*This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!*

“When you’re left for dead, you want answers…”

We Were Liars premiered on Prime Video on June 18th 2025 with all eight episodes available to stream now. The mystery drama series (based on the novel of the same name) stars Emily Alyn Lind, Joseph Zada, Candice King, Rahul Kohli, and Shubham Maheshwari. Each episode is approximately 50-52 minutes long.

After a mysterious accident alters Cadence’s life, she begins to suspect that her friends and family may be hiding secrets.

Here is the trailer:

We Were Liars has a recognizable cast and a decent premise, but does it do enough to be worthy of YOUR next watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Aesthetically pleasing with some familiar faces.

If you’re searching for a beachy, lovely setting, you’ll get that here. The house looked like it was right out of a magazine with gorgeous colors and the cast was all very pretty as well (although I’m not sure what was with some of those wigs).

There were also a few familiar faces in this one. I was excited to see The Vampire Diaries star, Candice King in another show.

Unfortunately the pros stop here, despite this show having a decent enough story that should have hooked me right away…

The Cons:

Annoying voice-over narration…

This is still one of my biggest pet peeves in shows! I hate drawn out voice-over narrations. Everything felt so whiny and fake. The soundtrack was also SO DISTRACTING.

Honestly, it felt like they were building a vibe here rather than paying attention to the plot, which was extremely frustrating as a viewer.

Unlikable characters and excruciatingly cheesy dialogue…

I really couldn’t connect with any of these characters. They were all over-privileged and annoying. This was a brutal watch for me. Everything just felt so dull and the dialogue was absolutely terrible. I didn’t read the book, but I can’t imagine it being that bad…

“Why did you run? To see if you’d chase me!”

Seriously…

I love guilty pleasure watches, but this one just fell completely flat for me.

So am I in or out?

I’m out on this one…

We Were Liars is a dull and drawn out watch that was painful to sit through.

There was a mystery to untangle, but not enough of a hook overall.

If you’re looking for a summer themed teen series, I’d recommend The Summer I Turned Pretty instead.

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on We Were Liars in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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