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The Lie We Lived In
A fatal romance blooming amid heart-stopping tension
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Lie We Lived In actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Lie We Lived In reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
While hiding a kidnapped target, a contract killer’s cover unravels when he falls for the detective hunting the truth.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Jeong Min-seongWriter
- Son Tae-gyumWriter
Direction
- Son Tae-gyumDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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