# Secrets and Lies (2015)

> A relentless homicide detective works to unravel a murder within a circle of close friends and partners where every suspect has something to hide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55000

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, drama, mystery
- Created by: Barbie Kligman
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Michael Ealy, Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, Jordana Brewster, KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez, Mekia Cox, Dan Fogler
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3516878/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, paranoid, intimate, brooding

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its mystery and the performances while finding its premise a familiar murder-investigation template.

## Synopsis

Secrets and Lies (2015-2016) is an American network crime drama series created by Barbie Kligman for ABC. Detective Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) is a tough, thorough homicide investigator whose unwavering dedication makes her a formidable opponent or a highly valuable ally to anyone caught in her path. Her engine is the search for the truth behind a killing that ripples through a circle of close friends and partners, where each person she questions has something to conceal. Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe), Kate Warner (Jordana Brewster) and Christy Crawford (KaDee Strickland) form the tangled web of suspects, and every interview peels back another layer of marital betrayal and buried history. The series runs two seasons of twenty episodes in total, each built around the procedural rhythm of interviews, evidence and shifting alliances. Its tone is tense and intimate, with a steady undercurrent of paranoia and dread as the question of who is responsible stays open. Viewers who enjoy the slow-burn suspicion of The Killing or the suburban secrets of Big Little Lies will find similar pleasures in its layered murder mystery.

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