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Secrets & lies

Secrets & lies TV Series

Hidden truths straining every relationship.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 985 series

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Pretty Little Liars

★ 7.3
189K 160 2010–2017
Mystery box · Secrets & lies
10/10

The Americans

★ 8.4
125K 75 2013–2018
Espionage · Secrets & lies
10/10

Dead to Me

★ 7.9
111K 30 2019–2022
Secrets & lies · Dark comedy
10/10

Bloodline

★ 7.8
64K 33 2015–2017
Family saga · Secrets & lies
10/10

Disclaimer

★ 7.5
44K 7 2024–2024
Secrets & lies
10/10

Flower of Evil

★ 8.5
19K 16 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · K-drama
10/10

Mrs. Wilson

★ 7.4
10K 3 2018–2018
Secrets & lies · Period piece
10/10

The World of the Married

★ 7.9
4K 16 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Revenge · K-drama
10/10

House of Cards

★ 8.6
561K 73 2013–2018
Cynical · Political intrigue
9/10

Big Little Lies

★ 8.4
246K 15 2017–2026
Female perspective
9/10

Gossip Girl

★ 7.5
216K 121 2007–2012
Elites & privilege
9/10

How to Get Away with Murder

★ 8.1
179K 90 2014–2020
Cliffhanger-driven · Mystery box
9/10

Desperate Housewives

★ 7.7
155K 180 2004–2012
Suburban underbelly
9/10

Sharp Objects

★ 8.0
139K 8 2018–2018
Character study · Atmospheric
9/10

Revenge

★ 7.8
130K 90 2011–2015
Revenge · Elites & privilege
9/10

The Undoing

★ 7.4
118K 6 2020–2020
Elites & privilege
9/10

Elite

★ 7.1
102K 64 2018–2024
Class divide · Elites & privilege
9/10

Behind Her Eyes

★ 7.2
95K 6 2021–2021
Secrets & lies
9/10

His & Hers

★ 7.1
86K 6 2026–2026
Unreliable narrator
9/10

Scandal

★ 7.7
85K 124 2012–2018
Cliffhanger-driven
9/10

Line of Duty

★ 8.7
81K 42 2012–present
Tense · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10

Your Honor

★ 7.6
80K 20 2020–2023
Morally gray · Secrets & lies
9/10

The Perfect Couple

★ 6.5
73K 7 2024–present
Elites & privilege
9/10

The Stranger

★ 7.2
70K 8 2020–2020
Secrets & lies · Mystery box
9/10