This summer, a hot new adaptation is taking the beach by storm. The #1 New York Times bestselling novel We Were Liars will be making a splash on June 18th on Prime Video as the latest summer book-to-screen thriller. With all eight episodes dropping at once, it will be the perfect binge-watch for fans of white sand beaches and white-hot secrets. Starring Emily Alyn Lind from Doctor Sleep, the show promises to deliver thrills from the moment viewers press play.

Set on her grandfather’s private island off the New England coast, this story follows Cadence (Lind) and her wealthy family, the Sinclairs. While she has spent her life in the spotlight due to her family’s celebrity status, this won’t protect her from the shadows that lurk in her memories. When she was growing up, she and her cousins created a group and named themselves “The Liars,” which set them on a dangerous path toward implosion and loss.

Joined by her fellow Liars—Gat, Mirren, and Johnny—played by Shubham Maheshwari, Esther McGregor, and Joseph Zada, Cadence will have to search through her lost memories to find the truth of what happened all those years ago on her family’s vacation. Discovering what tore them apart may be the only way to bring them back together—but keeping it hidden may be the only way for them to survive.

Fans of E. Lockhart are thrilled to watch the glittering and tragic story of the Sinclair family and see their favorite characters come to life. Secrets will be revealed, memories will be uncovered, and nobody will know what comes next. But if you do know how it ends for Cadence, just lie.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Cadence does not remember much from her childhood. Her chronic migraines and memory loss have left huge gaps—especially the summers she spent on her grandfather’s private New England island with The Liars, a group made up of her and her cousins. She is not sure why her family stopped visiting, but she knows it has something to do with a deeply buried secret they don’t want anyone to know. She heads back to the island looking for answers, but some things are better left hidden. Some truths are better as lies.

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