Programme overview

Thriller Drama Series

*North American Rights*

Season 1 | 6x60 (2017)

Season 2 | 6x60 (2020)

Network | SundanceTV

Creators, Writers & Executive Producers | Harry and Jack Williams (Fleabag, The Missing)

Cast | Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Ioan Gruffudd (The Fantastic Four)


Created and written by BAFTA and Golden Globe ® nominated producers and screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams (Fleabag, The Missing), Liar tells the story of a night that changes the lives of Laura Newell (Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey) and Andrew Ellis (Ioan Gruffudd, UnReal) forever.


Laura is a smart and dedicated teacher, not long out of a relationship and unsure about getting back on the dating scene. Andrew is a renowned surgeon whose son is a student at Laura’s school. An initial attraction leads to a date, but neither fully realizes the far-reaching consequences that their meeting will have on each other or their families. Truth and consequences go hand in hand in a tense and gripping thriller that examines both sides of a relationship and both sides of the truth. Are there really two sides to every story? Liar explores the devastating cost of deceit on both the couple and their friends and family, as secrets and lies are laid bare...

Production Info

Original Release

2017

Awards

2018 Golden Nymph Award Nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series: Joanne Froggatt 2018 Golden Nymph Award Nominee, Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series: Ioan Gruffudd 2018 BAFTA Cymru Award Nominee

Festivals

2018 Monte-Carlo TV Festival