We Were Liars poster

We Were Liars

★ 6.8 21K votes 2025–present 1 season · 8 episodes Returning Series Prime Video
Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 8/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Unreliable narratorThe telling itself can't be trusted.This show: 7/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10
Rate this series
Starring
Dylan BruceEmily Alyn LindCaitlin FitzGeraldMamie GummerCandice KingJoseph Zada
Written by
Carina Adly MacKenzieJulie Plec
Starring
Dylan BruceEmily Alyn LindCaitlin FitzGeraldMamie GummerCandice KingJoseph Zada
Written by
Carina Adly MacKenzieJulie Plec
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03006009001k

We Were Liars Episode Ratings Heatmap

AvgE1E2E3E4E5E6E7E8
S17.36.46.87.07.17.27.27.58.4

Download Infographic

We Were Liars episode ratings heatmap infographic

The full episode-rating heatmap as a shareable image.

About

"Gorgeous summers hiding an unspeakable family secret"

Based on the bestselling novel, this drama follows a wealthy family's teenage heir who returns to their private island after a mysterious accident leaves her with gaps in her memory. Summers with her cousins and a close friend, dubbed the Liars, once felt idyllic, but something happened two years ago that no one will explain. The show trades on lush, sun-drenched nostalgia and a creeping sense of dread, unspooling its mystery slowly through flashbacks. It's moody, romantic, and melancholic, more atmosphere than thriller, built for viewers who enjoy piecing together buried family secrets.

Watch it for

the slow-burn mystery of what really happened that last golden summer.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced plotting rather than moody, memory-fogged atmosphere.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

▼
Season 12025
7.35K87h 28m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Tell Me Sweet Little Lies6.4
73451 min
▶2Wrap Her up in a Package of Lies6.8
60957 min
▶3The Ties Were Black, The Lies Were White7.0
57757 min
▶4The Fourth of You Lie7.1
55156 min
▶5Lying Together in a Silver Lining7.2
54456 min
▶6When Lies Give You Lemons7.2
52854 min
▶7Everybody Knows That the Captain Lied7.5
57056 min
▶8My Friends Are Lying in the Sun8.4
1K61 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Dylan Bruce Brody Sheffield
Emily Alyn Lind Cadence Sinclair Eastman
Caitlin FitzGerald Penny Sinclair
Mamie Gummer Carrie Sinclair
Candice King Bess Sinclair
Joseph Zada Johnny Sinclair Dennis
Brady Droulis Will, Will Dennis
Emerson MacNeil Bonnie
Rahul Kohli Ed Patil
Shubham Maheshwari Gat Patil

Crew

Carina Adly MacKenzie
Julie Plec

Similar Series

Popular picks Shows that people who know this one usually know too. From our AI taste analysis.
Close in taste Nearest neighbors in our taste profile comparison: shared tone, themes and style.