- Network: Prime Video
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 18, 2025
Critic Reviews
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
While it does get a little bogged down under its many subplots — and the cliffhanger ending feels almost like it was tacked on from one of the showrunners’ previous shows — it’s still a fun series, quick to binge and easy to digest, culminating in a sweeping bittersweet finale that will leave viewers emotionally satisfied, and maybe even in tears.
-
Intricate and beautifully woven, “We Were Liars” is a twisted and compelling series about family, entitlement and consequences. Though the final two episodes aren’t as powerful as they could have been, the show is still worth the ride.
-
As a whole, We Were Liars might be another example of TV with "eat the rich" commentary, but its expansion of the teen drama formula is what makes it thrilling from start to finish.
-
Nearly everything comes together to deliver such a powerful, beautiful, and perfectly brutal gut punch that will not let you forget this show for weeks afterward. In short, while the execution could have been better, the story is quite interesting.
-
Ultimately, We Were Liars might be a bit of a mess, but it's an entertaining mess that is led by multiple talented actors.
-
Don’t expect groundbreaking drama –We Were Liars is far from a teen Big Little Lies. But if you want to enjoy some rich mansion property porn, something pulpy to switch your brain off to, and a juicy little mystery, then We Were Liars may just be the perfect summer watch.
-
The writers certainly blow everything up in a moving, jarring finale. But the buildup to it lacks the gravitas for it to effectively land. Beechwood Island—and We Were Liars—might be sunny and intriguing at first glance, but it doesn’t cast a strong enough spell to stick with you.
-
While there are good performances and some interesting characters in We Were Liars, we were pretty bored with the nondescript teenage characters at the show’s center, and wanted to scream every time we heard Candence’s narration.
-
A po-faced thriller about characters who are privileged and bland, soundtracked by the kind of acoustic dirges that used to blight John Lewis Christmas adverts.
-
In such a vast sea of stories about miserable rich white people, it’s hard to feel moved by the glacially paced awakening of one pampered princess coming to realize, at the big age of 16, that there might be more to life than partying on her family’s private beach.
-
This series tries, but its missteps are too large to ignore, and it'll probably end up as one of the year's TV flops.