The Lying Life of Adults

The Lying Life of Adults

Created by Edoardo De Angelis

On Netflix

20231 season6 episodes50 min7.3 / 10

An intimate coming-of-age portrait of a girl discovering her identity across the divided landscapes of 1990s Naples, balancing the bittersweet recognition of family fracture with the sensory richness of place.

Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s. A girl in search of her true reflection in a divided Naples: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity.

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  • Is The Lying Life of Adults sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.

  • Does The Lying Life of Adults leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.

  • Is The Lying Life of Adults violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.

  • Is The Lying Life of Adults easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.

  • Is The Lying Life of Adults scary? 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

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