet Home Air date: Aug 23, 2016 The counselors confront the evil of Camp Stillwater and perform an exorcism. More 10 She Talks to Angels Air date: Aug 30, 2016 In the first-season finale, the remaining counselors fight to survive as the summer comes to an end at Camp Stillwater. More Critic Reviews for Dead of Summer Season 1 All Critics (16) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (6) Maybe Dead of Summer will turn out to be more than the sum of its parts, and triumph over the cliches on which it's constructed. Or maybe the characters will just wind up being picked off, one at a time. That would work, too. Jun 28, 2016 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic For a show that's both literally and figuratively campy, Dead of Summer just got really real, yo. Nov 15, 2017 | Full Review… Amanda Bell Entertainment Weekly Top Critic Dead of Summer is just run-of-the-mill unintentionally bad -- a mishmash of genres and structures and stock characters that maybe aspires to something original and falls flat. Jun 29, 2016 | Full Review… Dan Fienberg Hollywood Reporter Top Critic Dead of Summer makes for a schlocky hour that never quite gets boring. At the very least, while escaping the dog days of summer inside with the air-conditioning, there's plenty of fun to be had in laughing at how bad it is. Jun 29, 2016 | Full Review… Sonia Saraiya Variety Top Critic Its story is so clunky, and characters so wafer-thin, it all but evaporates into a haze of trite jump-scare beats and hoary teen tropes. Jun 28, 2016 | Rating: C | Full Review… Alex McLevy AV Club Top Critic Not every show with "summer" in the name will automatically serve as a TV mascot for the season, but... this exercise in corniness is well worth it if you can find a group of jovial friends who like railing on wooden acting and cheesy jump scares. Jun 22, 2018 | Full Review… Nick Venable CinemaBlend The slow reveal and transformation of Jessie from a completely one-dimensional mean girl to the legitimate protagonist across the second half of the season is wonderful. It's easily the most unique and interesting thing about the show. Jun 21, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Caralynn Lippo Tell-Tale TV While it remains to be seen whether the show gets better from here and there's definitely room for improvement- so good, so far. Jun 30, 2016 | Full Review… Mark Trammell TV Equals While the premise of Dead of Summer sounds familiar to any horror movie fan, the show benefits from not being directly tied to an existing horror franchise since it won't suffer for being compared to movies beloved by generations. Jun 29, 2016 | Full Review… Molly Freeman ScreenRant If you're looking for your summer's new guilty pleasure, Dead of Summer is the one. It's bound to keep you guessing what exactly is going on at the camp during its present day and what happened in the 1800s Jun 29, 2016 | Full Review… Ashley Bulayo The Young Folks It apparently wants to evoke memories of everything from the '80s slasher film Sleepaway Camp to 2001's Wet Hot American Summer, but it lacks the energy, sex quotient, and scares-per-hour to achieve anything except a certain awkward creepiness. Jun 28, 2016 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV Promise is the name of the game with Dead of Summer, with an opening three hours that are tonally on-point in the sun-drenched, 80's deathbed of Camp Stillwater, but lack any lucid, horrific hook. Jun 28, 2016 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Mitchel Broussard We Got This Covered View All Critic Reviews (16) Audience Reviews for Dead of Summer: Season 1 Sep 19, 2016 Dead of summer is a fun little series with surprisingly compelling characters and a decent body count. The supernatural/slasher/horror concept is quite ambitious, but it falls a little flat due to inconsistent & incomprehensible mythology. The 80s nostalgia is incredibly fun and there are genuine dramatic highs for the characters. But even still, the clunky writing taints the experience a little. The show definitely gets points for aiming really high, even if it doesnt quite hit. The 10 hours of Dead of summer wont particularly terrify or exhilarate you, but this is definitely not a waste of your summer. A must see for Supernatural enthusiasts. Andy L Sep 15, 2016 Tame but watchable lightweight horror series is what you expect from the old ABC family network. bill s Aug 31, 2016 Dead of Summer starts off as your typical teen horror series that we've seen a million times however the more it went the more it dived deep into it's characters who all end up being a lot more compelling than you would think and the show honestly got pretty creepy in many scenes but by far the biggest thing that standouts is a twist near the end of the season that not only changes everything but makes the show so much more worthwhile and unpredictable and makes it stand out as something that definitely was rarely seen by many and in many cases i think is the first great show Freeform has had to offer that hopefully comes back for a Season 2 to dive deeper into character's past even though one half of the show is concluded it doesn't mean the whole half has to be. Grade for the Season: A- Kevin F Aug 31, 2016 There are a lot worse things ti watch. I recall a lot of bad 80's horror movies and although this not great it is not the worst I have seen. Yes the characters are bland and the script predictable and boring as well as clunky but with the blood and gore and a bit of cgi to cheer it up a bit it does give it a bit more appeal. Something to watch over a few drinks and share with a few friends even if its only to shred its cliches and shortfalls at least you will get something out of it. For a better choice watch Slasher its far more superior than this! Paul R Aug 30, 2016 AWESOME! THEY SHOULD MAKE A SEASON 2!! YOU WOULD LOVE IT! Kaitlin W Aug 27, 2016 Totally stupid script. Not one thing new. Mary Ann C Aug 16, 2016 This is the show I look forward to all week. Love it and hope they are in for season 2! Chanel S Aug 16, 2016 It's silly and it's old school... but makes for enjoyable watching Private U Aug 12, 2016 This started out okay. The farther it goes in to the season though, it is just stupid. Spoiler***once the satanists come in I'm like, come on, this is ridiculous Katie S Aug 10, 2016 I have been waiting for another good Supernatural series. Well developed characters and a classic story line. I won't miss an episode! 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