7 Things You Need to Know About New TV Thriller Dead of Summer

The 10-episode thriller is actually an anthology. During a panel at ATX Television Festival in Austin, TX, Kitsis explained that the series will follow a similar format to shows like Fargo. "Every year’s going to be a different year, so season 2 might be 1970, season 3 might be 2004. If we did 1970, that might be the year of Deb. In 2004, it might be someone’s child. They’ll be linked through the history of the show, but every year will be different."