Secrets and Lies

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 1, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
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
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  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 her character, but she perfect for the role. Hoping to see all the episodes!
  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 supposed to be that way. The show keeps us coming back for more. Each episode draws you in more and more.
  3. racecarsue
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    I love it. Although Juliette Lewis is kinda too annoying. She's a great actress, i guess I just don't like how aggressive the character is. I watched a 'marathon' and i just wanted more episodes. Waiting for the rest..
  4. AkainePSP
    Mar 21, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great show! I cant wait to see who actually did it! Exciting! Best guess it was the wife.....................................................................… Expand
  5. marco34la
    Apr 10, 2015
    10
    This is show is actually pretty good tv. It's entertaining and engaging and the characters are believable and likeable, with the exception of Juliette Lewis who plays here character a bit too over-the-top. Like most crime/mystery shows, sometimes you have to suspend your belief, but that doesn't happen too often.
    Had I not seen the reviews that were skewed too low, I would have given this    This is show is actually pretty good tv. It's entertaining and engaging and the characters are believable and likeable, with the exception of Juliette Lewis who plays here character a bit too over-the-top. Like most crime/mystery shows, sometimes you have to suspend your belief, but that doesn't happen too often.
    Had I not seen the reviews that were skewed too low, I would have given this show a solid 8, but decided to give it a 10 to balance things out. Ryan Phillipe is actually pretty good.    … Expand
  6. devonta
    May 3, 2015
    10
    This is the best show on ABC. I'm really hoping for a continuation of the show. I loved the twists and plots in the show. It really had me guessing who did it.
  7. Ethan325
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    I dont understand the bad reviews i really dont. Its a great show with a great plot and good actors its refreshing seeing something like this. im sick and tired of seeing shows with 3 judges doing something lame like cooking in a kitchen or another lame season of a scripted survivor or some singing show . Its good to see a great show like this
  8. Oprahh
    Apr 13, 2015
    9
    We love the show and think Ryan Phillipe has become a really good actor and very convincing in the role. Juliette Lewis plays the cold, determined and relentless detective perfectly. We are hoping for a second season! I usually do not like murder mysteries but in this case I have my popcorn in hand when the show starts. Thanks ABC for another good show.
  9. JulietteRyanRok
    Apr 28, 2015
    9
    OK , So I was starting to get annoyed with the writing but episode 8 was the change this fledgling show needed & episode 9 is another step in a great direction. Juliette Lewis is amazing in this role & finally Ryan Phillipe is well cast for a role & is dong a great job. I will definitely be tuning in & can't wait to see where this one ends & how they'll continue it into a second season ,OK , So I was starting to get annoyed with the writing but episode 8 was the change this fledgling show needed & episode 9 is another step in a great direction. Juliette Lewis is amazing in this role & finally Ryan Phillipe is well cast for a role & is dong a great job. I will definitely be tuning in & can't wait to see where this one ends & how they'll continue it into a second season , maybe use a tactic like American Horror Story.
    Juliette Lewis / Jessica Lange , two brilliant performers that I love to watch !    … Expand
  10. 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'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 suburbanAn 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… Expand
  11. 2swimmers
    May 3, 2015
    10
    Every episode is spent on the edge of your seat! You spend the entire length of the episode changing your theories and thoughts about characters. As this season ended I just can't wait for season 2 and hope like crazy there will be!
  12. NathanT
    May 28, 2015
    9
    A friend told me about this show so I begun to watch it 2 weeks ago and then I watched every episodes in a row. It was so entertained I couldn’t miss on piece of it.
    I've really liked Ryan Lewis in the Lincoln Lawyer (so at the beginning I thought he was a bad person) and Juliette Lewis in Conviction. I was glad and not disappointed at all to find the two of them in this new TV show.    A friend told me about this show so I begun to watch it 2 weeks ago and then I watched every episodes in a row. It was so entertained I couldn’t miss on piece of it.
    I've really liked Ryan Lewis in the Lincoln Lawyer (so at the beginning I thought he was a bad person) and Juliette Lewis in Conviction. I was glad and not disappointed at all to find the two of them in this new TV show.
    Finally, I really appreciate that the plot "ends" in the last episode.. Of course it's not the end of the show but I have my answers, it's like a very long movie.
    I strongly recommended secrets and lies!!    … Expand
  13. vanessa95
    Jun 25, 2015
    10
    I don't understand why anyone would say anything bad about this show it was REALLY AMAZING!!!!! Ryan Phillippe acting was GREAT and he really gave his all to playing this character. I can't wait to see what happens in season two!
    P.S. Thank so much for having this so on Hulu Plus the very next day after the air date it made it really easy for people to have a chance to watch the show and    I don't understand why anyone would say anything bad about this show it was REALLY AMAZING!!!!! Ryan Phillippe acting was GREAT and he really gave his all to playing this character. I can't wait to see what happens in season two!
    P.S. Thank so much for having this so on Hulu Plus the very next day after the air date it made it really easy for people to have a chance to watch the show and fall in LOVE!    … Expand
  14. GhostlyBee
    Mar 21, 2016
    10
    We thought it was an awesome first season, Ryan was a fantastic lead in this and sad that season 2 is new cast other than the detective. Hopefully it is as good as the first.
  15. Jenniferc2006
    Dec 4, 2016
    10
    I love it! Season 2 has a lot more drama and action don't miss out season 2 is the best by far.......................................................................................................

Awards & Rankings

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#67 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

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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
  1. 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.
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  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.
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  3. 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.
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