We were Liars TV Show
We Were Liars (Prime Video, 2025) – Key Facts
- Network / Platform: Prime Video, all 8 episodes released June 18, 2025
- Creators & Showrunners: Julie Plec & Carina Adly MacKenzie (executive producers, showrunners); author E. Lockhart also executive producer and co-writer of the finale
- Directors: Nzingha Stewart (pilot), Erica Dunton (episodes 7–8)
- Based On: E. Lockhart’s bestselling YA novel We Were Liars (2014), with material expanded from her prequel Family of Liars
- Filming Location: Nova Scotia (Halifax & Lunenburg), standing in for New England island setting
- Premise: Follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a wealthy teen who returns to her family’s private island after a traumatic accident causes amnesia. As memories resurface, she uncovers shocking truths about her family and herself.
- Main Cast:
- Emily Alyn Lind as Cadence
- Shubham Maheshwari as Gat
- Joseph Zada as Johnny
- Esther McGregor as Mirren
- Mamie Gummer as Carrie Sinclair
- Caitlin FitzGerald as Penny Sinclair
- Candice King as Bess Sinclair
- David Morse as Harris Sinclair
- Rahul Kohli as Ed
- Wendy Crewson as Tipper Sinclair
- Tone & Themes: Psychological thriller; explores privilege, memory, family secrets, trauma, wealth, racism, and generational legacy
- Notable Adaptation Changes:
- Timeline compressed from multiple summers into two main timelines
- Expanded adult characters’ backstories using Family of Liars
- Johnny’s sexuality made explicit
- Cadence more directly confronts her family’s racism
- Ending adds supernatural twist (Carrie sees Johnny’s ghost), setting up a possible Season 2
- Critical Reception: Mixed reviews; praised for atmosphere and family drama, criticized as “Succession-lite”
- Season 2 Status: Not officially renewed yet, but creators and Prime Video confirm development is underway