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The Lying Game

Name: The Lying Game
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2011-08-15
Cast: Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Allie Gonino, Alice Greczyn, Blair Redford

2011 | 2 seasons | 42 min | Drama, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved High Potential, start here.
The mood: Tense.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 42 minutes, about 21 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues a lead on their birth mother. Initially excited to do this favor for her sister, Emma soon learns that Sutton has gone missing and could be in trouble. Now, Emma must decide whether to come clean to Sutton's family and risk her own safety in the hope of uncovering her twin sister's true whereabouts, along with the truth about why they were separated in the first place.