# Lies Hidden in My Garden (2023)

> An ordinary housewife's quiet life unravels after she notices a strange smell in her backyard.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/133079

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 62 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, mystery, drama
- Created by: Jung Jee-hyun
- Network: ENA
- Cast: Kim Tae-hee, Im Ji-yeon, Kim Seung-oh, Choi Jae-rim, Cha Sung-je, Baek Hyun-joo, Jung Woon-sun, Cha Mi-kyung
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27763346/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: claustrophobic, eerie, melancholic, tense, unsettling

## Synopsis

Lies Hidden in My Garden (2023) is a South Korean crime mystery miniseries created by Jung Jee-hyun and broadcast on ENA. Its eight episodes follow an ordinary housewife, Moon Joo-ran (Kim Tae-hee), whose routine life takes an unexpected turn after she notices a strange smell drifting from her backyard. Her unease pulls her toward the secrets of the neighbors and the wealthy families around her, with Im Ji-yeon as Choo Sang-eun and Kim Seung-oh as Park Jae-ho adding pressure from the other side of the fence. The engine of the story is the slow accumulation of small contradictions: a half-explained absence, a polished household that hides cracks, and a question that keeps growing heavier with every scene. Each episode peels back another layer of a buried mystery, building tension through domestic detail rather than spectacle. The atmosphere is claustrophobic and uneasy, shaded with melancholy and moral discomfort. Told as a single continuous story, it is a tightly bounded limited run rather than a long saga. Its mix of family drama and whodunit tension will appeal to viewers who enjoy the Korean prestige thriller tradition. Fans of Big Little Lies, The Girl on the Train and Sky Castle will find resonance in its class-conscious unease and secrets behind respectable doors.

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