# Tell Me Your Secrets (2021)

> Three damaged characters with buried pasts pursue tangled motives in a dark American thriller about a missing daughter.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/76663

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, crime, mystery
- Created by: Harriet Warner
- Network: Prime Video
- Cast: Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Amy Brenneman, Enrique Murciano, Elliot Fletcher, Xavier Samuel, Stella Baker, Ashley Madekwe
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7177890/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: dark, tense, suspenseful, bleak, claustrophobic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the single season positively, with its intersecting psychological thriller plotting and dark character study drawing praise.

## Synopsis

Tell Me Your Secrets (2021) is an American prestige crime thriller series created by Harriet Warner for Prime Video. Its three intertwined leads each carry a troubling past that clouds their intersecting motives. Emma (Lily Rabe) once loved a dangerous killer, and that history keeps pulling at her present. John (Hamish Linklater) is a former serial predator desperate for redemption, his past shadowing every move he makes. Mary (Amy Brenneman) is a grieving mother consumed by the search for her missing daughter, and her obsession drives much of the mystery forward. Peter Guillroy (Enrique Murciano), Jake Barlow (Elliot Fletcher) and Kit Parker (Xavier Samuel) add further tangled connections to the web. The series unfolds across a single ten-episode season, with a non-linear structure that moves between timelines and gradually reveals how the characters' histories collide. Its dark, tense atmosphere, morally compromised characters and slow-building dread make it a fit for viewers who enjoy the psychological intensity of The Killing, Broadchurch and You. The show was canceled after its only season, leaving its central threads unresolved and its story cut short.

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