
Why Women Kill
Keep your secrets buried.
Created by Marc Cherry
A darkly comedic anthology-serial hybrid that uses three parallel timelines of marital betrayal to explore how women navigate infidelity, secrets, and the question of how far they'll go.
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
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Is Why Women Kill scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Why Women Kill violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Is Why Women Kill sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Does Why Women Kill leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Why Women Kill easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
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