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How Freeform’s Y2K-themed Screening Event for ‘Cruel Summer’ Tapped into the ‘Newstalgia’ Trend

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“Nostalgia is super important for us, and engagement goes hand in hand with that. So we used all the details from the series in a really intentional way. We had subtle clues for what was to come in season…

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