US EditionWe Were Liars Cast and Author E. Lockhart Tease TV Show vs Book Differences
- The TV series 'We Were Liars,' based on E. Lockhart's 2014 novel, premieres on June 18 on Prime Video, following Cadence Sinclair's return to her family's private island after an amnesia-causing accident.
- Cadence suffered a traumatic injury during Summer 16 that left her with post-traumatic amnesia, prompting her to return the following summer to uncover the truth about that conflict-filled season.
- The show explores Cadence's complicated romantic feelings for Gat, her rebellion against her wealthy and often problematic family, and includes multiple intertwined storylines with added elements from Lockhart's follow-up book, 'Family of Liars.'
- E. Lockhart serves as executive producer and confirmed the book's twist remains intact, while the series spreads its eight hour-long episodes across expanding subplots that culminate in a bittersweet cliffhanger ending.
- 'We Were Liars' targets a young adult audience, offering a binge-worthy but familiar melodrama that may lead to a second season, highlighting themes of wealth, memory, and family dysfunction on Beechwood Island.
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Mamie Gummer on ‘We Were Liars’ Series, ‘Heartburn' Film, More
Mamie Gummer joins TODAY to talk about her new Prime Video series called “We Were Liars,” an adaptation of the bestselling novel that follows the wealthy and complicated Sinclair family. She opens up about what fans of the book can expect from the series, filming in Nova Scotia and more. She also discusses appearing in the movie “Heartburn” alongside her mother Meryl Streep when she was just a baby.
The 'We Were Liars' Cast Reveals The Cast Goofball & Spills On Hilarious On-Set Accidents
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Bougie Noir Goes YA in Prime Video’s 'We Were Liars'
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‘We Were Liars’ review: 'Spoiled Brat Summer' is here
Summer’s here, so what better time to watch beautiful, awful rich people doing terrible things to each other in exotic locations. If The White Lotus and Sirens arrived too early, the long-awaited Amazon adaptation of E. Lockhart’s young-adult bestseller comes just in time for poolside binge-watching. We Were Liars might be too long, too self-serious and trying far too hard to be Saltburn pushed through the same filter Sabrina Carpenter used for …
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