Past Lies
Created by José Manuel Lorenzo
On Disney+
A tense mystery-drama where a disappeared classmate's reappearance forces a group of women to confront buried secrets and the unreliability of their own memories.
A group of women's lives are suddenly shaken by the appearance of a high school classmate who disappeared twenty-five years earlier on their senior trip.
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Questions people ask
Is Past Lies sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Does Past Lies leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Past Lies easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Past Lies scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Past Lies violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Past Lies
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Past Lies
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Past Lies, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Past Lies, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Past Lies, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
