One Of Us Is Lying is a Peacock Original Series that is based on a popular book, and it is filled with twists and turns that will keep viewers guessing!
Peacock’s One Of Us Is Lying is a new teen series that revolves around a murder mystery. The twists and turns will have those viewers who have not yet read the book changing their suspicions at every episode, and wondering just who could have killed Simon. With new motives around every corner, this one is a lot of fun to speculate about!
It should be said that this review is based solely on the first three episodes of One Of Us Is Lying.
What Works With One Of Us Is Lying
Right from the start One Of Us Is Lying is completely captivating. The first episode shows five high school teenagers going to detention. Viewers learn just a little bit about all of their lives, however the real getting to know them will happen over the course of the rest of the series. One of them is killed when someone takes advantage of his peanut allergy and puts peanut oil in his water.
he victim is named Simon, and each and every person has a reason to want him dead. He runs an app where he reveals people’s deepest, darkest secrets. And of course he had something on everyone who was in detention that day.
The crazy thing is that app is still running, and secrets are being outed even though Simon is dead. Because of this every episode reveals at least one new person who had the motive to want Simon dead, so that they could keep their secret hidden. But is one of the four teens who was in detention with him a killer? Or were they all just set up?
Think of One Of Us Is Lying like a mysterious Breakfast Club where one of them is quite possibly a cold hearted killer. What seems like a random grouping of people that had never really interacted much before this day is what makes it so intriguing and interesting. They are all now forced to work together to clear their names — but is one of them lying?
What Doesn’t Work With One Of Us Is Lying
While the story itself is quite interesting, there are certainly some flaws with One Of Us Is Lying. The dialogue is a bit choppy at first, and there are some moments where they just don’t work. This is mostly in the first episode though, and as the series goes on, it seems to really hit a groove.
The same thing can be said for the acting. Some of the characters feel a bit too over the top or out of place. However, as the show goes on, they really do get better and better — and more believable.
Again, this review is based on just the first three episodes, so my guess is they get even better as the story goes on.
Overall Thoughts
One Of Us Is Lying starts off with a crazy first three episodes. The groundwork for the mystery is laid quite well and each episode explores a new suspect, making viewers come up with their own theories on who killed Simon. It seems like nearly every single character in the story has a reason, and chances are it will be someone no one even thought of when the killer is revealed.
This Peacock Original Series is based on a book so those who have read it will have a lot more to compare to the story. That being said, as someone who has not read the book, I am all in on this one, and cannot wait to find out who killed Simon, and why.
About One Of Us Is Lying
“One of Us Is Lying” is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Mystery surrounds Bayview High when five students walk into detention and only four walk out alive, leaving one dead just as he was about to reveal life-changing secrets about the others in a gossip app.
Each of the students, Bronwyn, Addy, Nate and Cooper, had the opportunity and individual motives to murder their classmate, but all claim to be innocent as the case revolves around which one of them is lying.
Cast:
- Marianly Tejada (Bronwyn)
- Cooper van Grootel (Nate)
- Annalisa Cochrane (Addy)
- Chibuikem Uche (Cooper)
- Jessica McLeod (Janae)
- Barrett Carnahan (Jake)
- Melissa Collazo (Maeve)
- Mark McKenna (Simon)
One Of Us Is Lying premieres October 7th on Peacock.
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