Secrets and Lies

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 1, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 7 out of 22
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Critic Reviews

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Mar 2, 2015
    37
    The writing is clunky, Phillippe is stiff and Lewis overacts like a cop in some parody of cop shows.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Mar 2, 2015
    30
    Secrets and Lies suffers from an American tendency to speed up and overplay, to force emotion rather than evoke it. Just as suspicion takes a little time to grow and spread, so does sophistication. But this series seems to be in a very big hurry to be over, which almost guarantees that audiences will be too.
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Feb 25, 2015
    30
    After a relatively strong premiere, ABC’s thriller quickly becomes overheated, overwritten, and generally convoluted garbage.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Mar 2, 2015
    20
    Ryan Phillippe does the blank thing well. Juliette Lewis, once American cinema's liveliest eccentric, is drained of life.... This show runs ten weeks. I'm out.
  6. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Feb 27, 2015
    20
    One of the worst murder-mysteries to come along in a while, ABC’s Secrets & Lies is completely undone by its casting and writing.
  7. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Mar 2, 2015
    16
    It’s poorly written with a bunch of things happening in the pilot that just don’t make sense.
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Feb 23, 2015
    0
    Secrets and Lies starts out stale and predictable, which really does save so much time, especially for viewers who should immediately find something else to watch.

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#67 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 59
  3. Negative: 11 out of 59
  1. drasm21
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    Twisting plot! I like it! Love Ryan Phillipe in this role and Juliette Lewis plays the detective in such a solemn manner, makes me dislike herTwisting plot! I like it! Love Ryan Phillipe in this role and Juliette Lewis plays the detective in such a solemn manner, makes me dislike her character, but she perfect for the role. Hoping to see all the episodes!… Full Review »
  2. Scegs
    Mar 25, 2015
    10
    We love this show. I really like the 10 episode arc. Ryan Phillippe is great. Of course, it can be very frustrating at times...its supposedWe love this show. I really like the 10 episode arc. Ryan Phillippe is great. Of course, it can be very frustrating at times...its supposed to be that way. The show keeps us coming back for more. Each episode draws you in more and more.… Full Review »
  3. Bgrod
    Mar 2, 2015
    9
    An effective murder mystery with some compelling characters. It's hard not to get pulled in and feel at least some empathy with Phillipe'sAn effective murder mystery with some compelling characters. It's hard not to get pulled in and feel at least some empathy with Phillipe's character whose life is falling apart and whose neighbors assume is guilty until proven innocent. The paternal ties to the dead child and the extramarital affair with the child's mother add to the complexity of the crime in this attractive suburban neighborhood. Both the high quality exterior and interior shots seem more like a feature film than a television series. There is nothing particularly original here in the story but Lewis' interpretation of the unrelenting detective who is both annoying and fascinating to watch in action, along with Phillipe's restrained performance as the alleged victim suspected of killing the child, make this two more reasons to watch Secrets and Lies… Full Review »
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