Siesta Key
Everyone lies in the sun.
Created by Warren Skeels, Mark Ford
On MTV
A sun-soaked reality docuseries about young adults navigating romance and betrayal in a beautiful coastal hometown, balancing melodrama with genuine emotional stakes.
Docuseries following a group of young adults confronting issues of love, heartbreak, betrayal, class, and looming adulthood as they spend the summer together in their beautiful hometown.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Siesta Key violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Siesta Key scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is Siesta Key easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.
Is Siesta Key sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Siesta Key leave you hopeful? 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 Siesta Key
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Siesta Key
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Siesta Key, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Siesta Key, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Siesta Key, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
